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What is a common precision issue tested on the shsat? - correct answer Lack of detailed wording in a sentence What type of language does the Shsat prefer? - correct answer They prefer specific information as opposed to more general statements What is word choice on the shsat? - correct answer Word choice means that you have to identify which words best show the authors intended meaning What is a pronoun's antecedent? - correct answer An antecedent is the noun it logically represents in a sentence How to make sure sentences are not ambiguous? - correct answer Make sure the antecedent is not missing or unclear How to answer precision questions? - correct answer Eliminate answer choices that don't convey the writer's intended meaning, don't make sense in context or create grammatical errors On the SHSAT what tone is used most often? - correct answer Formal tone Since the tone of the SHSAT is formal, what do you have to eliminate when answering formal questions? - correct answer Eliminate answer choices that use informal words or phrases. Examples would be vague phrases like a lot of things How to answer style questions? - correct answer Eliminate answer choices that do not match surrounding style, create grammatical errors, do not make sense in context and do not convey the writer's intended meaning. What do knowledge of language questions have wrong with them? - correct answer Either a precision error, a consistency error, or a style/ tone error
When correcting a sentence, what do you have to make sure you don't add? - correct answer Make sure the sentence isn't general, avoid wordiness, redundancy and run on sentences. Also, make sure the new words added dont change writer's intended meaning. What is the surface area formula for a cube? - correct answer 6s squared What is the surface area formula for a rectangular prism? - correct answer 2lw+2hw+2lh find the area of each rectangle, then add What is the surface area formula for a pyramid? - correct answer Base area + ½ x base perimeter x slant length What is the volume formula for a cube? - correct answer s cubed What is the volume formula for a rectangular prism? - correct answer lxwxh What is the volume formula for a pyramid? - correct answer ⅓ x base area x height What does a concise sentence entail? - correct answer A concise sentence does not include unnecessary words, all words in a sentence must contribute to the meaning, if not then they should be removed or replaced What is redundancy? - correct answer Redundancy is when a sentence says something twice. EX:smiled happily How to answer conciseness questions? - correct answer Identify the answer choice that creates the shortest sentence HOWEVER THIS CHOICE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE THE CORRECT ANSWER, and Identify words or phrases that have the same meaning What do you have to be aware of in regards to verbs and subjects? - correct answer The subject and verb must agree
Pronoun antecedent agreement? - correct answer If the noun is singular, the pronoun must be singular, if the noun is plural, the pronoun must be plural. Also, if the antecedent is a person or a group of people, use who instead of that because that can only refer to things How to answer pronoun questions? - correct answer Be sure to check that the pronoun agrees with the antecedent, and uses the correct form How to check if you actually need a comma? - correct answer If you replace the comma with and would it make sense and if i reverse the adjectives, does the sentence still hold the same meaning? What is wrong with a sentence structure formation question? - correct answer It has a run on, misplaced modifier or its a fragment What is a dependent clause? - correct answer A part of a sentence that depends on other parts to complete the thought What is a run on sentence? - correct answer When two independent thoughts are not properly joined together. How do you use a semicolon? - correct answer You can use it to join 2 independent clauses that are not already joined by a comma and fanboys conjunction, or you can use it to separate sublists in a list How to answer fragment questions? - correct answer If a sentence is missing a subject, verb or a complete thought, it is a fragment. You can correct it by adding the missing element. How to answer run on questions? - correct answer If a sentence includes two independent clauses, they must be properly joined. You can either use a period, semicolon, make one clause dependent on the other by adding a subordinating conjunction, use a comma and fanboys conjunction or by using a dash
What is a modifier? - correct answer A modifier is a part of a sentence that describes,clarifies, or provides additional information about something Where must a modifier be placed? - correct answer It must be placed closest to the thing its describing When do we use commas? - correct answer To separate independent clauses connected by the fanboys conjunction, to separate an introductory phrase from the rest of the sentence, set off three or more items in a list, separate nonessential information from the rest of the sentence, to separ ate an independent clause and a dependent clause, and to separate coordinate adjectives. When do we use semicolons? - correct answer We use them to separate two dependent clauses, and separate items in a list that already include commas. When do we use colons? - correct answer We use them to introduce a short phrase, quotation, example, or list When do we not use punctuation? - correct answer We dont use punctuation to separate the subject from the verb, separate a verb from its object, set off elements that are essential to the sentences meaning, and to separate adjectives that work together to modify a noun. When reviewing a sentence, how to make sure its 100% clear? - correct answer Make sure that there are no words like them or they What is an isosceles triangle? - correct answer A triangle that has at least 2 sides of equal length, the two sides that are equal are called the legs, and the angles opposite the legs should be equal What is an equilateral triangle? - correct answer This is a triangle where all sides are equal and all angles inside measure to be 60 In a quadrilateral, what do the interior angles sum up to? - correct answer 360
What are alternate exterior angles? - correct answer They are equal angles that are on opposite sides of the transversal and both outside of the parallel lines What does 1 mile equal in feet and kilometers? - correct answer 5280 ft or 1. kilometer What does one yard equal in feet? - correct answer 3 feet What does one foot equal in meters? - correct answer 0.3 meter What does one inch equal in cm? - correct answer 2.54 cm What does one pound equal in ounces? - correct answer 16oz One ounce is equal to in grams? - correct answer 28g What does one kilogram equal in pounds? - correct answer 2.2 pounds 1 kilometer is equal to in meters? - correct answer 1000 meters 1 meter is equal to in cm? - correct answer 100 cm 1 cm is equal to in mm? - correct answer 10 mm The height has to be - correct answer Perpendicular with the base Area of a triangle - correct answer base x height then divide by 2 Perimeter of a triangle - correct answer side a +side b + side c
Area of parallelogram - correct answer base x height Perimeter of parallelogram - correct answer add each side together (its is kind of like a rectangle where parallel sides are equal Area of rectangle - correct answer base x height or length x width Perimeter of rectangle - correct answer add up all of the sides Area of square - correct answer base times height or side squared Perimeter of square - correct answer add up all of the sides Area of rhombus - correct answer base times height (remember base makes 90 degrees with the base) Diagonals - correct answer when a line goes from corner to corner How many diagonals in a square? - correct answer IN a square there are can be 2 equal diagonals. What do you do If you have a square and no side lengths, but you have a diagonal?
- correct answer use this formula: diagonal 1x diagonal 2 /2 - correct answer How many diagonals in a rhombus? - correct answer Rhombus can have 2 diagonals (not equal) To find area when you have diagonals with rhombus - correct answer use this formula (diagonal 1 times diagonal 2) all divided by 2
Lateral area of a rectangular solid - correct answer 2LH + 2WH Surface area of a cube - correct answer 6 x side length squared Lateral ares of a cube - correct answer 4 x side length squared Circular cylinder surface area - correct answer 2πrh+2πr Lateral area of a cylinder - correct answer 2πrh Surface area of a cone - correct answer (pi x radius squared) + (pi x radius x slant height) Lateral area of a cone - correct answer (pi x radius x slant height) Surface area of a square pyramid - correct answer area of the base+ four triangles Lateral area of a square pyramid - correct answer area of the four triangles Supplementary angles add up to - correct answer 180 degrees (straight line) All straight lines are - correct answer 180 degrees Complementary angles add up to - correct answer 90 degrees Vertical angles - correct answer when 2 lines intersect With vertical angles the angles across from each other are - correct answer equal
The angles in triangles will add up to - correct answer 180 degrees The angles in a quadrilateral will add up to - correct answer 360 degrees To find the sum interior angles in a polygon use the formula - correct answer (n-2) x 180 (n stands for the number of angles) To find the value of one angle - correct answer use (n-2) x 180 then divide by the number of angles Pythagorean theorem only works with a - correct answer right triangle Pythagorean theorem is - correct answer a squared + b squared + c squared C is the value across from the - correct answer 90 degree angle (hypotenuse/ longest side of the triangle) Isosceles triangle - correct answer 2 sides that are equal and two angles are equal as well Triangle inequality theorem - correct answer side a+side b>side c, side a+ side c> side b, side b side c> side a - correct answer Properties of parallelograms - correct answer angles across from each other are equal DIVISIBILITY RULES - correct answer Divisibility of 2 - correct answer A number is divisible by 2 if the digit in the ones place is an even number.
Divisibility of 13 - correct answer A number is divisible by 13 if the difference between the numbers formed by the last four digits and the number formed by the rest of the digits is 0 or a multiple of 13. Divisibility of 14 - correct answer A number is divisible by 14 if the number is divisible by both 2 and 7. Divisibility of 15 - correct answer A number is divisible by 15 if the number is divisible by both 3 and 5. Divisibility of 16 - correct answer A number is divisible by 16 if the number formed by the last four digits is divisible by 16. Divisibility of 17 - correct answer A number is divisible by 17 if the difference between five times the digits in the ones place value and the number formed by the rest of the digits is 0 or a multiple of 17. Divisibility of 18 - correct answer A number is divisible by 18 if the number is divisible by both 2 and 9. Divisibility of 19 - correct answer A number is divisible by 19 if the sum of the digit in the ones place value multiplied by 2 and the number formed by the rest of the digits is a multiple of 19. Divisibility of 20 - correct answer A number is divisible by 20 if the number ends with 00,20,40,60 or 80.
