Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Cool Secrets to Get A + Grade in Your Final Exam

Get A+ Grade in Your Final Exam 2013

After getting good response for my blog on doing well in Mental Math I want to write this blog on Secrets to Get A+ plus Grade in Your Final Exam.

As the February is ending soon and lot of student will have exams in March and April. All parents want their son and daughter to do well in exams. Preparing for exams takes good study habits and a little common sense. Plan specific things to do which will help you study the material rather than just thinking what you need to study in general.


Why all Students should avoid the word study


All students should avoid the word, study which means everything and nothing. Think this way that I have 1/2 hour so I’m going to do 2 practice questions. The more you’re actually doing with the material the better you’ll grasp it. Taking breaks is good idea but be wary of letting yourself slip into laziness.


Here are some free tips to get A+ in exams. Try some of these tips give me response in my blog


Tip 1- Read and Write


Read over the notes a couple of times and then summarize it in your own words. Writing it down might help store it into the long-term memory.


Tip 2- Reviewing notes


Review your notes after each class. This way you’ll retain and understand information better when it’s still fresh in your mind.

 

Tip 3-Weekly understanding approach


Do weekly reviews of what you’re learning and approach your professor or teaching assistant with those issues which you do not understand. If you wait those problems will be difficult to understand near you exam.


Tip 4- Get good Academic support


Make use of school resources for studying and academic support. Consult school counsellors as they can offer you some learning and study strategies you may not have tried before.


Tip 5-Advance Study


Start studying at least one week before any mid-exam and at least 2-3 weeks in advance of a final exam to give you an enough time to master the material.

 

Tip 6- Cue-cards


Convert all sub-headings in a chapter into exam type questions. Use cue-cards with pre-written topics and questions to quiz yourself.


Tip 7-Use more Acronyms


Use memory aid and acronyms to remember challenging data.


Step 8- Maintain a Routine


Have a routine the night before an exam. Check where the exam is being held, prepare a lunch or breakfast in advance, find something that helps you relax before you go to bed.

Use your imagination in best possible way to memorize certain sequences, equations, years, or any ordered data. This will help you memorize and recall. For example, the six noble gases that occur naturally are helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), and the radioactive radon (Rn).
Now to remember their symbols, just imagine something like this happening: when He come Ne Ar (near), I became Kr Xe (crazy) and Rn (ran). . Now if you remember this picturization, you will remember symbols easily.

Monday, February 18, 2013

New and Free SAT test Sample Questions for 2017 Part II (1-100)

Free New SAT test Sample Questions for 2017


This is second part of my blog for doing excellent in SAT exam. You can prepare for this exam by testing some free test questions. In this part of blog you will see questions from 31-50. All answers for this test in red.

SAT test Sample Questions 31-50


Q 31
 Jerry Seinfeld is a well-respected actor and comedian. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 32
 Known as Johnny Appleseed, John Chapman distributed apple seeds and saplings to families bound for the west. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 33
Dancing to unanimous acclaim in The United States and Europe, she was known for her interpretation of Stravinsky's Firebird. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

Q 34
 Needing a sustained wind for flight, the albatross rarely crosses the equator. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 35
 Sparta and Athens, putting aside their own rivalry, fought off the Persians. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 36
 Mahalia Jackson, called the greatest potential blue's singer since Bessie Smith, would sing only religious songs. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

Q 37
 Elected to the House of Representatives in 1958, Shirley Chisholm became the first black female member of Congress. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 38
 Put the ingredients altogether in a bowl when you make the cake. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 39
 Horatio, Hamlet's loyal friend, wishes to die by his own hand but consents to stay alive so that he can tell Hamlet's story. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 40
 We visited Boston Harbor, the site of the Boston Tea Party. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

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Answer Key Questions 31-50

 

31. B: The adjective "well-respected" is hyphenated, not two separate words.

32. D: When referring to the region, "West" should be capitalized, as with the East, North, and South. When indicating direction, as in "Turn left and drive west for 25 miles," these are lower-case.

33. B: "United States" is capitalized, but the article "the" before it should not be capitalized, as it is not part of the name.

34. D: "Equator" is a name, i.e. a proper noun, and therefore, it should be capitalized.

35. A: The third-person plural possessive pronoun is spelled "their." "There" is an adverb indicating place or position (e.g. "here or there").

36. A: The term for this genre of music is "blues," i.e. a plural noun. It is NOT possessive and therefore, should NOT have an apostrophe.

37. E: This sentence is correct as it is written.

38. B: The correct adverb to modify the verb "put" here is "together." "Altogether" has a different meaning, i.e. entirely, totally, or on the whole, e.g. "I am altogether disgusted with your terrible grammar" or "Altogether, it was a pleasant day." The sentence given could sound correct when spoken, but it would have to be spelled as two separate words: "Put the ingredients ALL TOGETHER."

39. B: There should be a comma after "hand" to separate the first and second independent clauses, which are long and joined by the coordinating conjunction "but." (If the subject were omitted before the second verb, there would be no comma.)

40. E: This sentence is correct as it is written.

41. B: The present perfect tense of "to come" is "has come," not "has came." "Came" is the simple past tense and is used without auxiliary verbs (has, have, did, etc.), e.g. "George's mother, Karen, came with us to the mall."

42. D: "Opera" should be capitalized as part of the name "Metropolitan Opera."

43. B: The correct spelling of the future perfect tense of "to bear," meaning carried, held, or supported, as in this sentence, is "borne" with a final e. ("Airborne" is another example.) "Born" is ONLY a correct spelling for the meaning "given birth to," e.g. "The baby was born on schedule."

44. D: The word "children" should be possessive, i.e. "children's", to modify "ward."

45. E: This sentence is correct as it is written.

46. B: There should NOT be a comma between the subject and verb.

47. B: Since "governor" is not paired with a name, e.g. "Governor Jones," it should NOT be capitalized.

48. D: The verb should be the plural "were" to agree with its subject, "observations," not the singular "was."

49. D: The correct spelling is "lose," pronounced with a "z" sound and meaning to misplace, be deprived of, or fail to keep. The spelling "loose," pronounced with an "s" sound, is an adjective meaning not attached or not restrained; or a verb meaning to free, unleash, or detach.

50. D: Correct usage is the adjective "human" modifying the noun "mind." The possessive "human's mind" would only be used to indicate an individual human, e.g. "Through their direct comparison of the two subjects, the psychologists concluded that the human's mind was more complex than the dog's mind."

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Q 41
 George's mother, Karen, has come with us to the mall. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 42
 Marian Anderson, the first black person employed as a member of the Metropolitan opera, was born February 17, 1902. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 43
 The new expenditures will be born by the American taxpayers. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 44
Having joined a volunteer program, Mark helps by reading stories to patients in the children ward. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 45
 Mr. French, the superintendent of schools in our district, spoke at the PTA meeting last night. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 46
 Specially treated cloths, are best for cleaning eyeglass lenses. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 47
 When he addresses the legislature, the Governor will have to answer several questions about the budget. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 48
According to some modern scientists, Galileo's observations, which were made possible by the invention of the telescope, was long overdue. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 49
Follow the marked route or you will surely loose your way. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E
Q 50
Shakespeare tried to show us the complexity of the human's mind. No error.
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. E

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