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Science reasoning test Summary: 7 passages with 5-7 questions each; 35 Minutes 40 questions, 5 minutes per passage. Structure solving method: Charts and Graphs---3 charts and graphs with 5 questions each; --test the ability to understand and interpret the information that’s presented. Scan the passage----focus on the charts----skip the introduction until u get into trouble doing questions----Look at the variables and units; Identify the question type Guesstimate Experiments—18 questions, 3 passages; ---test the procedures in each experiment and interpret them; (skim the experiments, write down key words (sth different from others) in the margin). Scan the passage---identify the research objective—follow the procedure and identify the variable---study the result Identify the question type Know how to indentify assumptions Fighting scientist—7 questions, 1 passage—Over sth that has already been resolved. Conflict and evidence supporting each view. Follow a plan: Make a map about the order ( look at the question to determine which hypothesis to read first according to which one questioned more than the other) One side at a time---read the introduction to identify the disagreement—grasp the argument each is making Take the other side----the other hypothesis—underline the main idea, how disagrees from and agrees with the first Compare and contrast----do compared questions Question type Understanding about 1 sentence, paragraph, and chart. Why? –analysis What if?—generalization ---require see things in perspective and look at the bigger picture. Steps Scan the passage; (format first—quick read the passage—identify the passage type---Charts and graph 5 question; Experiments 6 questions; Fighting Scientists 7 questions.) PS: 20 seconds for tables, illustrations, and graphs---familiar with their content and take key words down. Look at each question and identify its type to eliminate distracters Guesstimate ---making a rough estimate Use process of elimination