If you were a boxer, would you rather fight with two hands, or with one tied behind your back? Of course, two hands would be best.
Likewise, a two-fisted strategy in attacking SAT/ACT math questions is superior to a one-dimensional, purely analytical approach.
Likewise, a two-fisted strategy in attacking SAT/ACT math questions is superior to a one-dimensional, purely analytical approach.
Secure command of several key multiple-choice math strategies enables students to correctly answer questions that would otherwise be difficult, time-consuming, or impossible to answer.
When answering multiple-choice math questions, students always have two options.
Plan A: Do the Math
If math is easy, just do the math. Make drawings. Show your work. Write out all the steps. Internally verbalize your work to avoid careless mistakes.
Plan B: Use a Strategy
If the math isn’t easy, use a strategy! Make it real, and keep it simple.
Dozens of useful strategies can make correctly answering difficult SAT/ACT math questions much easier. Fortunately, it’s not necessary to master them all. A small number of tricks confer most of the benefit:
Sample Values, Try the Answers, Seeing Is Believing, Boil-Down Questions, Choose Your Battles, Two-Pass Approach, GPS for Functions, Joe Average, Thought Experiments, Guessing Machines.
The best way to acquire these powerful test taking tools is to work with an expert coach knowledgeable and accomplished in the strategic approach to test-taking.
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