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<strong>SAT</strong> & <strong>ACT</strong><br />
T E S T S P R E P C O U R S E S<br />
C H E R R Y H I L L , N J<br />
Y 2 A C A D E M Y
Index<br />
1. What is <strong>SAT</strong>?<br />
2. The major changes <strong>in</strong> <strong>SAT</strong> test<br />
3. New <strong>SAT</strong>/<strong>ACT</strong> comparison<br />
4. Tips on new <strong>SAT</strong> test prep<br />
5. What is <strong>ACT</strong>?<br />
6. <strong>ACT</strong> format<br />
7. Registration guide<br />
8. Y2 Calender and schedule<br />
9. Photo gallery<br />
10.Why Y2 onl<strong>in</strong>e system?<br />
Y 2 A C A D E M Y
WELCOME TO<br />
Y2 ACADEMY<br />
-<strong>SAT</strong> & <strong>ACT</strong><br />
TESTS PREP COURSES<br />
<strong>Cherry</strong> <strong>Hill</strong>, <strong>NJ</strong>
C H O L A S T I C<br />
S<br />
P T I T U D E T E S T<br />
A<br />
What is <strong>SAT</strong>?<br />
E v e r y c o l l e g e s e e k s t o s e l e c t s t u d e n t s<br />
w i t h o u t s t a n d i n g q u a l i t i e s a n d<br />
a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s . A s t u d e n t ’ s G P A<br />
( G r a d e P o i n t A v e r a g e ) i s u s e d t o<br />
m e a s u r e h i s / h e r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s i n<br />
s c h o o l . H o w e v e r , e v e r y s c h o o l ’ s<br />
s t a n d a r d s a r e d i f f e r e n t a n d e v e n<br />
s c h o o l s i n t h e s a m e s t a t e m a y h a v e<br />
d i f f e r e n t G P A s t a n d a r d s . T h e r e f o r e , i t<br />
i s h a r d f o r c o l l e g e s t o m a k e<br />
j u d g m e n t s o n p o t e n t i a l c a n d i d a t e s<br />
b a s e d s o l e l y o n a s t u d e n t ’ s G P A s c o r e .<br />
T h e N e w S A T , S A T S u b j e c t T e s t s , a n d<br />
A C T s c o r e s a r e c o n s i d e r e d j u s t a s<br />
i m p o r t a n t a s a g o o d G P A .
New <strong>SAT</strong>
New <strong>SAT</strong>/<strong>ACT</strong> Comparison
<strong>SAT</strong>
<strong>SAT</strong>
<strong>SAT</strong>
<strong>SAT</strong>
M E R I C A N<br />
A<br />
O L L E G E T E S T<br />
C<br />
What is <strong>ACT</strong>?<br />
T h e A C T ( A m e r i c a n C o l l e g e T e s t ) i s a n a l t e r n a t i v e s t a n d a r d i z e d t e s t f o r<br />
c o l l e g e a d m i s s i o n c a n d i d a t e s . T h e A C T i n c l u d e s s c i e n c e s u b j e c t s s u c h a s<br />
e a r t h s c i e n c e , p h y s i c a l s c i e n c e , a n d b i o l o g y , a s w e l l a s E n g l i s h ( R e a d i n g<br />
a n d W r i t i n g ) a n d M a t h . T h e r e f o r e , m o s t c o l l e g e s a c c e p t A C T s c o r e s i n<br />
p l a c e o f T h e N e w S A T a n d S A T S u b j e c t T e s t s c o r e s t o g e t h e r . I f a s t u d e n t<br />
a c h i e v e s 3 2 o u t o f 3 6 o n h i s / h e r c o m p o s i t e s c o r e , h e / s h e i s q u a l i f i e d t o<br />
a p p l y f o r p r e s t i g i o u s c o l l e g e s . I f t h e g o a l i s t o a t t e n d I v y L e a g u e c o l l e g e s<br />
o r o t h e r t o p t i e r c o l l e g e s , s t u d e n t s m a y n e e d a c o m p o s i t e s c o r e o f 3 3 o u t<br />
o f 3 6 , w h i c h i s c l o s e t o 7 4 0 p o i n t a v e r a g e f o r e a c h s u b j e c t o n T h e N e w<br />
S A T a n d S A T S u b j e c t T e s t s . T h e r e a r e 6 t e s t s a y e a r i n F e b r u a r y , A p r i l ,<br />
J u n e , S e p t e m b e r , O c t o b e r , a n d D e c e m b e r . A l l A C T t e s t i n g d a t e s a r e<br />
s c h e d u l e d o n d i f f e r e n t d a y s f r o m S A T t e s t i n g d a t e s . O n t h e A C T t e s t ,<br />
s t u d e n t s a r e p e r m i t t e d t o u s e a c a l c u l a t o r o n t h e M a t h s e c t i o n s o n l y .
u n c t u a t i o n ( 1 3 % ) . Q u e s t i o n s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y t e s t y o u r k n o w l e d g e o f t h e<br />
P<br />
o n v e n t i o n s o f i n t e r n a l a n d e n d - o f - s e n t e n c e p u n c t u a t i o n , w i t h e m p h a s i s o n t h e<br />
c<br />
r a m m a r a n d U s a g e ( 1 6 % ) . Q u e s t i o n s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y t e s t y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f<br />
G<br />
g r e e m e n t b e t w e e n s u b j e c t a n d v e r b , b e t w e e n p r o n o u n a n d a n t e c e d e n t , a n d<br />
a<br />
e n t e n c e S t r u c t u r e ( 2 4 % ) . Q u e s t i o n s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y t e s t y o u r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f<br />
S<br />
e l a t i o n s h i p s b e t w e e n a n d a m o n g c l a u s e s , p l a c e m e n t o f m o d i f i e r s , a n d s h i f t s i n<br />
r<br />
t r a t e g y ( 1 6 % ) . Q u e s t i o n s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y t e s t h o w w e l l y o u d e v e l o p a g i v e n t o p i c<br />
S<br />
y c h o o s i n g e x p r e s s i o n s a p p r o p r i a t e t o a n e s s a y ’ s a u d i e n c e a n d p u r p o s e ; j u d g i n g<br />
b<br />
r g a n i z a t i o n ( 1 5 % ) . Q u e s t i o n s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y t e s t h o w w e l l y o u o r g a n i z e i d e a s<br />
O<br />
n d c h o o s e e f f e c t i v e o p e n i n g , t r a n s i t i o n a l , a n d c l o s i n g s e n t e n c e s .<br />
a<br />
t y l e ( 1 6 % ) . Q u e s t i o n s i n t h i s c a t e g o r y t e s t h o w w e l l y o u s e l e c t p r e c i s e a n d<br />
S<br />
p p r o p r i a t e w o r d s a n d i m a g e s , m a i n t a i n t h e l e v e l o f s t y l e a n d t o n e i n a n e s s a y ,<br />
a<br />
CONTENT COVERED BY THE <strong>ACT</strong> ENGLISH TEST<br />
<strong>ACT</strong><br />
ENGLISH<br />
S i x e l e m e n t s o f e f f e c t i v e w r i t i n g a r e i n c l u d e d i n t h e E n g l i s h T e s t : p u n c t u a t i o n ,<br />
g r a m m a r a n d u s a g e , s e n t e n c e s t r u c t u r e , s t r a t e g y , o r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d s t y l e . T h e<br />
q u e s t i o n s c o v e r i n g p u n c t u a t i o n , g r a m m a r , a n d s e n t e n c e s t r u c t u r e m a k e u p t h e<br />
U s a g e / M e c h a n i c s s u b s c o r e . T h e q u e s t i o n s c o v e r i n g s t r a t e g y , o r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d s t y l e<br />
m a k e u p t h e R h e t o r i c a l S k i l l s s u b s c o r e .<br />
USAGE/MECHANICS<br />
r e l a t i o n s h i p o f p u n c t u a t i o n t o m e a n i n g ( f o r e x a m p l e , a v o i d i n g a m b i g u i t y ,<br />
i n d i c a t i n g a p p o s i t i v e s ) .<br />
b e t w e e n m o d i f i e r s a n d t h e w o r d m o d i f i e d ; v e r b f o r m a t i o n ; p r o n o u n c a s e ; f o r m a t i o n<br />
o f c o m p a r a t i v e a n d s u p e r l a t i v e a d j e c t i v e s a n d a d v e r b s ; a n d i d i o m a t i c u s a g e .<br />
c o n s t r u c t i o n .<br />
RHETORICAL SKILLS<br />
t h e e f f e c t o f a d d i n g , r e v i s i n g , o r d e l e t i n g s u p p o r t i n g m a t e r i a l ; a n d j u d g i n g t h e<br />
r e l e v a n c e o f s t a t e m e n t s i n c o n t e x t .<br />
m a n a g e s e n t e n c e e l e m e n t s f o r r h e t o r i c a l e f f e c t i v e n e s s , a n d a v o i d a m b i g u o u s<br />
p r o n o u n r e f e r e n c e s , w o r d i n e s s , a n d r e d u n d a n c y .
<strong>ACT</strong><br />
ENGLISH
<strong>ACT</strong><br />
MATH
<strong>ACT</strong><br />
READING
<strong>ACT</strong><br />
SCIENCE
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