High School Placement Test Study

Spelling Rules and their Exceptions to remember

-Put i before e except after c unless ei is pronounced with a long a sound -From plurals by adding s to the ends of words, except when the original word ends in o, y, f, fe, ch, sh, or ss -Double the consonant before adding ed or ing to a base word that ends in a consonant and is stressed on the preceding vowel

Always Capitalize the following

-The first word in a sentence -The first word in a quotation that's a complete sentence -Proper names and nouns that are used as names, such as Dad -Titles of people, songs, and literary works -Days of the week, months of the year, and holidays

Perimeter of a rectangle

P=2l+2w or 2(l+w)

Perimeter of a square

P=4s

1 meter equals

100 centimeters

1 foot equals

12 inches

1 pound equals

16 ounces

Supplementary angles add up to

180 degrees

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle

180 degrees

1 yard equals

3 feet

1 cup equals

8 ounces

Complementary angles add up to

90 degrees

Right angles measure

90 degrees

Average of a set of numbers

Average=Sum of the numbers / The amount of numbers in the set

Circumference of a circle

C=2π or πd

What number added to 6 makes 2/3 of 27? a) 18 b) 12 c) 6 d) 4

b) 12

Which word does not belong with the others? a) diamond b) gold c) emerald d) ruby

b) gold

Volume of rectangular solids

V=lwh

Three thousandths can be written as a) .003 b) .03 c) 3,000 d) 3.000

a) .003

Soup is to bowl as water is to a) glass b) pail c) ladle d) faucet

a) glass

Pythagorean theorem

a^2 +b^2 =c^2 Used to determine the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle where c represents the hypotenuse.

The current on the Little River is 8 mph. Tom's boat goes 15 mph in still water. How far upstream can Tom's boat go on the Little River in 1.5 hours? a) 12 miles b) 25 miles c) 10.5 miles d) 34.5 miles

c) 10.5 miles

Solve for x: x-2=10 a) 8 b) 5 c) 12 d) 1/5

c) 12

In the sequence: 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, ..., what number should come next? a) 11 b) 13 c) 17 d) 20

c) 17

Look for errors in punctuation, capitalization, or usage. a) In Aspen, Colorado, many celebrities are seen vacationing. b) My family's business in Wyoming. c) I was born in St. Louis Missouri. d) No mistakes

c) I was born in St. Louis Missouri.

Look for mistakes in spelling. a) Did you have a warrant for the arrest? b) We are still receiving mail from athletes. c) The whole city is a bird sanctuery. d) No mistakes.

c) The whole city is a bird sanctuery.

All rodents are mammals. Louisa's pet is not a rodent. Louisa's pet is not a mammal. If the first two statements are true, the third is a) true b) false c) uncertain

c) uncertain

Examine (A), (B) and (C) and find the best answer. (A) (8-4)-2 (B) (8-2)-4 (C) 8-(4-2) a) (C) is less than (A) b) (A) plus (C) is equal to (B) c) (B) is greater than (C) d) (A) and (B) are equal

d) (A) and (B) are equal

Look for errors in punctuation, capitalization, or usage. a) The planning committee is considering its options for the conference. b) We thought Julien and he were studying tonight. c) One of the new performers has written an original song. d) No mistakes

d) No mistakes

Diameter of a circle

d=2r

Punctuation Rules to remember

-Use commas to separate a series of three or more items -Use a comma to separate a beginning dependent clause from an independent clause -Separate independent clauses in a sentence with a comma and conjunction or just a semicolon -Separate nonessential elements from the rest of the sentence with commas -Never use a punctuation mark to separate a verb from its complement or a preposition from its object

Possessives facts to rememver

-You make singular nouns and plural nouns that don't end in s possessive by adding 's to the end of them -You make plural nouns that end in s possessive by adding an apostrophe to the end of them -The possessive forms of pronouns that come before other nouns are my,your, his, her , its, our, their, and whose. The possessive form of pronouns that come at the end of a clause or are used as subjects are mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs, and whose

1 kilogram equals

1,000 grams

1 kilometer equals

1,000 meters

1 pint equals

2 cups

1 quart equals

2 pints or 4 cups

The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral

360 degrees

1 gallon equals

4 quarts

Area of a triangle

A= (1/2)bh

Area of a rectangle

A=bh or lw

Area of a square

A=s^2

Area of a circle

A=πr^2

Order of Operations

GEMA G-Grouping Symbols E-Exponents M-Multiplication & Division A-Addition & Subtraction