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