TCAP Test Study Guide
TCAP Test Study
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Table of Contents
TCAP TEST RESOURCES.................................................................................................................... 4
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS ........................................................................................................... 5
STRATEGY 1: FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE ............................................................................................ 5
STRATEGY 2: CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................. 6
STRATEGY 3: OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ................................................................................................ 7
STRATEGY 4: USING KITCHEN LOGIC .................................................................................................... 7
STRATEGY 5: GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR¡¯S MIND .............................................................................. 8
STRATEGY 6: EMOTIONAL WORDS ......................................................................................................... 8
STRATEGY 7: FINDING THE KEY WORDS ............................................................................................. 10
STRATEGY 8: MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ....................................................................................... 11
STRATEGY 9: APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ..................................................................... 13
STRATEGY 10: USING CONTEXT CLUES ............................................................................................. 13
STRATEGY 11: BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ............................................................. 14
STRATEGY 12: FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ............................................................................................. 16
STRATEGY 13: UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION......................................................................... 16
STRATEGY 14: FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE ................................................................................... 17
STRATEGY 15: DON¡¯T BE A PERFECTIONIST........................................................................................ 19
STRATEGY 16: FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG ......................................................... 20
STRATEGY 17: DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ............................................................................................. 20
STRATEGY 18: EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION ...................................................................................... 21
STRATEGY 19: APOSTROPHES .............................................................................................................. 21
Possessive Nouns ......................................................................................................................... 21
Possessive Personal Pronouns vs. Contractions ............................................................... 22
STRATEGY 20: COMMA ERRORS .......................................................................................................... 23
STRATEGY 21: PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCES ................................................................................... 25
STRATEGY 22: PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT .................................................................................... 27
STRATEGY 23: LACK OF PARALLELISM ................................................................................................. 29
STRATEGY 24: MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS ....................................................................................... 31
MATHEMATICS..................................................................................................................................... 35
NUMBER TYPES ....................................................................................................................................... 35
Integers, Odd and Even Numbers, Prime Numbers, Digits.......................................... 35
ADDITION AND MULTIPLICATION OF ODD AND EVEN NUMBERS ........................................................ 35
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PERCENT .................................................................................................................................................. 36
Percent less than 100 ................................................................................................................. 36
Percent Greater than 100 ......................................................................................................... 36
Percent less than 1 ...................................................................................................................... 36
Percent Increase/Decrease....................................................................................................... 37
AVERAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 37
WEIGHTED AVERAGE .............................................................................................................................. 38
Average Speed .............................................................................................................................. 39
PROPERTIES OF SIGNED NUMBERS ....................................................................................................... 39
FACTORING.............................................................................................................................................. 40
PROBABILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 40
GEOMETRIC FIGURES ............................................................................................................................. 41
GEOMETRIC SKILLS AND CONCEPTS ..................................................................................................... 43
Properties of Parallel Lines ....................................................................................................... 43
Angle Relationships ..................................................................................................................... 44
Side Relationships........................................................................................................................ 45
AREA AND PERIMETER ............................................................................................................................ 47
Rectangles....................................................................................................................................... 47
Circles ............................................................................................................................................... 47
Triangles .......................................................................................................................................... 48
VOLUME ................................................................................................................................................... 48
COORDINATE GEOMETRY ....................................................................................................................... 49
SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................................. 51
STRATEGY 1: UNDERSTANDING CHARTS AND TABLES ....................................................................... 51
STRATEGY 2: WHEN VAGUENESS IS CLEAR ........................................................................................ 52
STRATEGY 3: AVOIDING DEFINITES..................................................................................................... 53
STRATEGY 4: USING COMMON SENSE ................................................................................................. 54
STRATEGY 5: INSTINCTS ARE RIGHT ................................................................................................... 55
STRATEGY 6: NO FEAR .......................................................................................................................... 56
STRATEGY 7: LOOKING FOR THE CHANGES ......................................................................................... 57
STRATEGY 8: QUICK CHECKS ............................................................................................................... 57
STRATEGY 9: LOOKING FOR MATCHES ................................................................................................ 59
STRATEGY 10: INFORMATION IS PROVIDED FOR A REASON .............................................................. 59
STRATEGY 11: WATCHING FOR SIMILAR REWORDING ...................................................................... 60
STRATEGY 12: DON¡¯T GET THROWN OFF BY NEW INFORMATION .................................................... 61
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STRATEGY 13: NARROWING THE SEARCH ........................................................................................... 61
STRATEGY 14: WHAT ABOUT THE OPPOSITE ...................................................................................... 62
STRATEGY 15: YOU¡¯RE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EINSTEIN .................................................................... 63
STRATEGY 16: IDENTIFYING THE KEY COMPONENT ........................................................................... 64
STRATEGY 17: FULFILLING ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................... 65
STRATEGY 18: WHEN IT DOESN¡¯T MAKE SENSE ¨C CHECK IT SYSTEMATICALLY ............................. 65
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English/Language Arts
The English/Language Arts test measures a test taker¡¯s ability to
understand, analyze and evaluate written passages, as well as
demonstrating a knowledge of the English language on other question
types. The passages will contain material that will be from a variety of
sources and on a number of different topics.
Each of the passages and statements in the English/Language Arts test
will be followed by a series of questions covering the content of the
passage or statement, in which you will have to answer questions,
which will demonstrate how well you understand the passages and are
able to draw conclusions about the material.
Strategy 1: Flying Over the Passage
A topic that is hotly debated among test taking circles is whether or
not you should read the reading passages before you read the
question. One theory is that you can save time if you read the
questions first and then go back and read over the passage. Another
theory is that you should read the passage first and then go into the
questions. Both theories have their own individual merit and due to
the differences in ability and preferences among test takers, one
method may work better than another for you.
Our recommended theory is the flyover. You want to spend some time
on the passage, at a bare minimum so that you have a general idea
about what the questions are going to ask and get your mind into the
proper mindset for the series of questions. However, you don¡¯t want
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