Science test-tips
- Start by scanning the passage. Read the passage or look at the data presentation quickly, just to get a rough idea of what it is all about.
- In order to comprehend graphs and tables quickly concentrate on nature of data being presented, units of measurement, relationship among variables and perceive trends and pattern in the data/
- If the answers are numerical, use estimation to save time.
- Focus on the questions that require analyzing data from just a single table or graph.
- Do not get bogged down by technical terminology, avoid the frills and get to the core of the problem.
Make-up Science test
The test presents seven sets of scientific information, each followed by a number of multiple-choice test questions. The scientific information is conveyed in one of three different formats: data representation (graphs, tables, and other schematic forms), research summaries (descriptions of several related experiments), or conflicting viewpoints (expressions of several related hypotheses or views that are inconsistent with one another). The questions require you to recognize and understand the basic features of, and concepts related to, the provided information; to examine critically the relationship between the information provided and the conclusions drawn or hypotheses developed; and to generalize from given information to gain new information, draw conclusions, or make predictions. The use of calculators is not permitted on the Science Reasoning Test.