Question

(each answer, 2.5 points)
match the words with the descriptions.

1. _____ evaluation
2. _____ massed practice
3. _____ distributed practice
4. _____ composite score
5. _____ analysis
6. _____ cynical
7. _____ raw score
8. _____ objective questions
9. _____ subjective questions
10. _____ synthesis

a. the average of your scores from each section of a test
b. examining and breaking information into parts
c. the best way to prepare for a college assessment
d. the number of questions answered correctly on a test
e. essays
f. compiling information together in a different way
g. cramming
h. multiple - choice, matching, and fill - in - the - blank; test your ability to recall, compare, and contrast
i. presenting and defending opinions by making judgments based on information
j. being pessimistic about an idea without recognizing any potential in it

choose the correct answers.

1. ___ standardized tests, or college assessments, are not ___.

a. designed to evaluate the way students think
b. used to assess the basic knowledge and skills gained through school
c. intelligence tests
d. used to help determine acceptance into college

1. ___ all colleges have departments that handle ___.

a. admissions
b. assessments
c. financial aid
d. all of these

1. ___ only answer the questions you know on the ___. you are penalized for incorrect answers.

a. act
b. psat
c. sat
d. thea

Explanation:

Matching Questions (1 - 10)

1. evaluation: I means presenting and defending opinions by making judgments based on information. So 1) - I.
2. massed practice: G means cramming. So 2) - G.
3. distributed practice: C is the best way to prepare for a college assessment (which is distributed practice). So 3) - C.
4. composite score: A is the average of scores from each section of a test. So 4) - A.
5. analysis: B is examining and breaking information into parts. So 5) - B.
6. cynical: J is being pessimistic about an idea without recognizing potential. So 6) - J.
7. raw score: D is the number of questions answered correctly on a test. So 7) - D.
8. objective questions: H includes multiple - choice, matching, etc. So 8) - H.
9. subjective questions: E is essays. So 9) - E.
10. synthesis: F is compiling information together in a different way. So 10) - F.

Multiple - Choice Questions (11 - 13)

1. Standardized tests or college assessments are not intelligence tests (they assess knowledge/skills for college, help with college acceptance, and can evaluate thinking to some extent). So 11) - C.
2. All colleges have departments that handle admissions, assessments, and financial aid (so all of these). So 12) - D.
3. On the SAT, you are penalized for incorrect answers, so you should only answer the questions you know. So 13) - C.

Answer:

s:

1. I
2. G
3. C
4. A
5. B
6. J
7. D
8. H
9. E
10. F
11. C. intelligence tests
12. D. all of these
13. C. SAT