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| random (every now and then) |
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| verb: to enjoy (like a hot dog with relish) |
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| verb: fill up completely (after studying, my brain was saturated) |
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| not moving/ sleeping (like a doormat) |
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| anything having to do with earning money (Vegas) |
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| means beyond. So superman is 'beyond man' |
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| beyond useful, meaning useless. As in, an 11th ring is superfluous if you're Phil Jackson. |
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| negative: to dislike a lot (I abhor studying!!) |
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| respect (what homer simpson never gets) |
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| to block/ hinder (As in: that guy cramps my style!!) |
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| to bend or block (Like crimping one's hair) |
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| fancy word meaning: Remove (In the sentence completions, the right word is omitted) |
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| negative attitude/ grouchy |
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| related to the countryside (The barn had a rustic feel to it.) |
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| strong/ doesn't die easily (Like that robot general in Star Wars III) |
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| high up (Another name for a high up room is a loft.) |
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| steady/ not giving up (Like the steadfast tin soldier) |
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| consent or agreement, as in: The group came to a consensus. |
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| barge in/ an attack. A barrage of arrows rained down on the army. |
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| how you feel after you've been Rejected. |
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| solid/honest. As in: The blunt answer was honest, but it certainly wasn't kind. |
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| your group/ friends (your affiliates) |
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| truthful (what a candidate is supposed to be) |
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| calm (like a serene lake) |
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| verb: to make weak (Like a withering flower) |
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| something that pacifies/makes calm. The pacific ocean is supposed to be calm. Haha. |
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| believable (you can give it credit) |
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| really angry (belly-angry) |
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| high point of mountain (super-zen) |
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| one fourth of a number is 15 less than that number |
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| If we get stuck on a math equation, what can we do? |
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Plug
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| six more than x is two less than y |
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| how do we find halfway between two numbers? |
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| add them and divide by 2 !! |
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when we are multiplying fractions
1/4 x 2/3 .. here we could cross-cancel |
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| when do we cross-multiply? |
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when we have a proportion like
x/4 = 2/3 .. now we cross-multiply |
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what does INCLUSIVE mean?
and what are the odd numbers from 5 to 11, inclusive? |
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means including the end values
so: 5, 7, 9, 11 |
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what does exclusive mean?
what are the odd numbers from 5 to 11 exclusive? |
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exclusive means no endpoints
so: 7, 9 (not 5 or 11) |
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| does 2316 divide by 3? (shortcut) |
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add up the digits, and if that number divides by 3, it does!
2+3+1+6 = 12, which divides by 3, so it does! |
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| formula for area of a rectangle? |
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| base x height (or length x width) |
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| formula for area of a triangle? |
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area of a circle?
what's area of a circle with radius 5? |
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five percent is 5/100
of means x
so we write 5/100 x 20 and solve! |
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how do we divide fraction?
what is 1/4 divided by 2/3 |
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flip the second fraction and then multiply across.
1/4 x 3/2 and multiply across, so 3/8 |
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| how to we find the total? |
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| add all the pieces together (not multiply) |
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what is the MEDIAN?
what's the median of 1,6,7,3,4? |
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the middle number of a list, listed smallest to largest.
put in order: 1,3,4,6,7.. median is 4 |
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how do we find the average?
what is the average of 1,6,7,3,4? |
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add up the total and divide by the # of numbers
1+6+7+3+4 = 21. 21/5 = 4.2 average |
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| how can we get through a TOUGH WORD PROBLEM? SUPER IMPORTANT ON THIS TEST. |
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| WRITE THE INFORMATION OUTSIDE THE WORDS. Take notes as you read. |
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| MATH RULE NUMBER 1: IF YOU GET STUCK? |
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| Stop, re-boot, re-read the problem. Make sure you understand all the pieces. Write them down if it helps. |
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| MATH RULE NUMBER 2: What should we avoid? |
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| AVOID MENTAL MATH!! THE ISEE WILL TRY TO TRICK YOU. WRITE THE MATH DOWN.. PLEASE. |
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| MATH RULE NUMBER 3: What if I don't understand the algebra? |
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| Plug In :) Try out real numbers and see what works. Sometimes you can plug in the answers (PITA) |
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| MATH RULE NUMBER 4: If it's a hard question and I see the answer right away... |
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| Don't trust the easy answer on a hard question!! It's a trap! If you see the answer in less than 5 seconds on any problem past #20, it's a TRAP. |
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Cross off answers as you go. Be a graffiti artist, not a zen master. |
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| malice, malign, malignant |
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| anything with 'mal' in it is bad/evil!! |
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| similar to wild. crazy/clever |
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| ancient or old, like the first nintendo |
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| attractive (not a fruit ;) |
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| every now and then (sporadic) |
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| IF YOU SEE AN ANSWER YOU REALLY LIKE, WHAT DO YOU DO TO BE SURE IT'S A GOOD ANSWER? |
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| CROSS THE OTHER THREE ANSWERS OFF. CHECK ALL ANSWERS; SOMETIMES THE TEST IS TRICKING US! |
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| WHAT'S ONE OF THE BEST JEDI MIND TRICKS for an ISEE test? |
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| Write your thought down (these are not the droids you're looking for) |
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| feather (not a plum, which is a fruit) |
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| means really hot (like teppid, which means warm) |
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| likely. Prone to occur means likely to happen |
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| like supply. to add to or make more of |
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| implied or suggested means WHAT on the reading? |
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| means what is SHOWN. Not suggested.. it has to be the thing that's actually written. |
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| connected (like a boundary) |
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| like dim the lights. to lessen |
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| bad. dissed.. (like dis-dain) |
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| holds you back. is bad sounding |
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| like aspire-- not inhale.. it means something you wish to become, that you aspire to (or inspires you) |
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| to beat with a short heavy club |
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| on reading, if the answer choice has the word ONLY (or is very extreme) |
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| It's WRONG! ONLY IS ALWAYS A WRONG ANSWER |
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| Once you get past question #5.. |
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| don't rush. Easy does it. attention to detail. Move calmly. |
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| what's the first prime number? (prime means it divides by itself and 1) |
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| the first prime is 2, then 3, 5, 7, 11, etc.. (not 9; that divides by 3) |
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