CST Test Preparation and Review

By: Joana Soto

About the Test

The CSTs are a major component of the STAR program We take them around the last two weeks of April. It helps our brains get ready for the next school year. Our goal is 711

How Ive Prepared for the CST

I started going to sleep earlier. I stared eating breakfast at home in the morning. Study more at night. Not eating Junk food

How SFMS teachers have prepared me for the CST

They get some questions that look like the ones that look like the ones the test. They are making me study all week and make me do homework. Tell us thats its not easy We have been working all week on the CSTs

Test Taking Tips: The Night and Morning Before

Eat breakfast in the morning Take a shower in the morning so you are freshen up. Sleep Early

Test Taking Tips: During the Test

Set your alarm and have a backup alarm set as well Go to the bathroom before walking into the classroom make sure you have enough time to study so that you are prepared for the test. Don't try to do all your studying the night before the test

Math Tips
Look over all the items Libraries contain many books on mathematics and test taking More good questions Training Programs Search the Web for FREE Math Help

English Tips
Try to get a good night's sleep the night before any exam Dont get hangover the night before the test Take extra material like Pen or Pencil Read the instructions carefully Avoid wrong answers

Fractions
A fraction, or fractional number, is used to represent a part of a whole. Fractions consist of two numbers: a numerator and a denominator To change an improper fraction to a mixed number, you divide the denominator into the numerator. To add mixed numbers, the same rule as in adding fractions applies (find the LCD), but make sure that you always add the whole numbers to get your final answer Fractions that name the same number, such as 1/2, 2/4, 3/6, 4/8, and 5/10, are called equivalent fractions. A simple method to check if fractions are equivalent is to cross multiply and check the products.

Factions
To divide fractions, invert (turn upside down) the second fraction (the one divided by) and multiply. Then simplify, if possible. Division of fractions can also be performed by multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction Notice that common multiples may go on indefinitely. Infinite repeating decimals are usually represented by putting a line over (sometimes under) the shortest block of repeating decimals. Every infinite repeating decimal can be expressed as a fraction. Find the fraction represented by the repeating decimal

If either numerator or denominator consists of several numbers, these numbers must be combined into one number. Then simplify if possible

Example
Examples of proper fractions: 4/7, 2/5, 1/9, 10/12 Examples of improper fractions: 7/4, 3/2, 10/3, 16/15, 12/12 12 -------- = 1 12

Facts
Any fraction with a Denominator of 1 is equal to its Numerator Division by zero is Undefined, so the Denominator of a fraction can never be zero We use this fact when we Cross Multiply to solve for an unknown numerator or denominator A fraction multiplied by its Reciprocal equals 1 Decimals can be expressed as fractions with a Denominator that is a Power of 10. The number of digits behind the decimal tells how many zeros belong in the denominator. Remember to reduce fractions when possible

Good luck SFMS Students