Geometry Regents Exam

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Geometry Regents Exam

• Tuesday, June 16, 2009
• 915 AM

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What should I bring to the exam?

• Pens (Blue Black)
• Pencils with erasers
• Compass
• Straightedge
• Graphing Calculator
• Zip-Lock bag for your supplies

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Test Format

• THERE ARE 38 QUESTIONS.
• REMEMBER YOU MUST ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS!
• PART I 28 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
• _at_ 2 PTS EACH Total 56 pts.
• PART II 6 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
• _at_ 2 PTS EACH Total 12 pts.
• PART III 3 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
• _at_ 4 PTS EACH Total 12 pts.
• PART IV 1 OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS
• _at_ 6PTS Total 6 pts.
• TOTAL POINTS 86

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Part II, III, IV Tips

• If you use trial and error, be sure to show at
  least 3 separate trials for each possible answer,
  even if you guess correctly after one or two
  tries.
• Constructions and graphs should be done in
  pencil. Everything else should be done in PEN.
• DO NOT round any numbers until you reach the end
  of the questions.

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TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• 1 PROCESS OF ELIMINATION
• For multiple choice questions, eliminate answers
  that do not make sense.

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TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• Example of Process of Elimination
• In the accompanying diagram of parallelogram
  ABCD, DE ? BF .
• E
• B C
• A
• F D
• Triangle EGC can be proved congruent to triangle
  FGA by
• (1) HL ? HL (3) AAS ? AAS
• (2) AAA ? AAA (4) SSA ? SSA

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TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• 2 DO NOT stay on a question for too long.
• Save yourself frustration and move on to the next
  question.
• You may find by doing another question that
  something clicks about the question you could
  not figure out.

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TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• 3 Know your calculator AND your formula sheet.
• Find the calculator youll be using for the exam
  NOW!! Do not borrow a friends at the last
  minute.
• Your memory will be cleared before the exam.
  REMEMBER Before you start the exam, put your
  calculator in degrees mode.
• Be aware of what formulas you will be given and
  which ones you need to study.

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TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• 4 SHOW ALL WORK
• For all questions in this part, a correct
  numerical answer with no work shown will receive
  only 1 credit.
• - - A portion of Part II, III, IV directions
• -Erase or cross-out anything you do not want to
  be graded.
• -Circle your final answer.

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TIPS FOR SUCCESS

• 5 CONFIDENCE SUCCESS
• Be confident in your ability. If you put the
  work in before the exam youll do fine.
• Do not get frustrated. Frustration leads to
  stress which will not help no matter how much
  studying you have done.
• Do something relaxing before the exam.

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• After viewing this show, if you have any
  questions, email me at rrlive_at_yahoo.com
• In the subject line, please put Geometry and I
  will answer your questions ASAP.

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LETS DO WORK!!!

• I will be taking questions from the Fall 2008
  Geometry Test Sampler.

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