Kaplan Content Review 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Kaplan strategy recommends eliminating answer choices that are 'too extreme' or use absolute language like 'always' or 'never'?
- Answer Elimination
- Process of Elimination (POE) (Correct answer)
- Kaplan Method for Reading
- Strategic Guessing
Correct answer: Process of Elimination (POE)
Process of Elimination (POE) is a core Kaplan strategy that targets extreme or absolute language as a red flag for wrong answers.
Question 2: In Kaplan's approach to standardized math sections, what is the recommended first step when encountering a word problem?
- Solve algebraically immediately
- Identify what the question is actually asking (Correct answer)
- Draw a diagram
- Plug in answer choices
Correct answer: Identify what the question is actually asking
Kaplan's Kaplan Method for Math begins with identifying what the question asks before selecting a solving strategy.
Question 3: Kaplan's 'Picking Numbers' strategy is most effective when answer choices contain what?
- Fractions only
- Variables or percents (Correct answer)
- Integers greater than 100
- Geometry formulas
Correct answer: Variables or percents
Picking Numbers works best when answer choices contain variables or percents, allowing you to substitute concrete values and test each choice.
Question 4: According to Kaplan's reading comprehension strategy, what is the purpose of creating a 'Passage Map'?
- To memorize the entire passage
- To record the main idea and purpose of each paragraph (Correct answer)
- To underline every fact
- To count the number of paragraphs
Correct answer: To record the main idea and purpose of each paragraph
A Passage Map notes each paragraph's main idea and the author's purpose, enabling faster and more accurate question answering.
Question 5: On the SAT Writing section, Kaplan advises that when a question asks about sentence structure, you should first check for which common error?
- Capitalization mistakes
- Run-on sentences or comma splices (Correct answer)
- Misspelled words
- Incorrect punctuation of titles
Correct answer: Run-on sentences or comma splices
Run-on sentences and comma splices are among the most frequently tested structure errors on SAT Writing, so Kaplan prioritizes them.
Question 6: Kaplan's 'Backsolving' strategy involves substituting answer choices into the problem; which answer choice should you typically test first?
- The largest value
- The smallest value
- The middle value (B or C) (Correct answer)
- The choice with the fewest digits
Correct answer: The middle value (B or C)
Starting with the middle value lets you determine whether the answer should be larger or smaller, reducing the remaining choices to test.
Question 7: In Kaplan's ACT Science strategy, what does the term 'Research Summary' passage refer to?
- A passage listing scientific vocabulary
- A passage describing one or more experiments and their results (Correct answer)
- A passage comparing two scientists' careers
- A passage about science history
Correct answer: A passage describing one or more experiments and their results
Research Summary passages on the ACT Science section describe experimental setups, procedures, and results that students must interpret.
Kaplan Content Review 2
Which Kaplan strategy recommends eliminating answer choices that are 'too extreme' or use absolute language like 'always' or 'never'?