Worked examples
Two examples
Example 1
Made-up numbers, for practice.
Which best describes the trend in the number of yeast cells?- A trend is the general direction of the numbers. Follow the line from left to right.
- From 0 to about 8 hours, the line climbs steeply: the number of yeast cells rises fast.
- After about 10 hours the line is nearly flat: the number hardly changes. It has leveled off.
- “It goes up the whole time” is close, but it misses the end, and the end is what the question tests.
Answer: It goes up, then levels off.
Example 2
Made-up numbers, for practice.
Between which two times did the temperature change the most: 0 to 5 minutes, 15 to 20 minutes, or 35 to 40 minutes?- The steepest part of the line is where the change is biggest.
- From 0 to 5 minutes the temperature falls from 90 to 70: a change of 20 degrees.
- From 15 to 20 minutes it falls from 46 to 40: 6 degrees. From 35 to 40 it falls from 28 to 26: 2 degrees.
- The water cools fastest at the start, when it is hottest.
Answer: Between 0 and 5 minutes
Where this is taught: Science Practices, part 4: Tables and graphs · Look Again Quiz 3: Tables and Graphs
In your Kaplan book: Unit 4, Chapter 1, Lesson 1: Comprehend Scientific Presentations · Map of the Terrain, topic 3: Tables and graphs
The drill
Ten questions
How many:
Read what is in the box first, if there is one. Then tap your answer; a few questions ask you to choose words from a drop-down instead, the way the GED test does. Press Check my answers at the bottom.Read what is in the box first, if there is one. Circle your answer; where there are brackets, circle the choice that fits. The answer key, with the reasoning, is on the last page.