The Elementary SCAT is used as a primary tool to determine students' exceptional ability. Properly preparing your 2nd or 3rd Grader for the SCAT could significantly boost their chances of getting into the JHU CTY program of their choice, as well as many others. Keep reading to learn more about:
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The SCAT Test is an above-grade-level test used as an entrance exam to the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) program. 2nd and 3rd grade students take the Elementary SCAT Test. The scores of 2nd graders are compared to a general 4th grade level and the scores of 3rd graders are compared to a general 5th grade level. Most of the time, once the student takes the Elementary SCAT once, s/he is not required to take it again until s/he reaches the next level, the Intermediate SCAT.
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Like any gifted children’s test, the Elementary SCAT opens a range of doors for the future, not just with admission to the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, but with several other programs as well. Having a solid report that accurately reflects your child’s abilities can be used for several programs’ considerations. In addition, it gives you, as a parent and/or mentor, a detailed understanding of your child’s abilities in both language and math.
By properly preparing your child for the Elementary SCAT, you are reducing the chances of his or her results being blurred by factors such as testing anxiety or small gaps in knowledge. Learn more about the SCAT.
2nd and 3rd graders take the Elementary SCAT, which has questions designed for 3rd-6th grade students. The test is comprised of 55 multiple choice questions per section (five of the questions in each of the sections are experimental and it is unknown which are the experimental questions). Students have 22 minutes to complete each of the two sections, with a 10-minute break in between, for a total of 54 minutes. As in the case of Advanced and Intermediate SCAT Testing, the two sections included on the test are verbal and quantitative:
Which column is bigger?
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The correct answer is (A).
Changing both columns to similar expressions will make the problem easier to solve. One way to do that is by changing column A into a number (calculating the percentage). In column A we have 25% of 100. That is: (25/100) x 100 = 25 Therefore, the part in column A (25) is bigger than the part in column B (1/25), and the correct answer is A.
Pharmacy : pills ::
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The correct answer is: supermarket : groceries.
Pills can be bought at the pharmacy, like groceries can be bought in the supermarket.
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View and download a free SCAT Elementary Sample Test. This is a printable practice test with various questions and explanations. This would be an excellent starting point for progressing towards the upcoming SCAT Elementary test.
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