CBEST – Study Guide

CBEST – Study Guide To Pass you need: - at least a 37 in a section (average of 41) and an overall score of 123 MATH How would you represent probability? ️Ans - # of successful events / # of possible events How do you convert a decimal to a percent? ️Ans - Move decimal 2 places to RIGHT Or X by 100 How do you convert a percent to a decimal? ️Ans - Move decimal 2 places to the LEFT Or divide by 100 How do you calculate percentage change (increase or decrease)? ️Ans - change / starting point X 100 how do you find % of a number? ️Ans - put % over 100 then multiply by number when you see work of ex 20% of 10 = 20/100 X 80/1 = 1600/100 = 16 how do you find the perimeter of a square, rectangle, parallelogram and triangle? ️Ans - Square = add all sides Triangle = add all sides Rectangle = 2(base + h) Parallelogram = 2(a + b) not height x^0 =? ️Ans - 1 ------------------------------------------------- WRITING ️Ans - 1. descriptive / narrative: personal experience 2. analytical / expository response: analyze a situation or statement draw upon own experience, provide examples, and support with generalizations 30 mins each 250 - 400 words Prewriting ️Ans - brainstorming creating lists clustering outlining Conclusion ️Ans - Complete response should include: - summary of main idea - makes predictions or recommendation - relevant quote 3 approaches to essays: ️Ans - story essay, why essay, compare and contrast Outline ️Ans - I Introduction / main idea / thesis A Subordinate idea B Subordinate idea II Expand main idea III Expand main idea VI Main Idea A. Sub idea B Sub idea 1. Ex 2. Ex V Conc / complete response Intro ️Ans - Tells the reader what to expect present main idea / purpose / thesis and position