#testtips

Ever seen a word that sounds fancy but means something super practical? That’s deferential. And it shows up a lot on the SAT and ACT.

👉 Deferential (adj.): showing respect or yielding to someone else’s opinion or authority.

🧠 Think: respectful, polite, humble.

📖 Example: “She was deferential to her mentor’s advice, knowing his experience could guide her.”

💡 Why it matters: Words like deferential are gold on the SAT/ACT; they test your understanding of tone and context, not just definitions.

🎯 Pro tip: Knowing words like this helps you eliminate wrong answers fast.

8 studying tips for math tests //

1. create overall personalized chapter reviews (chapter concepts, formulas, and common errors) after every chapter when i review i create an overall chapter review, like @tbhstudying‘s review sheet video! it’s like a place to see all the formulas and concepts. if there’s a concept i really don’t understand i search it up and add more to my notes. it’s really personalized so i suggest also putting common errors that you make & how to avoid them so you’ll remember to not make the same mistake! 

2. print online reviews for the chapter or a certain topic so this may just be me but at times i feel that my teacher’s reviews are a lot easier than what the tests actually are or it’s not enough for me lol

searching the topic up like “precalculus vectors review” often comes a lot of reviews from different schools and just doing more problems is extremely helpful. some tips for finding good reviews is adding .pdf and your class (calculus, algebra 1, etc)

3. search the topic up for online diagrams or charts perfect if you want to add them to your notes or if you want to reference it quickly on the day of the test. for example, i often forget the 6 trig function graphs so on days of trig tests i refer back to a photo i saved of the graphs! 

if you search up .pdf in your google search as well, there’s sometimes recaps of the topic (a few pages to look at while studying and before the test)

4. find youtube videos (snazzy tricks) youtube is a great place to get motivation and watch study videos but it’s also a great source for academic vids! i just search up the topic and lots of videos come up whether it’s examples or just a lesson. some of my faves are khan academy & the organic chemistry tutor. also in youtube there’s some videos that teach some really cool tricks (hand tricks), like it seems dumb but it’s actually kinda helpful!! dont forget that if you feel like it’s a bit slow or you don’t have time just put the speed at 1.5x or whatever fits for you!

5. redo homework or review problems that you got wrong 

6. create a list of problems that keep stumbling you create a list of the problems that you get wrong (it’s like your own review) and do them! make sure you understand why you got them wrong :)

7. take pictures of reviews to save on your phone (glance at them beforehand) this is for any subject, but take pics of your short reviews, so you can glance at them before the test! though you have the paper version, according to the situation it may easier to just use your phone. i’m also not too organized so papers get lost and that’s why i like to do this! you can either scan them and keep it in your notes (iOS) or save them in a folder whether it’s a camera roll album or google drive folder! doing tip #1 and this tip is extremely helpful for midterms/finals studying

8. be well rested & eat (especially at lunch) these are just a bunch of tips and you definitely shouldn’t feel the need to do them all!! the most important of them all is to be well rested and eat well. in order to retain memory and test well you need the energy and confidence bc you know you got this! if you study at lunch, make sure you do eat!! meals and sleep are extremely important and will affect your test.