Quarter 1 Exam Study Guide
The exam will have free response questions and multiple choice questions. Some multiple choice questions ask you to "fill-in-the-reason"
for a statement in a proof, where you indicate your answer by filling in one or more bubbles in a scantron.
The exam will primarily cover topics from the first four chapters of the Geometry book. Algebra 1 skills and techniques are presumed, and may be needed to answer some of the geometric questions. Your personal Qtr 1 Theorem Notebook is a very good starting place for review.
The following are the key topics we have studied thus far:
From chapter 1: Postulates, Axioms, Definitions, Theorems, Lines, Segment, Rays, Angles, Planes, intersections, Bisectors, Angular Bisectors, Vertical Angles, Supplements, and Complements, Midpoint and Distance Formulas, Segment Addition, Angle Addition, Bisecting an Angle, and Bisecting a Segment Constructions.
From Chapter 2: Inductive and Deductive Reasoning, Conditional Statements (hypothesis, conclusion, converse, inverse, contrapositive), Biconditional Statements, Law of Detachment, Law of Syllogism,Truth tables, Distributive Property, Reflexive Symmetric and Transitive Properties of Equality, Linear Pair Postulate, Vertical Angles are Congruent
From Chapter 3: Perpendicular lines Parallel Lines, Skew lines, Transversals, Corresponding Angles, Alternate Interior Angles, Alternate Exterior Angles, Same-Side Interior angles, Linear equations, Parallel and Perpendicular Slopes, construct parallel and perpendicular lines.
From Chapter 4: The Sum of Interior Angles of a Triangle (180°), Exterior Angle Theorem, The acute angles of a right triangle are complementary, Third Angles Theorem, Types of Triangles (Scalene, Isosceles, Equilateral, Acute, Right, Obtuse), Copy a Triangle Construction (233, 254, 255), Triangle Congruency Postulates and Theorems: Side-Angle-Side (SAS), Side-Side-Side (SSS), Angle-Side-Angle (ASA), Angle-Angle-Side (AAS), Hypotenuse-Leg (HL), Base Angle Theorem (Isosceles Triangle Theorem), Making a two column proof that proves statements based on corresponding parts of congruent triangles.
The style of the test combines the free response questions like previous chapter tests, but will also include multiple choice questions similar to a standardized test (PSAT, SAT, ACT, etc). At the end of each chapter are multiple choice questions if you would like to practice that style of question. I recommend going over old quizzes and tests to remind yourself of the questions you mastered and to master those you need to understand better.
Each chapter in the book has practice "Standardized Test" problems on the content of each chapter (pages 51, 99, 154, and 202 ). Additionally, the following links have helpful review practice:The exam is graded on a curve and represents 20% of your grade. Finally, remember to go to bed at a descent hour so you are rested enough to think clearly, and have a healthy breakfast. Good luck!