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Страница 1: ...SAT ACT for the POCKET PREP Interactive Handheld Tutor Electronic Publishers www franklin com TSA 2400 USER S GUIDE ...

Страница 2: ...e this ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not make any copies of the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE or of the data stored therein at the time of purchase whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the ELECTRONIC REFERENCE You may not ...

Страница 3: ...Key Guide 11 Using the Menus 14 Changing the Settings 15 3 Reviewing Preparation Materials 19 Highlighting and Looking Up Words 21 Using Bookmarks 23 4 Taking the SAT Practice Tests 25 Taking an SAT Practice Test 26 Answering the Essay Question 30 Answering Multiple Choice Questions 32 Answering Grid In Questions 33 Reading SAT Test Reports 35 2 ...

Страница 4: ...6 Using Study Aids 53 Using the Grammar Guide 53 Using the Calculator 55 Learning with Drills and Exercises 57 Using the User Word List 64 Copyrights Trademarks and Patents 67 FCC Notice 68 Disclaimer of Warranties 69 Higher Scores Limited Warranty U S only 69 Limited Warranty U S only 70 Limited Warranty EU and Switzerland 72 Limited Warranty outside U S EU and Switzerland 72 3 ...

Страница 5: ... or words to review later practice with three complete SAT tests and two complete ACT tests that can be timed and scored time your practice tests by counting up or down with the clock use the calculator to help solve math problems review answers and explanations diagnose and compare your performance with reports that you can format look up comprehensive definitions of words in the preparation mate...

Страница 6: ...uctions or help press At the Home menu a help menu is displayed Press A to view a help message or press B to view a demonstration of how to use the TSA 2400 The other time a help menu is displayed is during a practice test Press A to view instructions for the current section of the practice test Press B to view a help message or press C to go to the calculator Some questions have specific referenc...

Страница 7: ...ctice test If you do not set the clock the time stamp for the practice test will be inaccurate Installing or Replacing Batteries Your unit comes with and is powered by four 4 AAA batteries Install the batteries provided in the packaging to start using the unit Replace the batteries as soon as the low battery warning is displayed Follow these instructions to install or replace the batteries 1 Press...

Страница 8: ...eplace the battery cover Warning If the batteries wear out completely any user entered information may be erased You should always keep written copies of your important information Battery disposal Do not dispose of batteries with normal household waste Please obey your local regulations when disposing of used batteries ...

Страница 9: ...ort circuited Do not expose batteries to direct heat or try to take batteries apart Follow the battery manufacturer s instructions for battery use Always remove a weak or dead battery from the unit To avoid damage caused by leakage of the battery fluid replace the battery or batteries once every two years regardless of how much the unit has been used during that time Should a battery leak the unit...

Страница 10: ... reset button is recessed in a pin sized hole on the back of the unit Warning Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently disable your unit The message Initializing Keep data found in memory is displayed Note This message refers to user entered information not the text of the books User entered information includes practice test scores bookmarks the user word list and a...

Страница 11: ...n If you select No the message Erase data Are you sure is displayed Select Yes to erase all user entered information Select No to preserve the data Resuming Where You Left Off When you turn off the Pocket Prep for the SAT ACT and turn it on again the Princeton Review logo flashes and the last screen you viewed is displayed ...

Страница 12: ...word or the current word you are looking up in the dictionary or thesaurus to your user word list In SAT Drills displays answers At the Home menu goes to the SAT Prep section In the calculator divides numbers At Math Grid In questions displays the grid In the grid accepts an answer B In the thesaurus goes to the dictionary In the dictionary goes to the thesaurus At the Home 11 Home Help Bookmark B...

Страница 13: ...sult of a calculation At Math Grid In questions and in the grid erases an answer Turns the unit on and off Pauses a practice test Goes to the Home menu In practice tests SAT Drills and ACT Drills displays reference material for questions if available Backs up In practice tests stops a test Adds a bookmark at the current location if available otherwise goes to the Bookmarks menu In practice tests m...

Страница 14: ...own This key is referred to as ENTER throughout this guide Moves the screen up or down one line at a time Moves the highlight up or down These keys are referred to as the up and down arrow keys throughout this guide Moves to the previous screen item or entry In practice tests moves to the previous question Moves the highlight left This key is referred to as the left arrow key throughout this guide...

Страница 15: ...ow to make the best use of the preparation text Start from Home Use the Home menu to quickly access study materials practice tests and settings To access this menu press The following menu items are displayed SAT Prep Goes to the SAT Prep section SAT Practice Test Goes to the SAT Practice Test section ACT Prep Goes to the ACT Prep section ACT Practice Test Goes to the ACT Practice Test section Stu...

Страница 16: ...rence material you want to look up words Setting the Date and Time Set Date and Time enables you to set the date and time The date and time are used to time stamp and accurately record your practice tests To set the time and date follow these steps 1 Press 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight Settings and press ENTER The Settings menu is displayed 3 Press ENTER to select Set Date and Time 15 ...

Страница 17: ...ft and right arrow keys to adjust the year 5 Press the down arrow key to move to the next field 6 Continue using the arrow keys to adjust the settings and move between the fields 7 Press to return to the Settings menu Your settings are automatically saved 16 ...

Страница 18: ...ontrast follow these steps 1 From the Settings menu press the down arrow to highlight Screen Contrast 2 Press ENTER to select it The Screen Contrast screen is displayed 3 Press the left and right arrow keys to decrease and increase the screen contrast 4 Press to return to the Settings menu Your settings are automatically saved ...

Страница 19: ...e is 5 minutes Note The unit does not automatically turn off during a timed practice test Shutoff is disabled when the timer is operating Shutoff resumes when the time has expired The Default Lookup is the reference book that is opened when you want to look up a highlighted word in text Mark Dict to look up highlighted words in the dictionary or Thes to look up highlighted words in the thesaurus B...

Страница 20: ...w the SAT and ACT are organized and learn strategies for taking the tests To access the SAT Prep or ACT Prep menus and review their texts follow these steps 1 Press use the arrow keys to highlight SAT Prep or ACT Prep if necessary and then press ENTER Note Review How to Use This Device for extra guidance on how to make the best use of the preparation text 2 Use the down arrow to highlight the chap...

Страница 21: ...etails please read Highlighting and Looking Up Words on page 21 and Using Bookmarks on page 23 4 Press the left or right arrows to move to the previous or next screen Note At the beginning of a section press the left arrow to move to the previous section At the end of a section press the right arrow to move to the next section Press to return to the previous location 5 Press when done Follow the A...

Страница 22: ...er word list you first have to highlight the words To highlight words follow these steps 1 From any location in text press D to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press 2 Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want 3 Press ENTER to look up a word Note the word is looked up in the dictionary or thesaurus as determined in the Settings menu Please see Changing Other Setti...

Страница 23: ...up has multiple forms the different forms appear in a list The message Multiple forms flashes on the screen and the Multiple forms list is displayed Highlight the form you want and press ENTER to see its dictionary entry Understanding Thesaurus Entries A thesaurus entry consists of a group of synonyms antonyms and classmates Synonyms are words that have similar meanings for example happy joyous An...

Страница 24: ...w these steps 1 From any location in text press The Bookmark menu is displayed Note If you press from a practice test question the question is marked with a check so that you can review it later If you press from a menu you can only view the list of bookmarks or return to the menu If you press from an ACT drill the answer is displayed 2 Press ENTER to add the bookmark The message Bookmark added fl...

Страница 25: ... screen is displayed This screen shows the outline location of the bookmark From this screen you can go to the text location of the bookmark delete the bookmark or erase all bookmarks 4 Press ENTER again to select Go to this Bookmark To delete a single bookmark or erase the entire list of bookmarks press the down arrow to highlight Delete this Bookmark or Erase All Bookmarks and then press ENTER Y...

Страница 26: ... what to expect Taking a practice test on the unit is different from taking a practice test on paper This chapter describes how to do the following access practice tests read instructions and passages for a test section answer the different types of questions essay multiple choice and math grid in and check your test scores It is strongly recommended that you read this entire chapter before you be...

Страница 27: ...n arrow to highlight the practice test you want and then press ENTER The Practice Test Section menu is displayed Note If you have previously started the test you selected you will be asked to continue that test or start a new test If you select Yes continue you will go to the Practice Test Section menu Previously completed sections are listed at the bottom of the screen 4 Press the down arrow to h...

Страница 28: ...he timer begins 6 Press ENTER When you begin a section of a practice test the directions and any included reference information is displayed and the timer begins to run 7 Read the directions and any included reference information carefully 8 Press the down or right arrow keys to scroll Remember the up and down arrows scroll one line at a time The left and right arrows move you to the previous or n...

Страница 29: ...question Press to mark a question to remember those questions you want to review when the test or section is finished 11 Answer the question For details about how to answer specific kinds of questions read the following sections Note Remember you do not have to answer a question to move on to the next question Simply press the right arrow to move on to the next question 12 Continue until the secti...

Страница 30: ...ll resume where you left off Press to stop the test and discard your results so far You will be asked to confirm stopping the test Select Quit Section discard answers to confirm that you want to quit the test Select No return to test to cancel Select Finish Section Now save answers to stop the test but save your results so far Viewing Large Images Some graphs and tables in this device are too larg...

Страница 31: ...have completed the essay If you end the section before 25 minutes has elapsed the remaining time for the essay is lost To begin the essay question follow these steps 1 From the Practice Test Section menu highlight the essay section and press ENTER The Begin Section screen is displayed When you begin the essay section the time limit is displayed in addition to a brief review of the instructions If ...

Страница 32: ...ay please refer to How Are the Essays Scored in the Essay chapter of Cracking the New SAT How to Crack the Writing Section You can only adjust the score of your essay in the SAT Score Report screen Please see SAT Score Report in Reading SAT Test Reports on page 36 for more information Your default score is 6 Additional resources Users of the Pocket Prep for the SAT ACT do have access to the LiveGr...

Страница 33: ...e question thoroughly and read the possible answers Use the up and down arrow keys to read the entire question if necessary If at any time you need to read the instructions again press A help menu is displayed Press A to view the instructions press B to view a help message or press C to access the calculator From the instructions or help message press again to return to the question If you go to t...

Страница 34: ... question thoroughly Use the up and down arrow keys to read the entire question if necessary 2 Solve the question with the calculator or on your scrap paper Press C to access the calculator then press to return to the question If at any time you need to read the instructions again press A help menu is displayed Press A to view the instructions press B to view a help message or press C to access th...

Страница 35: ... arrow to move to the next column 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 until the answer you want is filled into the grid Enter only one character in a column Each column does not necessarily have to contain a number or symbol You can leave columns blank Just be sure that there are no blank columns in the middle of your solution Press E to erase the answer 7 Press A to accept the answer The question is displayed...

Страница 36: ...4 times the four most recent results for that test are saved To review the report for a test you have taken follow these steps 1 Press 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight SAT Practice Test and then press ENTER The SAT Practice Tests menu is displayed 3 Press the down arrow repeatedly to highlight Test Reports and then press ENTER The Test Reports menu is displayed 4 Press the down and up arrows to h...

Страница 37: ...arrows to decrease or increase your score Your overall score is recalculated automatically Analysis by Question Type Select Analysis by Question Type to view a report sorted by the type of question This report indicates the number and percent of questions of each type you answered correctly and incorrectly and those you left unanswered 1 Press the up and down arrows to select the type of questions...

Страница 38: ...he down arrow to move the highlight to the question you want explained 5 Press ENTER The Question Review screen is displayed The question is listed with your answer highlighted The correct answer is marked by an arrow An explanation of how to best determine the correct answer follows the answer choices Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll If the question refers to a passage or reference info...

Страница 39: ... the type of questions you want to review Select List incorrectly answered questions to view only those questions you got wrong Select List all questions to view all the questions in this section Select List marked questions to view only those questions you marked for review while you were taking the test 3 Press ENTER The results table is displayed This table displays the section question number ...

Страница 40: ...press to view the information Press again to return to the question Press the left or right arrows to go to the previous or next question in the report you were viewing Press to return to the report Press A to go to the corresponding portion of the SAT Prep text Review Essay Question Select Review Essay Question to review and re read the essay question Press the up and down arrows to scroll throug...

Страница 41: ... should know what to expect Taking a practice test on the unit is different from taking a practice test on paper This chapter describes how to do the following access practice tests read instructions and passages for a test section answer the different types of multiple choice questions and check your test scores It is strongly recommended that you read this entire chapter before you begin an ACT ...

Страница 42: ...e you will go to the Practice Test Section menu Previously completed sections are listed at the bottom of the screen 4 Press the down arrow to highlight the test section you want to take Note You do not have to take every section of each test For example if you need more practice on the verbal sections you can just take those sections of a test 5 Press ENTER The Begin Section screen is displayed W...

Страница 43: ...nformation press the right arrow to go to the first question 10 Read the question thoroughly Use the up and down arrow keys to read the entire question if necessary If at any time you need to read the instructions again press A help menu is displayed Press A to view the instructions press B to view a help message or press C to access the calculator From the instructions or help message press again...

Страница 44: ...n only finish this section and save your answers or stop the practice test and discard your score If time has expired you can finish this section and save your answers or stop the practice test and discard your score Press the down arrow to highlight the item you want then press ENTER 13 Press ENTER to select Finish section now save answers The Practice Test Section menu is displayed 14 Continue t...

Страница 45: ...right corner of the screen indicates what section of the image is currently displayed Press to return to the text Answering Questions All questions in the ACT are multiple choice questions To answer questions for the math reading and science reasoning sections follow these steps Note Answering questions in the English sections of the ACT works a little bit differently Read the next question for in...

Страница 46: ...ter the answer you want Press the button again to unselect an answer or press a different button to change your answer Note Remember you do not have to answer a question to move on to the next question 3 Press the right arrow to go to the next question To go back to a previous question press the left arrow Answering English Questions In an English section of the ACT questionable words or phrases a...

Страница 47: ... to see the multiple choice answers for the selected question Use the up and down arrow keys to read the entire question if necessary If at any time you want to return to the passage press If at any time you need to read the instructions again press A help menu is displayed Press A to view the instructions press B to view a help message From the instructions or help message press again to return t...

Страница 48: ...ovided paper Please use a pencil not a pen and write on every line of the paper Stop writing after 30 minutes but do not end the section until you have completed the essay If you end the section before 30 minutes has elapsed the remaining time for the essay is lost To begin the essay question follow these steps 1 From the Practice Test Section menu highlight the essay section and press ENTER The B...

Страница 49: ...ntinue taking the remaining sections of the test if any Scoring Your Essay For instructions on how to score your essay please refer to What the Graders are Grading in the Essay chapter of Cracking the ACT How to Crack the ACT Writing Test Note In this device your ACT score is calculated without using an essay score Reading ACT Test Reports You can review the results of each ACT practice test you h...

Страница 50: ...rrow to highlight the item you want to view and then press ENTER ACT Score Report Select ACT Score Report to view a top level summary of your score broken down by English mathematics reading and science reasoning Note Your ACT score is calculated without using an essay score This summary includes the test date and how long it took to finish the test Press ENTER to return to the Reporting Options m...

Страница 51: ... you were taking the test Select Go to study guide to go to the part of the ACT Prep text that discusses this type of question 3 Press ENTER The results table is displayed This table displays the section question number correct answer your answer and the time spent Bolded answers are incorrect Hyphens in the Your answer column indicate the question was left unanswered 4 Press the down arrow to mov...

Страница 52: ... by section This report indicates the number and percent of questions of each section you answered correctly and incorrectly and those you left unanswered 1 Press the up and down arrows to select the section you want to review in more detail and then press ENTER The Select Questions to View menu is displayed 2 Press the down arrow to highlight the type of questions you want to review Select List i...

Страница 53: ...t determine the correct answer follows the answer choices Press the up and down arrow keys to scroll If the question refers to a passage or reference information press to view the information Press again to return to the question Press the left or right arrows to go to the previous or next question in the report you were viewing Press to return to the report Press A to go to the corresponding port...

Страница 54: ...ide contains an outline of English grammar topics such as parts of speech phrases clauses the correct usage of punctuation and so on To view any grammar topic follow these steps 1 Press use the arrow keys to highlight Study Aids and then press ENTER 2 Press the down arrow to highlight Grammar Guide and press ENTER The Grammar Guide is displayed Each major section is composed of topics and sub topi...

Страница 55: ...enu item with the word QUIZ in the name press ENTER read the directions and press the right arrow to start the quiz To exit the grammar quiz press For more information about grammar quizzes please see Grammar Quizzes on page 62 5 Use the arrow keys to scroll through the text Press D to start a highlight and to turn it off 6 Press to return to the list of topics Press to go to the Home menu ...

Страница 56: ...ght Calculator and press ENTER 3 Press the arrow keys to move the highlight to the number or math operator you want and press E For example select a number You can type up to 10 digits If you type the wrong number select CE to clear the entry Select x or to add subtract multiply or divide To Press divide A multiply x B subtract C add D calculate a result E Select another number then select or pres...

Страница 57: ... 2360679775 Select the following keys in order 5 sqrt To use a percentage try this example calculation 12 of 480 57 6 Select the following keys in order 4 8 0 x 1 2 Using the Calculator Memory 1 In the calculator make a calculation or type a number Example calculation 52 x 8 12 x 3 380 2 Select the following keys in order 5 2 x 8 M 1 2 x 3 M MR Note An M is displayed on the screen when a number is...

Страница 58: ... and ACT Drills To select an item follow these steps 1 Press use the arrow keys to highlight Study Aids and press ENTER 2 Press the down arrow to highlight Drills and Exercises and press ENTER again 3 Use the arrow keys to highlight the item you want and press ENTER During any exercise you can read instructions by pressing For details about practicing the exercises read the following sections ...

Страница 59: ...ds to play using words from the user word list 1 Highlight the version you want from the Drills and Exercises menu then press ENTER Note You must save words in your user word list in order to select User List Flash Cards A word is displayed on the screen for you to study or define 2 If needed press ENTER to see the definition Then press to return to Flash Cards 3 Press the right arrow and press EN...

Страница 60: ... Press the down arrow to make the letter fall faster When the score reaches 50 a dinosaur appears on the display At 100 the dinosaur shoots fire from its mouth burns up all the letters and jumps off the display At 200 the dinosaur jumps down and squishes all the letters At each of these new levels the falling letter drops faster The game is over when there is no room for a new letter to fall into ...

Страница 61: ...he word 2 Press ENTER to pull a letter When the score reaches 50 100 200 400 and so forth all letters are cleared from the screen and a new level starts Letters appear faster with each new level The game is over when the screen is so crowded with letters that you cannot make a word a new letter appears in the same space as the bulldozer or a letter falls on an existing letter 3 Press to return to ...

Страница 62: ... to the first question Press to view the reference information or re read the passage if available Press C to go to the calculator if needed 5 Press A to display the answer to the question The answer is displayed at the bottom of the answer choices Use the down arrow to scroll down if necessary 6 Press the right arrow to go to the next question Press the left arrow to move to the previous question...

Страница 63: ...y 4 At the end of the directions press the right arrow to go to the first question 5 Press the left and right arrows to highlight your answer and press A see if your choice is correct 6 Use the arrow keys to highlight Prev or Next at the bottom of the screen and then press ENTER to go to the previous or next question If you are at the last question the next Grammar Guide quiz is displayed 7 At any...

Страница 64: ...ence information or re read the passage if available Press then C to go to the calculator if available 5 Press A E to select your answer If your guess is wrong guess again If your guess is correct the answer and the reasoning is displayed You can also press to display the answer to the question Use the down arrow to scroll down if necessary 6 Press the right arrow to go to the next question Press ...

Страница 65: ...ay come across a word you don t know that you want to save to your user word list Text in this case refers to the SAT Prep text ACT Prep text the Grammar Guide SAT drills ACT drills and dictionary and thesaurus entries 1 From any location in text press D to start the highlight To turn the highlight off press 2 Use the arrow keys to move the highlight to the word you want 3 Press ENTER to look up a...

Страница 66: ...eturns to the previous screen Press the down arrow and press ENTER to return to the previous screen without adding the word to the user word list Note If you try to add a word that is already on the user word list the message Already in list flashes on the screen For more information on dictionary and thesaurus entries please see Highlighting and Looking Up Words on page 21 6 Press to return to yo...

Страница 67: ...rrow to highlight a word on the list 4 Press ENTER to go to the User Word Detail screen From this screen you can look up the word in the dictionary or thesaurus delete the word from the user word list or erase all words from the user word list 5 Press the down arrow to highlight the option you want and press ENTER Note To remove a word or erase the all words on the list you must confirm the deleti...

Страница 68: ...e production of and does not endorse this product ACT is a trademark of ACT Inc which was not involved in the production of and does not endorse this product The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University U S Patents 4 830 618 4 891 775 5 113 340 5 203 705 5 218 536 PATENTS PENDING ISBN 1 59074 357 1 Note This device should be disposed through your local electronic product recycl...

Страница 69: ... the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following me...

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