CHEMISTRY SAT II QUESTION TYPES

The SAT II is a rigorous exam and preparation is the best way to be successful on this exam. Students will have 60 minutes to answer 85 questions without the use of a calculator or any type of reference tables (You get a simple periodic table).

QUESTION TYPE A (approximately 20-25 questions)

            This section is similar to a matching test where five common choices are made using words or phrases. These choices are followed by several questions/phrases.  The student must determine which letter phrase best relates to the numbered question or phrase. It is important to note that the lettered choices may be used once, more than once, or not all in each section.

                                                (A) Oxygen                  (D) Helium

                                                (B) Carbon                   (E) Neon

                                                (C) Iron

_____ 1. The best conductor of heat and electricity.           _____ 2. Exists in nature as a diatomic molecule.

_____ 2. Used as a reactant during cellular respiration.       _____ 5. The element with the lowest density.

_____ 3. Often used to make bright red-orange glowing signs.

QUESTION TYPE B (approximately 15-20 questions) EVIL True-false

Directions for (101-106): Each question below consists of two statements, I in the left-hand column and II in the righthand column. For each question, determine whether statement I is true or false AND whether statement II is true or false and circle the corresponding T or F on the bottom of the page. Next circle in CE ONLY IF statement II is the correct explanation of the true statement I.

                    (I)                                          (II)

101. Mr. Loewen teaches chemistry                     BECAUSE      Mr Loewen wears glasses.

102. If a person walks they are in motion             BECAUSE      Cars produce gasoline.

103. Omaha is the capitol of the U.S.                   BECAUSE     Omaha is the largest city in the world.

104. President Lincoln died of natural causes       BECAUSE      Lincoln was president during the civil war.

105. Chlorine is a diatomic element.                     BECAUSE     Chlorine ends in "-ine"                                       

106. A dropped pen falls to the floor.                   BECAUSE    Gravity directs objects to the center of Earth.   

                                                         Circle your answers

QUESTION TYPE C (approximately 40-50 questions)

            This is the final and largest section of the exam. These questions are five choice multiple choice questions.

            _____ 1. Which of the following must be decomposed by a chemical reaction?

                                    (A) Al       (B) O₂         (C) salt water      (D) NaCl    (E) Co

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