Grade: Kindergarten Subject: SAT/ACT Skills Unit: Tiny Timed Attention Games SAT: ProblemSolving+DataAnalysis ACT: Math

Speed Practice

📖 Learn

⏱️ Speed drills help you answer quickly! The goal is to get faster while still being correct.

🎯 Tips for Speed Practice

  • Stay calm - Take a breath before you start
  • Look carefully - See the whole picture first
  • Trust yourself - Your first answer is often right!
  • Keep moving - Don't get stuck on one problem

⚡ How to Do a Speed Drill

  1. Have a grown-up say "GO!"
  2. Answer each question out loud
  3. Try to beat your best time!

💡 Examples

Here's how a speed drill works:

Question: How many? 🍎🍎🍎

You say: "THREE!" as fast as you can

Question: What color is this? 🔵

You say: "BLUE!" right away

Question: Which is bigger - elephant or ant?

You say: "ELEPHANT!" quickly

✏️ Practice

⏱️ Speed Drill! Have someone time you. Try to answer all 12 questions in under 1 minute!

1. How many? ⭐⭐

2. What shape? 🔺

3. How many? 🐟🐟🐟🐟

4. What color? 🟡

5. Is 3 more than 1? YES or NO

6. How many? 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

7. What shape? ⬜

8. How many? 🚗

9. Is a cat bigger than a house? YES or NO

10. What color? 🔴

11. How many? 🌙🌙🌙

12. What shape? 🔵

✅ Answer Key

  1. 2
  2. Triangle
  3. 4
  4. Yellow
  5. YES
  6. 5
  7. Square
  8. 1
  9. NO
  10. Red
  11. 3
  12. Circle

🏃 Challenge: Try again! Can you be even faster? Write down your times and see if you improve!

✅ Check Your Understanding

Think about these questions:

  • Did you get all 12 answers correct?
  • Were you able to stay calm while going fast?
  • Which questions were easiest for you?
  • Which questions took the longest?

🚀 Next Steps

  • Practice speed drills every day for a few minutes
  • Try to beat your best time each day
  • Move on to learn about mistakes we make when rushing!