The Geometry Regents Exam assesses a student’s understanding of the Geometry Common Core Learning Standards. Students must demonstrate an understanding of mathematical concepts, use prior knowledge and prerequisite skills, and solve real-world problems using tools and formulas to pass the exam. 

What are the essential topics for Geometry Regents exam?

• It is worth noting that understanding topics related to Congruence (27-34% of the exam) is represented far more than Circles (only 2-8% of the exam).
• While you should never skip any exam topics while studying, you can use this information to prioritize which topics you intend to review the most.
• Pro Tip: If you don’t have much time to study, try concentrating your efforts on topics such as Congruence (27-34% of the exam) and Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry (29-37% of the exam). You will most likely pass the exam if you master just these two strands.

How should you prepare for Geometry Regent exam?

1. Practice previous geometry regents exams

• Every Geometry Regents exam from the last several years is available online for free (along with the corresponding answer key and model answers). 
• You can take these exams at home to gauge your readiness and identify areas of weakness you can work on while studying.
• Practising old exams is a great way to become acquainted with the exam format, the types of questions the exam will ask, and the format of your responses.

1. Understand your reference sheet

• Before the exam, please familiarize yourself with the reference sheet and understand what information and formulas it contains (and which ones are not). 
• If you have anything memorized for the exam, write it down on your reference sheet as soon as the test starts.
• Transferring the information to paper frees up valuable mental energy you can apply to the exam questions.

1. Divide your studying

• Cramming is not a idea for an exam like the Geometry Regents. It will result in failure. 
• Instead, spread your studying out over several weeks before exam day. 
• In addition to reviewing previous exam questions, you should go over your Geometry notes, practice problems, quizzes, and tests.

1. Understand proofs

• If you want to pass not only the Geometry Regents but also score a 90 or higher, you must ensure that you understand the more difficult topics on the exam.

How is the Geometry Regents exam scored?

• The average, highest, and lowest scores are displayed. A good regent score is higher than 3. 
• You can use your test results to graduate if you score 3, 4, or 5.
• Recent exam changes have made it more difficult for students to pass. 
• Students must score at least 39% on all questions beginning in 2020. This score was 36% in 2018-2019. 
• The new Geometry Regents Curve scores have raised the difficulty level for students.

Why Are Geometry Exams Curved?

• Curved state exams have review guidelines that normalize test results. 
• It is useful when looking for correlations between scores and curves. 
• It allows students to evaluate the various test versions more efficiently and scale appropriately for the average score.

A 65 requires less than 65%; the score needed to pass.

• A student only needed a raw score of 33 or 34 to get a 65 on most Geometry Regents exams.
• Because the maximum raw score is 86, a student only needed 40% of the points (34 out of 86) to receive a 65. 
• If we only look at the multiple-choice questions and ignore the other three sections, we can see that a student must correctly answer 71% of the multiple-choice questions (17 out of 24) to receive a 65 on the entire test.

What is the number of questions on the Geometry Regents Exam?

• The Geometry Regents Exam consists of 35 questions.
• However, not all of the questions are equally weighted.

How many questions must you get right to pass the geometry regents?

• As of January 2018, students needed to earn 30 credits to pass with a score of 65.
• For example, a student would obtain a passing score by correctly answering 15 multiple-choice questions with two credits each.

What should you bring to the Geometry Regents?

• All sections of the Geometry Regents exam allow students to use a graphing calculator.
• Students will also have access to a compass and a straightedge (ruler) for the course duration.

Conclusion

The Geometry Regents Exam measures a student’s knowledge of the Geometry Common Core Learning Standards. To pass the exam, students must demonstrate an understanding of mathematical concepts, apply prior knowledge and prerequisite skills, and solve real-world problems using tools and formulas.