... 13 ○ Get toKnowtheSATQuestionTypes 12 ○ Get toKnowtheSAT Format 11 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Chapter 2: Inside theSAT 11 ○ Summary: WhatYouNeedtoKnowaboutSAT Preparation ... have to your best on all seven SAT sections ○ GET TOKNOWTHESAT FORMAT ○ Learn abouttheSAT format Learn abouttheSATquestiontypes Take a look at theSAT answer sheet Understand how theSAT ... is the foundation that you re going to build on as you prepare for theSAT • Learning theSATquestiontypes is the best way to prepare for theSAT Since thequestiontypes never change, you ll...
... wanted; there’s no better way to focus your studies than by pinpointing the topics and questiontypesyouknow well and those in which youneed more practice Use the answer sheet below to record your ... the answers to see what word(s) might go in the blank(s) You have to decide first whatthe answer needs to express Then you can look at the answer choices to find one that matches your idea It ... any outside knowledge Stick tothe information within the sentence itself When you think youknowwhat idea the answer word needs to express, it’s time to look at the answers If you see an answer...
... Think of yourself as a detective trying to decode a secret message Once you have the key tothe code, it’s easy to decipher the message The following sections will give youthe keys youneedto unlock ... if you haven’t deciphered the meaning of the sentence, it would be a mistake to look at the answers to see what word(s) might go in the blank(s) You have to decide first whatthe answer needs to ... lack thereof You may also have to answer questions aboutthe tone of the passages as well as their overall theme or meaning Fortunately, the skills you are learning for the sentence completion questions...
... this your primary focus Just quickly try to answer thequestion as you read the passage Review the answer choices to find a match to your prediction Remember to read all distractors as theSAT ... topics, youneed not necessarily knowthe definitions of all words to correctly answer these questions In some ways, this section is a warm up, if you will, tothe reading passage questions The ... substituting the word “blank” for the actual blank(s) to help give you a feel for the overall flow of the sentence Focus on the standard definitions as youknow them to be for the words in the sentence...
... lack thereof You may also have to answer questions aboutthe tone of the passages as well as their overall theme or meaning Fortunately, the skills you are learning for the sentence completion questions ... questions ask about, then look for those words and phrases in the passage When you find them, you can either go ahead and answer thequestion right then or mark the area to come back to later If you don’t ... what are the points of difference? Jot these things down and refer back to them, if necessary Expect to refer back tothe passages(s) on virtually every question If youknowthe answer to a question...
... If you find yourself confused by the content of a passage, take a quick look at the questions This should let youknow whether or not youneedto figure out whatever sentences are stumping you ... missed? Are there strategies that would help you if you practiced them? Were there many words you didn’t know? Whatever your weaknesses are, it’s much better to learn about them now and spend the time ... in mind that you not have to memorize all of the formulas Most of these formulas will be given toyou on the test Your task is to make sure you understand how and when to use them There may be...
... if you haven’t deciphered the meaning of the sentence, it would be a mistake to look at the answers to see what word(s) might go in the blank(s) You have to decide first whatthe answer needs to ... within the sentence so that you can answer without having any outside knowledge Stick tothe information within the sentence itself When you think youknowwhat idea the answer word needs to express, ... a question has two blanks, you may be able to figure out the answer to one blank but not the other If so, that’s good you can now eliminate all answers that not fit in the blank youknow Then you...
... 5658 SAT2 006[03](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:42 PM Page 48 5658 SAT2 006[03](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:42 PM Page 49 – THESAT CRITICAL READING SECTION – Although the valiant explorer tried for years to reach the ... baseball to a(n) ; in other words, she began to follow every game during the season a amateur b dilettante c lark d aficionado e joker 20 Despite their viewpoints, the delegates managed to ... simple way to secure repeat customers, namely planned for their products a conciliation b belligerence c obsolescence d utopia e parity As a result of the candidate’s replies to her opponent...
... lack thereof You may also have to answer questions aboutthe tone of the passages as well as their overall theme or meaning Fortunately, the skills you are learning for the sentence completion questions ... your needs and temperament There’s no one “right” way to read The right way to all of these things is the way that works for you; so as you practice, try variations on the method to see what ... and grab your attention Be sure to keep your pencil poised to write as you read You will want to mark key words and phrases as you see them Next, read the passage all the way through As you finish...
... the SAT, the questions are organized roughly in the same order as the parts of the passage to which they refer In other words, the answer tothe second question will most likely be found in the ... questions ask about, then look for those words and phrases in the passage When you find them, you can either go ahead and answer thequestion right then or mark the area to come back to later If you don’t ... what are the points of difference? Jot these things down and refer back to them, if necessary Expect to refer back tothe passages(s) on virtually every question If youknowthe answer to a question...
... especially curious about old stories c it would be bad luck for them to hear the story d the story was not very important to anyone e why sadden young people with the story 64 5658 SAT2 006[03](fin).qx ... Blas They stood on the decks waving signals to each other as one sailed away tothe south, the other tothe north It was remembered afterward by those who were in the ship with the Señorita, that ... coming in They would have tragedies enough of their own presently; what was the use of passing down the old ones? Yet the story was not one to be forgotten; and now and then it was told in the twilight...
... understood in other lands, were unknown; but each retainer of any chief contributed in the productions of his holding tothe support of the chief ’s table But I was destined to grow up away from the ... noticed me My own father and mother had other children, ten in all, the most of them being adopted into other chiefs’ families; and although I knew that these were my own brothers and sisters, ... homelessness c used to support the chief ’s retainers d viable in the present day e superior tothe present system 21 In line 2, the phrase the abundance of the chief was procured by the poverty of...
... easy to find in such short passages) and more questions aboutthe structure of the passage and the strategies the author uses to convey his or her idea These questions may ask youaboutthe order ... b The author of the first passage writes aboutthe importance of observing what is in front of you, even though many won’t see it The second author also writes about using your mind to see what ... strategies you can use to answer these questions more effectively So while you should continue to hone your general reading comprehension skills and expect questions about vocabulary, the main...
... questions simply ask youto look at the decisions the writers made and consider the impact of their choices On test day, you may come across a question or two asking youto identify the specific strategy ... the writer use certain words to suggest ideas or elicit emotions from the reader? After you finish the paragraph, try to sum up the main idea in your own words Even if there isn’t a questionabout ... Reading Questions The passages below are followed by several questions about their content Read each passage carefully and answer the questions based on what is stated or implied in the text Use the...
... scarves tossed around their necks and over their shoulders to show they’re cock o’ the walk They have long hair which falls across their foreheads and over their eyes so that they can toss their ... groceries or we’ll go to England to work on the building sites Our sisters will mind their children and scrub their floors unless they go off to England, too We know that We’re ashamed of the way we look ... go to school through lanes and back streets so that we won’t meet the respectable boys who go tothe Christian Brothers’ School or the rich ones who go tothe Jesuit school, Crescent College The...
... valuable 34 The primary purpose of the passage is a to introduce the single-payer healthcare system b to compare the U.S healthcare system to Canada’s c to propose a solution tothe current healthcare ... asbestos, emphasize how common asbestos is in older homes It may cause readers to want to check their homes for asbestos (choice d), but the primary goal is to highlight the extent of asbestos ... ago) While the other answers might be true, they are not described in the passage 13 b Unpalatable may be defined as not agreeable to taste You might knowthe word palate as the roof of the mouth,...
... audience WORK TO UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN STRATEGIES AND TO IMPROVE THEM • Ask yourself questions about how you read: Do you read too quickly or slowly? Do you tend to lose your focus? Can you scan for ... it your own ASK YOURSELF IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN BOTH WHATTHE TEXT SAYS” AND WHAT IT DOES.” • In other words, can you both provide a summary of key claims and theses and understand its purpose, what ... trying to change your view in some way ATTEMPT TO UNDERSTAND HOW EACH WRITER’S BACKGROUND AND PURPOSES INFLUENCE WHAT THEY WRITE • Reading a text critically requires that you ask questions about the...
... if you combine … with …? List events of the story in sequence What might you say aboutthe future of the story’s characters? Do you agree/ disagree with …? Whatyou think about …? What is the ... questions relevant tothe purposes of the interview The following questions are the core ones: - What is critical thinking in your opinion? - Whatyouknowabout critical reading? - What is the relationship ... refers to how well the materials deliver what they promise or whether they are true tothe rationale or theory that the materials purport to follow To assert that a material is critical means to...
... claimed that a good knowledge of the reading topic was not important to reading comprehension As opposed tothe results of the above questions, the last question concerned tothe importance of ... coded The same coding procedure was used for the rest of the questionnaire The scores on the scale for the first three questions in the questionnaire were interpreted as follows - From to 1.4 ... short, the bottom-up model tends to be linear as they start with the printed stimuli and proceed to higher level stage, one step after another The basis for bottom-up processing is the linguistic knowledge...