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SAT- Reading Section Strategies
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About how much time should you spend on EACH PASSAGE?
20 minutes
5 minutes
12 minutes
2 minutes
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What is the first thing you should do when you start the reading section?
read the first passage from beginning to end
count how many questions there are for each passage
skim the passages, label as easy or hard
go back to the previous section and finish it
3
Which of the following should you do for each passage?
read the first and last sentences of the passage
look for transition words (change the direction of passage)
Read the introduction
Read the topic sentences of each paragraph
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What topics are the passages about?
science and technology only
science, and math
science, technology, social studies, and fictional stories
science and social studies
5
When answering questions about the meaning of a word you must...
use your prior knowledge of the closest synonym
read the sentence that contains word to get the meaning
look at the summary of the passage
look for the definition of the word in the reading.
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when should you fill in answers on the scantron?
when you have 5 minutes left
after you answer each question
after you answer all questions for a passage
when you have 2 minutes left
7
After you finish reading each passage, ask yourself “what is the main idea of this passage?”
yes...do this!
waste of time
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why should you try to do well on the PSAT?
poor score = support class next year
it's excellent practice for the SAT
you could get scholarship money if you do well!
it can help you get noticed by recruiters
9
Which descriptor best matches the evidence based reading and writing section of the SAT?
passages that are 1 paragraph long, with 1-2 questions
you have to write a 5 paragraph essay
tests grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary
passages that are 1-2 pages long, followed by ~10 questions
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You should annotate the text by summarizing as you read.
False
True
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When answering questions relating to a graph/chart you should
eliminate easy wrong answers first
skip these and come back to them later...they're hard
do all of the math that is required for each possible answer
not waste your time with these questions. they're worth less
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How long is the "Evidence Based Reading and Writing" section?
1 hour
45 minutes
30 minutes
90 minutes
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How many passages are there?
6
4
5
8
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You should leave the questions you are unsure of blank
true
false
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When you see extreme words like never or always used in answer choices, you can
usually rule them out
it's ALWAYS the right answer
It's ALWAYS the wrong answer
it's probably the correct answer
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When using a chart/graph to answer a question you should first...
read the title and the axis labels
find the spot in the reading that references the image
determine the units
determine the scale
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which word(S) are associated with wrong answers?
always, never
mostly, sometimes
although, on average
usually, on average
