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SAT Concepts and Vocabulary Review
SAT Concepts and Vocabulary Review
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A quiz to review the principle concepts taught and discussed in our #SAT Prep tutoring class.
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What does PEEL mean?
Purpose, Explain, Evidence, Link
Point, Explain, Evidence, Link
Point, Evidence, Explain, Link
Purpose, Explain, Evidence, Like
2
When encountering a vocabulary question, what tactic should you use?
Replace the word with the choices; see which one makes sense
Guess
Reread the underlined word/sentence without the word
Use context within the sentence and paragraph the word is in
3
According to Barron's, _____________ is an essential practice during and throughout the exam.
taking your time
rereading answers
rereading passages
annotation
4
What are dashes used for?
to make the writer look smarter
to annoy the reader/writer
to set off a word or phrase after an independent clause
to make an appositive
5
The SAT has passages on a variety of topics. What should you do if you find one you don't like?
Skip it
Suck it up and Read it anyway
Skim and guess the answers
Read it later after reading the ones that interest you first
6
Semicolons are versatile, they can even replace what word in a sentence?
however
but
and
because
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________ is the author's attitude toward the topic.
Purpose
Evidence
Link
Tone
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In Evidence-based questions, what is one of the most powerful tools you can use to answer them?
your reading skills
your prior knowledge and experiences
your patience
your guessing skills
9
According to Barron's, when answering a question, what should you do first?
Go back to the passage and reread it
Deduce your own answer
Eliminate the obviously wrong answers
Read the question that precedes it
10
This is a type of textual evidence you can directly find in the text.
explicit
implicit
summary
details
11
True or False? The "old" SAT used evidence based type questions.
FALSE
TRUE
12
Are you nervous about the SAT this weekend?
F&%& No :-D I'm ready!
YES!!!!! I'm planning my escape as we speak.
Naaaa
Can you repeat the question?
13
If you finish early, what do you do with your extra time?
Watch the clock
Sleep
Check for any answers you skipped and answer them
Go back and change your answers
14
In the writing section, "little picture" editing includes which of the following? (Pick 3)
word choice
flow
punctuation
grammar
15
If a writer's purpose is to persuade, they will do all the following except ___________.
convince
analyze
argue
inspire
16
When answering an SAT reading question, you should start by ____________ the answers.
explaining
eliminating
summarizing
using
17
Even though the text does not directly state something, you can _______ the answer.
change
infer
explicit
imply
18
When confronted with a dual passage question, you should look for...
function of both passages
connections between them
authors' tone, perspectives
all of the above :-)
19
Many questions are "twin" questions. How are they related?
The 1st one is the point & the 2nd one is the evidence.
They have the same mother, the passage.
One is the task, the other is the evidence
They are essentially the same question.
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The Writing section includes passage-based questions & asks you to improve the following...
ideas
style
meaning
all of the above
