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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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According to Barron's, _____________ is an essential practice during and throughout the exam.
taking your time
annotation
rereading passages
rereading answers
2
What does PEEL mean?
Purpose, Explain, Evidence, Like
Point, Evidence, Explain, Link
Purpose, Explain, Evidence, Link
Point, Explain, Evidence, Link
3
When confronted with a dual passage question, you should look for...
authors' tone, perspectives
all of the above :-)
function of both passages
connections between them
4
________ is the author's attitude toward the topic.
Evidence
Link
Purpose
Tone
5
Semicolons are versatile, they can even replace what word in a sentence?
but
and
because
however
6
When answering an SAT reading question, you should start by ____________ the answers.
summarizing
eliminating
using
explaining
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Many questions are "twin" questions. How are they related?
They have the same mother, the passage.
They are essentially the same question.
One is the task, the other is the evidence
The 1st one is the point & the 2nd one is the evidence.
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According to Barron's, when answering a question, what should you do first?
Read the question that precedes it
Deduce your own answer
Go back to the passage and reread it
Eliminate the obviously wrong answers
9
If a writer's purpose is to persuade, they will do all the following except ___________.
argue
convince
inspire
analyze
10
True or False? The "old" SAT used evidence based type questions.
FALSE
TRUE
11
Are you nervous about the SAT this weekend?
Naaaa
YES!!!!! I'm planning my escape as we speak.
F&%& No :-D I'm ready!
Can you repeat the question?
12
If you finish early, what do you do with your extra time?
Go back and change your answers
Sleep
Check for any answers you skipped and answer them
Watch the clock
13
What are dashes used for?
to set off a word or phrase after an independent clause
to annoy the reader/writer
to make the writer look smarter
to make an appositive
14
The Writing section includes passage-based questions & asks you to improve the following...
style
ideas
meaning
all of the above
15
This is a type of textual evidence you can directly find in the text.
explicit
details
summary
implicit
16
The SAT has passages on a variety of topics. What should you do if you find one you don't like?
Skip it
Skim and guess the answers
Read it later after reading the ones that interest you first
Suck it up and Read it anyway
17
In the writing section, "little picture" editing includes which of the following? (Pick 3)
punctuation
grammar
flow
word choice
18
When encountering a vocabulary question, what tactic should you use?
Use context within the sentence and paragraph the word is in
Guess
Replace the word with the choices; see which one makes sense
Reread the underlined word/sentence without the word
19
Even though the text does not directly state something, you can _______ the answer.
explicit
change
infer
imply
20
In Evidence-based questions, what is one of the most powerful tools you can use to answer them?
your patience
your prior knowledge and experiences
your guessing skills
your reading skills
