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SAT ELA Practice
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1
Dashes act like
semi-colons and commas
semi-colons and hyphens
colons and semi-colons
commas and colons
2
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combine dependent clauses
all benefit from the vertical line test
are all the punctuation the SAT tests
can be two or more of the answer choices
3
Why do you put a star by a question?
It refers to a graph or chart
It has lead words
It gives a specific location and you should save it to last
It gives a specific location and should be answered ASAP
4
Which of the following is not one of the 4Cs?
Consistent
Clear
Correct
Cohesive
5
I can rely on my extensive vocabulary knowledge to answer the vocabulary questions.
false--you must read for context
true--it's a vocab test
6
If you aren't actually reading the passage, how do you answer big idea questions?
Save until last to get info answering the other questions
You do need to read the passage
Do now
Guess
7
Siqueiros was asked to celebrate tropical America in his work,
which he accordingly titled “América Tropical.”
he accordingly titled it “América Tropical.”
accordingly he titled it “América Tropical.”
it was titled accordingly “América Tropical.”
8
Which of the following is not a part of choosing your path in the reading section?
Order the passages
Read the blurbs
Read the questions
Scan for vocabulary, sentence complexity, and features
9
Which part of the following question should I underline?
because they
The passage most strongly suggests
that mental athletes are successful at memorization
10
Questions characterized by no lead or lines, extra work, whole passage questions should be done
never
in the order they appear
now
later
11
How long should question reconnaissance take?
10 seconds
5 minutes
30 seconds
2 minutes
12
If a phrase is moving around in the answer choices, check for
misplaced modifiers
concision
case
tense
13
If a colon is an answer choice
Choose it!
Check for an independent clause before the colon
Eliminate it if there is also a comma option
Check for a list following it
14
Which of these is not a distracter in the answers
completely unreasonable
could be true
red herring
mostly right/slightly wrong
15
A comma most likely needs to be removed if
It comes before the and in a series of items
It comes after the object of the verb.
It comes between two adjectives describing the same noun
It is the only one between the subject and verb
16
Emotions are not readily verifiable. I feel a yearning, simultaneously a pleasure and a pain.
"Not readily verifiable" = likely to be contradicted.
"Not readily verifiable" = not completely understood.
"Not readily verifiable" = without empirical support.
"Not readily verifiable" = unable to authenticate
17
Why do you underline lead words?
to locate line numbers
to focus your skimming of the passage on key phrases
to emphasize the task in the question
to mark your confusion
18
Which is not a use for apostrophes?
possession
contraction
plurals
19
You should always use paired POE to crack paired questions
true
false
20
Many explorers seeking the North Pole have perished in the attempt. What's the best evidence?
All this I understand, as one must...
Behind us, perhaps forever, lie the Cities of Men
Ministers claim polar expeditions are beneficial to the soul
Nobody has succeeded in this thing, and many have died
21
nothing better than an agreement...or some such low concern, taken up for a little interest
“low” most nearly means petty
“low” most nearly means depleted
“low” most nearly means weak
“low” most nearly means inadequate
22
If you are running out of time
answer letter of the day
make an interesting pattern
panic
keep reading
23
In general, the questions are aligned with the organization of the passage
true
false
24
Which should you do after question reconnaissance?
Choose your path
POE
Triage
Skim and scribble
25
How do you deal with dual passages
Answer all questions for 1, then 2, then both
Always save these for last
Answer the questions in order
The same as other passages
26
He painted the mural’s first section...during the day____, he painted the last at night
consequently
also
moreover
however
27
If the answer choices are verbs which do you not need to check
tense
passive/active voice
case
number
28
Predicting the answer will help you avoid traps.
false
true
29
Which of the following would fall into the never category?
Vocabulary in context
Extreme time suckers
Fetch with lead words
Whole passage questions
30
...paired the gene with a promoter (which is a sequence of DNA that controls gene activity)
The parenthetical phrase describes a new hypothesis
The parenthetical phrase clarifies a claim
The parenthetical phrase illustrates an abstract concept
The parenthetical phrase defines a term
