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Dashes act like
Which of the following is not one of the 4Cs?
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Which of the following is not one of the 4Cs?
Cohesive
Consistent
Clear
Correct
2
Dashes act like
commas and colons
colons and semi-colons
semi-colons and hyphens
semi-colons and commas
3
How do you deal with dual passages
The same as other passages
Answer all questions for 1, then 2, then both
Answer the questions in order
Always save these for last
4
A comma most likely needs to be removed if
It comes after the object of the verb.
It is the only one between the subject and verb
It comes before the and in a series of items
It comes between two adjectives describing the same noun
5
Which of the following would fall into the never category?
Vocabulary in context
Whole passage questions
Fetch with lead words
Extreme time suckers
6
Which of these is not a distracter in the answers
completely unreasonable
red herring
could be true
mostly right/slightly wrong
7
Which part of the following question should I underline?
that mental athletes are successful at memorization
because they
The passage most strongly suggests
8
If a phrase is moving around in the answer choices, check for
concision
case
tense
misplaced modifiers
9
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
Guess
Do now
10
If you are running out of time
panic
make an interesting pattern
keep reading
answer letter of the day
11
...paired the gene with a promoter (which is a sequence of DNA that controls gene activity)
The parenthetical phrase clarifies a claim
The parenthetical phrase describes a new hypothesis
The parenthetical phrase defines a term
The parenthetical phrase illustrates an abstract concept
12
Which is not a use for apostrophes?
possession
contraction
plurals
13
How long should question reconnaissance take?
2 minutes
5 minutes
30 seconds
10 seconds
14
Why do you put a star by a question?
It gives a specific location and you should save it to last
It refers to a graph or chart
It has lead words
It gives a specific location and should be answered ASAP
15
Which of the following is not a part of choosing your path in the reading section?
Read the questions
Scan for vocabulary, sentence complexity, and features
Order the passages
Read the blurbs
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He painted the mural’s first section...during the day____, he painted the last at night
consequently
however
also
moreover
17
You should always use paired POE to crack paired questions
false
true
18
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
19
Emotions are not readily verifiable. I feel a yearning, simultaneously a pleasure and a pain.
"Not readily verifiable" = without empirical support.
"Not readily verifiable" = not completely understood.
"Not readily verifiable" = likely to be contradicted.
"Not readily verifiable" = unable to authenticate
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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 weak
“low” most nearly means depleted
“low” most nearly means inadequate
21
Siqueiros was asked to celebrate tropical America in his work,
which he accordingly titled “América Tropical.”
it was titled accordingly “América Tropical.”
he accordingly titled it “América Tropical.”
accordingly he titled it “América Tropical.”
22
. ? ! ; ,FANBOYS
are all the punctuation the SAT tests
combine dependent clauses
all benefit from the vertical line test
can be two or more of the answer choices
23
Why do you underline lead words?
to mark your confusion
to emphasize the task in the question
to locate line numbers
to focus your skimming of the passage on key phrases
24
If the answer choices are verbs which do you not need to check
number
case
tense
passive/active voice
25
Which should you do after question reconnaissance?
Skim and scribble
Triage
Choose your path
POE
26
Predicting the answer will help you avoid traps.
false
true
27
In general, the questions are aligned with the organization of the passage
true
false
28
Many explorers seeking the North Pole have perished in the attempt. What's the best evidence?
Ministers claim polar expeditions are beneficial to the soul
Nobody has succeeded in this thing, and many have died
All this I understand, as one must...
Behind us, perhaps forever, lie the Cities of Men
29
If a colon is an answer choice
Check for an independent clause before the colon
Choose it!
Eliminate it if there is also a comma option
Check for a list following it
30
Questions characterized by no lead or lines, extra work, whole passage questions should be done
never
later
now
in the order they appear
