SAT Essay

Question 1

Statistically, students score lowest on their __________ score.

Accepted Answer

Analysis

Question 2

How long will you have to complete the SAT Essay?

Accepted Answer

55 Minutes

Question 3

The SAT Essay prompt will always require you to (select all that apply):

Accepted Answer

Summarize the passage, Focus on the effectiveness of the author's argument, Identify the author's persuasive tactics

Question 4

What will the task on the SAT Essay always be?

Accepted Answer

To explain how an author builds an argument

Question 5

When it comes to evaluating your reading, what are the scorers looking for?

Accepted Answer

How well you understood the passage

Question 6

It is better to use a lot of quotes as textual evidence than to paraphrase in your essay response

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

Your writing score consists of all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

Textual Evidence

Question 8

When it comes to evaluating your writing abilities, what are the scorers looking for?

Accepted Answer

How well you structured your response

Question 9

Do you need any prior knowledge to understand the passage you must analyze?

Accepted Answer

No; it will be about a general topic

Question 10

The SAT Essay is very similar to a lot of the essays you will have to write in college.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Your SAT essay MUST have at least

Accepted Answer

3 paragraphs

Question 12

What type of writing will you be analyzing for the SAT Essay?

Accepted Answer

A writing in which an author/speaker is trying to persuade an audience

Question 13

When it comes to evaluating your powers of analysis, what are the scorers looking for?

Accepted Answer

How well you analyzed the author's argument

Question 14

Because there is a time restraint, you should just skim the passage and go straight to answering the prompt.

Accepted Answer

False

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