SAT ELA Overview (Lessons 1-8)

Question 1

If 45% of your college admission decision is based on ONE 3-hour test, it’s important to

Accepted Answer

PREPARE

Question 2

Questions that have the same patterns or parallel structures are called ___________ questions.

Accepted Answer

cousin

Question 3

These are designed to WASTE time ______.

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reading the line references, flipping back and forth between line references and, reading the questions first, fake out answers

Question 4

Are these the 4 parts of the SAT? Evidence Based Reading, Writing and Language, Math No-Calculator, Math Calculator

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Spend about ____ minutes on each passage on the Writing and Language Test.

Accepted Answer

9

Question 6

When is is okay to go back into the passage and look for the answer?

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textual evidence and vocabulary

Question 7

How many important grammar rules are tested on the SAT?

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The Same, 5 Every time

Question 8

The best test takers are not the smartest students - they are the ones who can identify ____ .

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the “brand” of questions the SAT uses.

Question 9

Don't be afraid to pick _______, BUT don't overuse it.

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NO CHANGE

Question 10

How long is the SAT test?

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180 minutes, 3 hours

Question 11

Approximately how many “important” punctuation rules are tested on the SAT?

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The Same, 17 every time

Question 12

What is being tested on the Writing and Language Test?

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punctuation rules, expressions of ideas, grammar rules

Question 13

What strategy will help you focus when reading?

Accepted Answer

Hashtag Strategy

Question 14

The SAT is a _________ test.

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learnable

Question 15

How much time should you spend on each reading passage?

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13 minutes

Question 16

The SAT is mandatory beginning with the class of ____.

Accepted Answer

2023

Question 17

The Writing and Language test is also a Reading test.

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True

Question 18

The Writing and Language portion of the test is _____ minutes long.

Accepted Answer

35

Question 19

How many reading passages are on the reading test?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 20

The national average score is a ________.

Accepted Answer

D, 66% / 1060

Question 21

Remember that the SAT is a test of PATTERNS. Learn these rules and you will be “Master of the SAT”!

Accepted Answer

YOU CAN DO THIS!, YOU CAN DO THIS!, YOU CAN DO THIS!, YOU CAN DO THIS!

Questions 21