high speed reading with a question in mind

Which of the following statements is the least verbose but most concise?

Pokemon is a fun game played by a multitude of people.

When preparing to answer SAT questions, you should first--

Answer the question in your head before looking at choices

When choosing an answer I should--

choose the most concise and can be supported

For the writing test--

I can jump into the questions directly

If I find numbers, percentages, dates and statistics in the reading test, I should--

I should put a box around them for easy reference

When answering questions with line references, I should

look above, below and around the line

What is a true statement regarding annotating in the reading test?

I need to annotate deeply and effectively

If you have five minutes left but you have an entire passage that is unread, you should--

scan the passage for details to answer several questions

high speed reading of top, middle and bottom text portions

Which of the following statements is true in regards to prior knowledge in the reading test?

Prior knowledge could fill in gaps that cannot be supported

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1
Scanning refers to--
fast reading to get the "jist" of the passage
high speed reading with a question in mind
reading the top, middle and bottom sections of a selection
2
Which of the following statements is the least verbose but most concise?
Pokemon is fun. It is played by a ton, a multitude of people
Pokemon is played by a ton of people.
Pokemon is a fun game played by a multitude of people.
Pokemon is da bomb.com!
3
When preparing to answer SAT questions, you should first--
immediately look at the choices to avoid wasting time
Answer the question in your head before looking at choices
find evidence to support your answer
4
When choosing an answer I should--
choose the most concise and can be supported
choose the one that jumps to conclusions
choose the one with extra information
5
For the writing test--
I can jump into the questions directly
I should put brackets around the paragraphs to summarize
it's important to read the passage to improve comprehension
I should always find evidence to support my answer
6
If I find numbers, percentages, dates and statistics in the reading test, I should--
I should put a box around them for easy reference
make connections to my own prior knowledge
highlight them for faster, quicker reference
use a calculator to estimate my passing probability
7
When answering questions with line references, I should
look only at the line--to avoid wasting time
re-read the entire paragraph to get a better understanding
look above, below and around the line
8
What is a true statement regarding annotating in the reading test?
I need to annotate deeply and effectively
annotating is optional
I need to annotate minimally to save time
I need to only underline, circle and block information
9
If you have five minutes left but you have an entire passage that is unread, you should--
scan the passage for details to answer several questions
read the passage and annotate deeply and effectively
Guess! Choose answers as fast as possible to secure points
Go back and check all of my previous answers
10
Skimming refers to--
reading the whole text as fast as you can
high speed reading that skips random parts of a text
high speed reading of top, middle and bottom text portions
11
Which of the following statements is true in regards to prior knowledge in the reading test?
Prior knowledge could fill in gaps that cannot be supported
Prior knowledge is critical when answering questions
Prior knowledge is especially important after reading a text
Prior knowledge is essential before reading an SAT passage

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