ask why the author wrote the passage the way he or she did

Tone questions require you to

identify positive, negative, or neutral feelings the author might have

used to determine college admission decisions

What is an example of literally interpreted data?

25% of students failed the English Regents

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1
Which test has an optional essay?
neither
SAT
both
ACT
2
The SAT will be fun
False
True
3
Strategy questions
ask about graphs, figures, and charts
will ask about vocabulary in context
ask why the author wrote the passage the way he or she did
required you to cite evidence
4
If you are running out of time, try
strategy questions
a&b
vocab-in-context questions
line reference questions
5
What type of questions do you use the backsolve strategy for?
Main Idea
Data
Evidence
Tone
6
What kind of questions will you have to answer about the meanings of words in the passage?
Strategy
Vocab-in-context
Inferential
Double passages
7
Which test has a science section?
SAT
ACT
neither
both
8
Which strategy means to get rid of wrong answers?
Elimination
Anticipation
Backsolve
Guessing
9
Main idea questions should be answered using anticipation
False
True
10
If you are running out of time, you should read the passage as quickly as possible and then answer questions
False
True
11
Which strategy is when you think of the answer in your own words beforehand?
Elimination
Backsolve
Anticipation
Guessing
12
SAT School Day is
Monday, March 25
Tuesday, April 2
Thursday, April 11
Wednesday, April 10
13
Tone questions require you to
identify similarities and differences between the passages
identify rhetorical strategies
identify the main idea of the passage
identify positive, negative, or neutral feelings the author might have
14
Inferential Questions...
are the easiest on the SAT
are solved by elimination
are about what the passage literally says
are solved by anticipation
15
What type of passage is NOT a part of the SAT reading section?
Science
Fiction
Poetry
History
16
What is an example of a negative tone word?
jubilant
nostalgic
elated
hostile
17
The SAT is
used to determine who gets National Merit scholarships
compare you to other students at this school
used to determine college admission decisions
used to determine if you qualify for work study
18
What is an example of literally interpreted data?
The value is 25% lower this year than last year
Students in Ms. Claus' class did better than students in Ms. Marvel's class
The graph is measuring student pass rates on the English Regents
25% of students failed the English Regents
19
If you can narrow it down to two answer choices
Choose C
guess
leave it blank
re-read the passage
20
You should leave a question blank if you don't know the answer
False
True
21
What are the three types of answers you should eliminate?
A,B.C
irrelevant, false, wrong
random, trick, irrelevant
False, random, irrelevant
22
How long is the SAT (without breaks & the essay)
2 hr 50 minutes
3 hr 50 minutes
2 hr 55 minutes
3 hr
23
The ACT and SAT differ in that...
The ACT has more questions
The ACT doesn't allow you to use a calculator for some math questions
The SAT has more questions
The ACT is a longer test
24
What kind of questions ask about what the passage literally said?
Inferential
Explicit
Strategy
Data
25
You don't lose points for incorrect answers on the SAT
True
False
26
Double passages
can be about any subject
will require you to read two passages
all of the above
should be treated separately first then as a double passage

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