Vocabulary
Grammar Rules
Strategies for the SAT
SAT Format
College Choice
100

It means "to examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation."

What is analyze?

100

If "and" is used to connect two subjects, the verb must always be this.

What is plural? 

100

Even if you're running out of time, you should never do this on the SAT because it won't be penalized.

What is leave questions blank?

100

This is the max score you can get on the Reading and Writing Test combined.

What is 800? (400 for both sections)

100

This is the name of the program you are currently in. We will continue to support you as you move into the next part of this college journey.  

What is Let's Get Ready?

200
This word has two meanings: to cause fires or to stir up conflict

What is incendiary?

200
"The boys liked to sing, read, and dancing" are faulty in this grammar rule.

What is parallelism?

200
This last sentence of your SAT Essay intro should be clear and concise.

What is the thesis?

200

You get this many minutes to read a passage and write an essay about it on the SAT.

What is 50 minutes?

200

According to admissions officer Earl Johnson, this should be "align itself" with your transcript.

What is your SAT score?

300

This word means "extremely delicate and light in a way that seems to perfect for this world"

What is ethereal?

300

Don't confuse these two words: one is a singular possessive pronoun, the other an alternative for "it is"

What are "its" and "it's"?

300
We used this object as an analogy to how the main idea is related to supporting details.

What is an umbrella?

300

You have 35 minutes to answer this many questions on the Writing Test.

What is 44 questions?

300

If you're taking non-AP courses when your school offers many, you're not doing this thing which colleges want to see.

What is challenging yourself?

400

This term describes the adjective minute and the verb minute. 

What is homonym?

400

The idiom is not "aim to" but "aim" followed by this word.

What is "at"?

400

These three rules are what the SAT Writing Section tests. Hint: They start with P, C, and C.

What are precision, concision, and consistency?

400

You must answer 52 reading questions in this amount of time.

What is 65 minutes?

400

More than 800 colleges in 49 states require their applicants to fill out this form.

What is the Common App?

500

One means "about to happen" and the other means "high or lofty"

What are imminent and eminent?

500

A semicolon or period cannot just be substituted by a comma, but they can be substituted by a comma followed by one of these.

What is a coordinating conjunction? (aka FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

500
These are the three words that describe the MTA strategy for the Reading Section.

What are M(entioned), T(rue), and A(nswer)?

500

This is the median SAT score.

What is 1083?

500

Dante has been involved in 10 extracurriculars since 9th grade. These include activities in psychology, philosophy, math, physics, Spanish, French, and biology. He does not have any leadership positions because he usually only stays with an activity for a semester before losing interest.

Alfred is a rising senior who is really interested in engineering and math. He has been a member of his robotics and math teams since 9th grade. This coming year, he will be the captain of both teams. He also tutors math after school.

Unlike Dante, Alfred has this.

What is a clear story/narrative?

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