General Strategies
Bubble What?
Where are the answers?
In the text, find evidence
Direct Correlation
as X increases, Y increases
they're, their, and there
they're = they are
their = belonging to it/them
there = a place at a distance, not here
Where does the comma(s) go?
Alton Bruce and Tim should not be blamed for all the mistakes.
Alton, Broce, and Tim should not. . . .
Play What?
Play all 4 quarters. Every minute. Every Second is a chance to raise your score.
What first?
Skim. Briefly annotate. then question stems.
Inverse Correlation
as X increases, Y decreases
Then / Than
Then = next, at a later time
Than = compared to
Where does the comma(s)go?
The lead guitarist who had a tattoo of a dragon on his back and the drummer who always wore cowboy boots were often seen fighting backstage during the band's ill-fated ten-year reunion tour.
The lead guitarist, who had a tattoo of a dragon on his back, and the drummer, who always wore cowboy boots,
Eliminate Wrong Answers.
It's easier to find wrong answers than right ones.
The answers choices are
designed to trick you. Predict first
2 Experiments / Scientist / Students?
Find the differences between the 2
could of, should of, would of
not a thing, eliminate
Where does the comma go?
If we made even a slight mistake. The entire project could be ruined.
If we made even a slight mistake, the entire project could be ruined.
Lose the Battle.
Win the War. 2 minute rule.
Main Idea
First or last paragraph
x-axis
horizontal, independent variable, causes change to the dependent variable
It's / its / its'
It's = it is
its = belonging to it
its' = NOT A FREAKING WORD
Where does the comma go?
He tried to tell his mother that he was feeling ill but she knew that he was lying.
He tried to tell his mother that he was feeling ill, but she knew that he was lying.
What are the 4 test sections, in order.
English, Math, Reading, Science
First Passages to read?
Things to annotate in a Research Summary passage (with experiments).
FACTS, hypothesis, method, change
Who / Whom
Who = replace with I/you/he/she/they (subject pronouns)
Whom = replace with me/him/her/them (object pronouns)
Where does the comma(s) go?
Unfortunately the train workers were on strike that day so I ended up delayed in Milan for several hours.
Unfortunately, the train workers were on strike that day, so I ended up delayed in Milan for several hours.