Vocabulary In Context
"The scientist's hypothesis was corroborated by the data.". Corroborated most nearly means this.
Supported or Confirme
Colleges use SAT scores alongside these other parts of your application to make admissions decisions
GPA, extracurriculars, essays,or letters of recommendation
the main idea of a passage is best described as _ not a specific detail but the point the whole passage is making
the central point
2 parallel lines are cut by a transversal. The co-interior (same-side interior) angles add up to this
180° they are supplementary
the SAT is made up of two main sections, name them
reading and writing, and math
In the phrase "a frugal shopper," frugal has a positive connotation, but this near-synonym carries a negative one.
Cheap or Miserly
this term describes schools that do not require applicants to submit SAT scores as part of their application
test optional
when looking for the main idea you should pay special attention to the first and last paragraphs because they often contain this
the thesis and concluding statement
an angle measure is 63° it's complement measures this and its supplement measures this
Complement = 27° Supplement = 117°
the highest possible score on the SAT is this number, made up of the two section scores that each max out at this
1600 total each section score maxes out at 800
"Despite her austere upbringing, she developed a taste for luxury.". Austere most nearly means this.
Severe, Plain
a high SAT score can earn a student this type of financial award from a college, reducing the cost of tuition.
merit scholarship
a passage spends four paragraphs describing how plastic pollution harms ocean ecosystems. The main idea is best stated as this
plastic pollution has damaging effects on ocean ecosystems
2 lines intersect forming vertical angles of (3x + 10)° and (5x − 14)°, find x
3x + 10 = 5x − 14 = x = 12
The digital SAT is divided into this many modules per section, and the second module adjusts in difficulty based on this
2 modules per section, the 2nd adapts based on your performance in the first
To "disparage" someone is to do this to them.
Criticize
colleges often publish this statistic showing the SAT score range of their middle 50% of admitted students, which applicants use to gauge their competitiveness
the 25th to 75th percentile SAT score range
a passage begins warmly praising a scientist's work but ends by questioning her methods, the tone of the passage overall is best described as this
mixed
a transversal crosses two parallel lines, one alternate interior angle is (4x + 5)° and the other is (6x − 15)°, find the measure of each angle
7x + 3 + 3x + 17 = 180 = 10x + 20 = 180 = x = 16. angles = 115° and 65°
this organization creates and administers the SAT, and it also runs the PSAT and AP exams
An author who presents both sides of an argument before reaching a conclusion is best described as having this type of approach.
Balanced or Objective
beyond admissions some colleges use SAT scores for this purpose once a student has enrolled to place them in the appropriate level course
course placement
on the SAT, author's purpose questions often ask why the author included a specific paragraph or detail, not just the whole passage You should ask yourself this question when answering
how does this detail support the author's overall argument or point
a rectangular prism has dimensions 3 × 4 × 5. A similar prism has dimensions scaled by a factor of 3, by what factor does the volume increase and what is the new volume?
volume scales by 3³ new volume is 60 × 27 = 1,620.
the SAT is designed to measure these 2 broad things that colleges care about when evaluating applicants
college readiness, specifically reading and writing skills and mathematical reasoning, not just memorized content