SAT Strategies
no, answer every question
What type of question is the following:
As used in line 6, "extreme" most nearly means?
Vocabulary in context
What 3 components are needed to make a complete sentence?
subject (noun), predicate (verb) and a complete thought.
Make an educated guess based on prior knowledge.
Connecting Comma Practice. Where does the comma(s) go in the following sentence:
Andrew Mark and Eric all play on the varsity basketball team.
Andrew, Mark, and Eric all play on the varsity basketball team.
What is the SAT strategy that requires a student to keep in mind how much time they have left? Hint: It starts with the letter 'P'
Pacing
What type of question is the following:
What choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Ann walked all alone. To the store.
What type of "sentence" is "To the store"?
Hint: Starts with an F
fragment
Describe Theme
The universal lesson or message of a story that an author wants to convey to their audience.
Rewrite the following as a single sentence.
Alison didn't feel well. However she came to school anyway.
Alison didn't feel well; however, she came to school anyway.
How many points do you lose for answering a question incorrectly?
0
What type of question is the following:
The main purpose of the passage is to?
author's purpose
subject/verb agreement:
Besides summer, Spring (is/are) the only other season when we get warm weather.
Is
Explanatory Comma: Where does the comma(s) go in the following sentence?
It was a hot windy day but I still spent the afternoon working in the garden.
It was a hot windy day, but I still spent the afternoon working in the garden.
What strategy should you use if you think you know the answer but aren't 100% if it's correct?
Hint: there are two parts
Mark and Move
What type of question is the following:
Mandela includes lines 4-6 most likely to convey the idea that?
author's purpose
subject/verb agreement:
25% of people (was/were) vaccinated by January 2022.
were
What does it mean to use context clues when trying to determine the meaning of a word?
To use words that we know surrounding the word that we do not, in order to find the meaning of the unfamiliar vocabulary word.
Explanatory Comma: Where does the comma(s) go in the following sentence?
Although Erica was exhausted after her cross-country meet she never the less got up early the next morning.
Although Erica was exhausted after her cross-country meet, she never the less got up early the next morning.
Reading and Writing test has 27 passages and questions.
How long should you spend on each passage and question?
71 seconds
Name the 4 tested reading and writing topics.
Information and Ideas
Craft and Structure
Expression of Ideas
Standard English Conventions
Correct the following sentence to make it parallel:
I like to run, go hiking, and play volleyball.
I like to run, hike, and play volleyball.
What must we use to help us prove our point and have a solid claim?
Text evidence
Irregular comma: Where does the comma(s) go in the following sentence?
Jason who is the youngest in the family was born August 12 1988.
Jason, who is the youngest in the family, was born August 12, 1988.