Notes 1
What is a prediction?
What does Parallelism mean?
Consistency with your subjects and your verbs.
Main idea questions are
The overall theme or message of the passage. What the passage is about.
What does scruples mean?
A feeling of doubt or hesitation
What type of punctuation is a semi-colon?
When is it used?
A semi-colon is a STOP punctuation
It is used to separate to independent ideas
What are paired questions?
Questions that come in twos. The first will ask a basic question and the second will ask for the best evidence for the answer to the first question.
When _______ are changing in the answer choices, make sure they match the _______ and the other verbs.
When ___verbs____ are changing in the answer choices, make sure they match the ____subject___ and the other verbs.
What does the word differentiate mean?
To make different for different parties
My husband and I are going to Hawaii for spring break.
What tense is this sentence in?
F.U.T
Future Tense
Jonah studied everyday for the test he was taking on Saturday.
What type of punctuation should go here?
Specifically what should go here?
GO punctuation
Nothing
How do you answer questions for dual passages?
Follow the Basic Method for each passage one at a time
What are purpose questions asking?
Why the author did something, or whether or not the author should do something
What does precision mean?
Exact or close to the target
By definition, what is GO punctuation.
GO punctuation can link anything but 2 independent ideas.
What does grimace mean?
an ugly twisted expression
When answering inferencing questions on the SAT reading test does that mean you make an educated guess?
Why not?
No
Because the answer is still stated directly in the passage
The main idea is the __________ from which the details come from; if your main idea does not match the other answers, _____________!
The main idea is the ______box____ from which the details come from; if your main idea does not match the other answers, ____IT IS WRONG_________!
What does Erudition mean?
Intelligence or being very smart
What type of punctuation is being used?
Which type of punctuation should be used?
Specifically, what punctuation should replace the colon?
HALF-STOP punctuation is being used.
GO punctuation should be used.
A comma
Why do you not read the passage for SAT reading?
It takes up too much time, and you receive points for answering the the questions correctly not reading the passage.
What are the acronyms of Past Tense, Present Tense, and Future Tense
What does each tense mean?
P.A.T , Has Happened
P.R.T , Happening Now
F. U. T , Will Happen
What does the phrase "Less is More" mean in reference to the SAT?
The shorter the answer the better it is. Do not say or use unesscessary words.
What does "Marking Your Reading Window" mean in reference to the Basic Method?
Marking the space where the answer is based off of line references and lead words. It is 5 lines above or below the line reference or lead word.
What is the Acronym FANBOYS stand for?
What are these words called?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
These words are coordinating conjunctions
Outside of the question, where else can you find lead words?
How do they help you?
In the answer choices and in the reading window.
Help you to make connections between the passage, the answer choices and the questions.