Test Strategies
Name two of the major reading question types.
Main Idea, Specific Details, Inferences, Tone/Attitude, Vocab in Context, Technique, Graphics, and Command of Evidence.
Abolish
To take apart.
Dismantle.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question thay does not require an answer and is used to emphasize a point.
What is the definition of veracity?
Veracity - truthfulness.
When asked to make inferences, you should base your answer on what it states directly.
True or false?
False. Making an inference involves what a passage implies, not what it states directly.
Accomplice.
A partner in crime.
Vary; go in different directions from the same point.
Diverge.
What is ethos?
A rhetorical technique for establishing credibility.
Fill in the blank.
The song was _______. You could hear it being played everywhere.
Ubiquitous.
True or False?
True.
Brusque.
Blunt; abrupt.
Notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking.
Egregious.
What type of evidence is being used here...
"It is well known that a major consequence of the U.S. Civil War was the end of slavery. Ho can it be that slavery still exists in our country to this day?"
Historical Allusion
Identify the error in the following sentence...
The house which was on fire burned to the ground.
The house that was on fire burned to the ground.
That - restrictive clauses (essential information)
Which - nonrestrictive clauses (extra info)
Most answers on the writing test are not going to be NO CHANGE.
True or False?
False.
Convincing.
Lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth.
Equivocate.
What type of persuasion is being used in the following example?
"There are those of us who believe that if we work hard, we can achieve our dreams; and then there are some people who believe that the only wan to get an advantage is to take advantage of others."
Inclusive/Exclusive Language
From who did you purchase the ticket?
From whom did you purchase the ticket?
Who - subject
Whom - object
(Use "who" when you would use "he," and use "whom" when you would use "him").
Name two of the three elements you can analyze for the SAT Essay.
Evidence, Reasoning, Rhetoric.
Disconsolate.
Sad.
Domineering; haughty.
Imperious.
Which type of reasoning is being used in the following example?
"If society refuses to make the necessary investments in early childhood education, why would underserved young children feel an obligation as adults to help fund the retirements and medical care of those who ignored them in their time of need?"
Reciprocity - Appealing to the idea of justice and fairness by arguing that obligations should be mutual.
What is the definition of sophistry?
Sophistry - seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning.