Strong Vocabulary Words
Grammar and Parts of Speech
SAT Strategies
SAT Example Questions
Main Ideas
100
Having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned
What is indifferent?
100
A person, place or thing.
What is a noun?
100
The act of reading the passage, and then asking questions about the topic, in order to stay focused while reading challenging material.
What is the Think-Aloud Strategy?
100
When you are being asked for the main point of the story.
What is a main idea question?
100
The symbol used to represent that the main idea is in the first sentence.
What is an inverted triangle?
200
A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old fashioned.
What is anachronism?
200
A word used to describe a noun or modify it.
What is a adjective?
200
Looking up definitions in order to study and test your knowledge
What is making flashcards?
200
The question will give you text taken from the passage and tell you which lines they are taken from.
What is a words/phrase in context question?
200
The symbol used to represent that the main idea is broken up throughout the passage.
What is a square?
300
To renounce or reject something desired or valuable.
What is abnegate?
300
An word used to describe an action.
What is a verb?
300
When you go back to review your answers in order to make sure you answered them all and gave your best answer.
What is double-checking your work?
300
Information that is inferred from the passage and not clearly stated.
What is Implied information?
300
The symbol used to represent that the main idea can be found in the last sentence of the passage.
What is a triangle?
400
Tending to keep a firm hold of something; clinging or adhering closely.
What is tenacious?
400
A part of speech that connects words, sentences, phrases or clauses.
What is a Conjunction word?
400
Looking at surrounding words in order to make an educated guess about the answer.
What is using context clues?
400
Information that is collected directly from the passage.
What is Stated information?
400
The symbol used to represent that the main idea is not stated in the passage, but rather implied.
What is a circle?
500
Tending or likely to placate or pacify.
What is conciliatory?
500
Words and expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal definition.
What is Figurative Language?
500
The steps taken in order to get rid of answers you do not believe to be correct and narrowing it down to only a few choices.
What is process of elimination?
500
Terms referring to the emotions and feelings of the author
What is Attitude/Mood/Tone?
500
Implied and Stated
What are the two types of main ideas?
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