Make a Change or Not
Jonah studied everyday for the big test he was taking the SAT that Saturday
A) NO CHANGE
B) test, he was taking
C) test, he was taking,
D) test; he was taking
d) test; he was taking
A) NO CHANGE
B) Appalachian English uses
C) Appalachian English use
D) Appalachian English using
C) Appalachian English use
A) gap; what
B) gap: what
C) gap, however,
D) gap, but
C) Gap,however,
Process of Elimination
Eliminate answers you know are wrong. Try to be left with only two (or hopefully one). Read the blurb the make a prediction about the answer to help with this method.
What are the Half-Stop punctuation?
Colon
Long-Dash
Jonah, everyone seemed fairly certain, was going to get into one of those schools.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Jonah everyone seemed fairly certain
C) Jonah, everyone seemed fairly certain
D) Jonah everyone seemed fairly certain,
A) NO CHANGE
It is precisely this isolation that has led many scholars to believe that Appalachian English is alike and similar to English spoke in Shakespeare's time.
A) NO CHANGE
B) similar
C) likely similar
D) similarly alike
B) similar
The size of the gap may have narrowed, but we still have a lone way to go.
Which of the following substitutions would be least acceptable?
A) magnitude
B) proportions
C) vastness
D) immensity
B) proportions
Letter of the Day
When you run out of time/need to guess, pick a letter to answer all the questions. It is proven to get more points then if you guess random letters. (however, do whichever makes you more comfortable).
What is GO punctuation?
Comma
No Punctuation
Everyone hoped, he would get in, after his brother and two sisters had gone to their first choice schools.
A) NO CHANGE
B) hoped, he would get in, after his bother, and two sisters had
C) hoped, he would get in after his brother, and, two sisters had
D) hoped he would get in after his brother and two sisters had
D) hoped he would get in after his brother and two sisters had
They are missing a major opportunity, not only because the novel is more fun than its page count suggests, but also because it marks the end of a particular moment in history.
A) NO CHANGE
B) Those readers
C) Many of them
D) Some
B) Those readers
What should you keep in mind when answering questions?
Vertical Line Test
Draw a line where the punctuation changes. This allowed you to see if the idea is complete or not.
What is the first thing you should ask yourself when looking at a grammar question?
What is changing in the answer choice?
Sure, a machine is obviously better at say, welding huge pieces of steel together, but what would you say if someone told you people are more likely to open up to a machine than to a therapist?
A) NO CHANGE
B) better at, say welding
C) better at, say, welding
D) better at say welding
C) better at, say, welding
Whatever the case may be, Appalachian is a fascinating dialect, and we can only hope that it persists against the onslaught of mass media.
A) NO CHANGE
B) A matter of fact, Appalachian
C) All things considered, Appalachian
D) Appalachian
D) Appalachian
What is a tip to help with these kinds of questions?
-Read the questions carefully
-Re-read the sentence asked about
-you must notice the question, THEN answer the question
-any answer the team said is valid
How far before and after a line reference in a question should you read?
Depends, however, the best method is 5 lines before and after.
What are the STOP punctuation? (must name all 5)
period
semicolon
comma + FANBOYS (must have FANBOYS on paper)
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
While the battle of man against machine rages on. The question persist.
A) NO CHANGE
B) on; the
C) on‒the
D) on, the
D)on, the
When thinking of word choice, the three things you must consider...
consistent, precise, and concise
These questions are really hard to put in jeopardy since most require a huge paragraph/passage to be typed out so...
What is my favorite my little pony character?
How should you approach the Main Idea/General question?
It is unlikely you read the whole passage, but you did answer every other question. Cross out any answer choices that have nothing to do with the previous questions (like if all the other questions are about cats, cross out the answer choice relating to dogs).
If √5 = x-2, what is the value of (x-2)2?
5