Basic Information
What do you call the strategy for SAT reading comprehension.
The Basic Method
When using the Basic Method, you read the entire passage?
No
What does the word haggling mean?
To argue or to barter with someone.
What is the main difference between STOP punctuation and HALF-STOP punctuation?
STOP punctuation can only separate two independent ideas.
You can only use HALF-STOP punctuation if the preceeding section of the sentence is independent.
What is the first Step of the New Method?
See what is changing in the answer choices.
What is a line reference?
A line reference is a direct statement of where you need to look in the passage.
Ex. Line 52
What is the first step in the Basic Method?
Read the Blurb
What does the word diminish mean?
To take away or remove value.
Give 4 examples of STOP punctuation
Period
Semi-Colon
Comma and FANBOYS
Question Mark
Exclamation Mark
What do you do if you have two choices left on a Grammar question and cannot decide which one to use?
Choose the shortest answer that is most consistent with the passage.
What are lead words? In what instance would you use lead words?
Lead words are words in the question that direct you to where you should look in the passage to find the answer.
You use Lead Words when line references are not available.
After you know what your line reference or lead words are, where do you read?
Five lines above or below the given section as well as the actual section
What does the word subsequent mean?
To come after or to follow
What does the word tremendous mean?
A lot or a substantial amount
What types of answers should you eliminate first when answering grammar questions?
Answers that are wrong no matter what.
Example
If an answer choice has the word its'
its' is NOT a word
What is a blurb? Where is it located?
A blurb is a small paragraph detailing information about the passage below it.
It is at the top of a passage on the SAT reading test.
When are you supposed to do Main Idea questions?
Why?
Last, because you can use the answers of the other questions to give you a picture of what the main idea is.
What does the word unstinting mean?
given without restraint or control
What does the word domestically mean?
Relating to running an environment such as a house hold
Answer the Question
Why is the answer correct?
Why is B wrong?
The language of the West Virginians in Appalachia is almost nothing like 5 New Yorkers or even other Virginians.
A. NO CHANGE
B. the language of New Yorker's or even West Virginian's
C. that of New Yorkers or even other West Virginians
D. people from New York or West Virginia
C is correct because it is the only answer that directly connects the language of the West Virginians living in Appalachia to the LANGUAGE of people living in New York or other parts of West Virginia.
B has uneccessary apostrophes
What does P.O.E stand for in reference to the Basic Method?
Process Of Elimination
How do you use P.O.E?
You use your prediction of the answer to figure ices which one of the answer choices does not match.
What does the word paradoxically mean?
absurd or self-contradiciting
What does the word concision mean?
To be to the point, no extra, unnecessary information
What is the Second Step of the New Method?
Figure out what the question is testing and let the differences in the answer choices reveal potential errors.