Reading Comp
This is our main strategy for answering reading comp. question
What is Process of Elimination?
When explaining the particles that make up an atom, physics instructor Tom K. Rogers uses ______; taking note of the similarities between two distinct phenomena, he explains that electrons orbit the nucleus of an atom just as the planets orbit the sun.
A) a contribution B) a defense C) an eccentricity D) a comparison
Choice D--a comparison
When I answer the phone, I always ask ____ is calling?
A) Who B) Whom
Despondent
In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
This 2018 movie was nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress, neither star won. They did win for Best Original song, and that's no shallow achievement.
What is A Star is Born?
These are the three reasons to eliminate answers choices on the SAT
Contradiction
Not Mentioned
True but Irrelevant
Beelzebufo, a prehistoric frog that is estimated to have lived 66-70 million years ago, was exceptionally large, and researchers have investigated its likely diet. After comparing Beelzebufo with modern frogs, paleobiologist Susan E. Evans ______ that it was probably a predator and may even have eaten juvenile dinosaurs.
A) worried B) performed C) assumed D) hypothesized
Choice D--hypothesized
What's the difference between "less" and "fewer"?
I have fewer friends than Michael, but Michael and his friends have less fun.
Objective vs. Subjective
Objective-- Unbiased, straightforward
Subjective-- Based on an opinion, biased
Landslide and Dreams are just a few hit from this bands album, Rumours.
What is Fleetwood Mac?
These are the questions where you are asked to support or weaken a claim
What are evidence questions?
As a professor of avian biology, David J. Varricchio has contributed to growing research disputing the traditional view that in the animal kingdom, paternal care of young is ______. His studies of Polynesian and African bird species have shown that, in fact, both parents care for the young of over 90% of species.
A) unavoidable B) laudable C) insignificant D) widespread
Choice C--insignificant
What's the difference between a colon and a semi-colon?
;=. Boom!
: introduce information (lists, sentences, definitions, etc.)
Unequivocal
Leaving no doubt, unambiguous
This fast food chain has the most locations across the US.
What is Subway?
The "basic" reading questions ask about these three concepts
I. Main idea
II. Main Purpose
III. Structure
During the Byzantine rule of Jerusalem that began in 325 CE, only Christians were permitted to live in the city, but after it was conquered by the Rashidun caliphate in 637 the new rulers were less ______. A treaty known as the Pact of Umar granted freedom of religion to Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians living under the Islamic government.
A) sufficient B) dogmatic C) equivocal D) despondent
Choice B--dogmatic
When do you use the word "myself"?
When you are the subject AND object of the sentence!
"I talk to myself when I'm studying."
Conjecture
A guess or opinion
When this actress turned businesswoman divorced Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, she described it as a "conscious uncoupling"
Who is Gwyneth Paltrow?