Reading
You will read this many passages in the reading section
What is 5
What a semicolon can be replaced with
What is a period
The difference between than and then.
Then: point in time
Than: comparison
The amount of sections administered on the SAT
What is five (four, with one optional)
These are three ways to annotate a passage
summarizing in the margins, skim reading and jotting key words, question markup
There are this many passages in the writing section
What is 4
The difference between persecuted and prosecuted
Persecuted: mistreated/victimized Prosecuted: the legal/court word
Two things I must bring on Saturday
What are my ticket, a photo ID, a calculator, multiple pencils, snacks
These are three things you can do before reading a passage
What are reading the blurb, reading the question and answers, skim reading
This indicates that this question is not testing you on grammar, and you will be expected to pay close attention
Authorial intention questions
The definition of layman
What is any old dude; a person without specialized knowledge
Two things I must not bring on Saturday
What are electronic devices, timers/watches/things that beep, cameras, calculators that connect to the internet
This is the (usual) order of the reading passages
What is Literature, Social Science (humanities), Science, History, Science
This is how to use a colon
What is after a full sentence, for a list and explanation
This is a strategy to implement when you get to a vocab question in section 1
Look for synonyms
How long is the reading test?
65 minutes
These are two things to consider for a paired passage
What are reading the blurb for the relationship between the passages before you start reading them and answering the questions one passage at a time
For this type of question, it is important to look at the logical flow of the passage.
Sentence and paragraph ordering questions
This is a strategy to implement when you get to a vocab question in section 2
making sure the word fits PERFECTLY in tone and definition before you consider choosing it.
There is no pass mark.