Techniques
How many types of questions are there on the SAT?
There are 8 different types of questions.
My grandmother loves gardening, so her garage is filled with such implements as spades, hoes, and rakes.
Implements means
Tools
When two words sound the same but the words are spelled differently and they have different meanings.
What is this?
Homophone
What are the different sections on the SAT?
Reading Comprehension, Math, Evidence Based Reading and Writing
Amor
Love
What is the linking technique?
When you read the description, underline the first and last paragraph, and underline the first and last sentences of every other paragraph
There was obviously animosity between Carmen and Jack – they glared at each other and refused to stay in the same room together.
What does animosity mean?
It means ill will, dislike
When two words have the same spelling but has a different sound and a different meaning.
What is this?
Homonym
What is the total score of the SAT? What is the total score for each section?
Ambi
Both, on both sides
What is the GPS strategy?
Go to questions, identify the answers in the passage, put brackets around the section, answer question.
The town was inundated with water when the river overflowed during the storm.
Inundated means
Flooded
What is a conjunction?
A word/phrase which connects two words or two phrases
How many passages are in the Reading Comprehension section?
What are the different genres?
5 different passages. Literature, Science, Social Studies/History .
Therm
Heat, warm
What do you do when you need to answer a Vocabulary in Context question?
Look for word, read the full sentence, identify how the word is used within the sentence. If the word is not in a full sentence, read the two sentences above it and below it.
She told her friend, “I’m through with blind dates forever. What a dull evening! I was bored every minute. The conversation was absolutely vapid.”
Uninteresting, dull
What is a verb tense?
Tells you when a person did something or when something existed or happened.
How long do you have for each section?
Math: 80 minutes
Reading Comp.: 65 minutes
Grammar: 35 minutes
Pyr
heat, fire
What is a paired question?
When a question is asked and the following question asks for evidence support
Their vociferous chatter made me wish I had ear plugs.
Vociferous meansNoisy, loud, crying out
What is a preposition?
A word/phrase that shows the reader how, when, or where something is taking place
What is a paired passage?
A paired passage is an excerpt that discusses the same topic or theme (central idea), but approaches it from a different perspective
Umbilic
navel