SAT Basics
What’s the main point of taking the SAT in the first place?
To prepare for the SAT and college
What is the “main idea” of a passage?
The central point the author wants to communicate.
In a passage the word significant mostly means what?
Important
If a passage feels like it’s telling a story about people, feelings, or drama, what type is it?
Literature
In a line equation, what does the slope actually tell you in real life?
How fast something is changing
On the digital SAT, how many sections do you actually have to get through?
Two — Reading & Writing, and Math.
What does “tone” refer to in a passage?
The author’s attitude toward the subject.
If someone is advocating for something, what are they doing?
they are supporting someone or something
If the passage sounds like it came from an old speech or a government document, what type is it?
Historical document
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What score range can you get on the SAT?
Anywhere from 400 to 1600.
What type of question asks you to choose the best evidence for a previous answer?
Paired answers example part A/ part B
If an author “conveys” an idea, what are they doing?
communicating or expressing it
If the passage talks about experiments, discoveries, or how something in nature works, what type is it?
Science
In a parabola, what does the vertex represent
The highest or lowest point of the curve
The SAT changes difficulty based on how you’re doing What’s that system called?
Adaptive testing
What is the purpose of vocabulary‑in‑context questions?
To determine the meaning of a word based on how it’s used in the passage.
To scrutinize something means to do what?
Look at it very closely
If the passage talks about society, behavior, trends, or how people act, what type is it?
Social based passage
A line has the equation y = 4x – 2. If the x‑value goes up by 1, how much does the y‑value change?
it will increase by 4
Why do colleges even care about SAT scores?
To measure academic levels and compare to other students
What reading skill helps you determine why an author wrote a passage?
To Identify the author’s purpose
An implication is basically what?
A meaning or idea that’s suggested but not directly said
If a passage gives you a graph or chart and asks you to make sense of it, what type is it usually from?
Math or science
If two equations have no solution, what does that mean about their lines
They’re parallel and never meet