SAT Skills Tested
pace, check time, and don't spend too much time on any one question.
What is Time Management?
65 minutes, 52 questions
What is the Reading Section?
Read the blurbs of all 5 passages quickly and number your order of passages according to your preferences/strengths
What is step 1 of the Cognitive Reading Strategy?
Marion did not intentionally "loose" her passport so that she could stay in Spain longer.
What should be "lose" spell it correctly
Three young men stood together on a wharf one bright October day awaiting the arrival of an ocean steamer with an impatience which found a vent in lively skirmishes with a small lad, who pervaded the premises like a will-o'-the-wisp and afforded much amusement to the other groups assembled there.
As used in line 3 “vent” most nearly means
Choose 1 answer:
B. outlet
use problem solving strategies, prepare before exam, exercise and don't cram
What is stress management?
65 minutes, 52 questions
What is the math calculator section?
circle lead/guide words in your questions and place stars next to line reference # questions.
What is mapping the questions? (step 3)
the most highly tested skill in the writing section
What is expression of ideas?
She was with difficulty released from his embrace to fall into the gentler ones of the elder cousins, who took advantage of the general excitement to welcome both blooming girls with affectionate impartiality.
The phrase “affectionate impartiality” most nearly means
A restraint
use step 4 of the cognitive strategy to find your evidence for your answers.
What is scanning for info?
35 minutes, 44 questions
What is the writing (grammar) section
Read the first and last paragraphs, first and last sentences of body paragraphs, and 2-3 words in the margins for each paragraph very quickly.
What is skimming or step 2?
Before our conversation yesterday, Paul has never heard the word "brouhaha." Now he hears it everywhere he goes.
What should be "had never heard"
For decades, the gold standard was a macroeconomic indicator: the GDP - gross domestic product, calculated per capita. This is the most prominent yardstick that the media, politicians and the public consider when they try to assess how a country is performing.
A. pronounced
B. remarkable
C. recognized
D. projecting
c. recognized
choose the most efficient way to solve a math problem or use strategies to find your answers
What is creative problem solving?
25 minutes, 20 question
What is the math calculator section?
respond to questions in the order of your starred ones and then the rest if there is time.
What is answering the questions or step 5?
testing the use of punctuations: period, question mark, exclamation point or commas with fanboy words attached (go or stop punctation)
What is stop punctuation?
As a consequence, the downsides of economic growth and modernization ought to be accounted for whilst retaining the benefits of the GDP, namely a single figure that captures different entities and is comparable across nations...
Figure most nearly means...
A. symbol
B. number
C. level
D. structure
B. number
problem solving, monitoring clients, communicating, scheduling appointments
What are duties (job/career) that align with skills tested for the SAT?
50 minutes
What is the optional essay section?
What is scanning or step 4?
Anahid seeks to gain practical experience, to learn effective strategies, and acquiring knowledge about education practices.
Choose 1 answer:
What is answer D
No sooner would this become evident than the NORTHERN HIVE would excite the same ideas and sensations in the more southern parts of America which it formerly did in the southern parts of Europe.
Sensations most nearly means...
A. triumphs
B. successes
C. emotions
D. celebrations
C. emotions