Strategies
How many points do you lose for wrong answers on the SSAT?
1/4 point.
Semi-
Half.
Awry
Twisted, crooked, not straight or right.
Morose
Sullen, ill-humored.
What SSAT word means "endurance"?
Stamina.
Name two types of reading questions on the SSAT.
Main Idea
Supporting Idea
Inference
Word in Context
Organization/Logic
Tone/Style/Figurative Language
Poly-
Many.
Benign
Good, mild, not dangerous.
Placid.
Biblio + Phile = ?
Biblio + Phile = Book Lover
When should you guess on the SSAT?
When you can eliminate one or more answers.
Pater-
Discern.
To perceive, to recognize, to identify.
Servile
Submissive, like a servant.
What is tone in writing?
The author/speaker's attitude toward the subject.
Inference questions require you to identify what is explicitly stated in a passage.
True or False?
False. Inference questions require you to identify what is implied by the text.
Vis/Vid
See
Guile
Deceit; cunning; duplicity.
Strident.
Harsh or loud.
Useless is to need as .....
A. Protein is to nutrition.
B. Intrigue is to plot.
C. Porous is to sponge.
D. Tacit is to sound
Useless is to need as...
D. Tacit is to sound.
Name three strategies for expanding your vocabulary.
1. Create flashcards
2. Read
3. Learn word roots
Vict/Vinc
Conquer
Odious.
Offensive or repugnant.
Staunch.
Dependable.
Zephyr.
the west wind; a gentle breeze.