WRITING

Grammar

100

Name 3 grammar skills tested on the SAT

What is Wordiness, parallelism, modifier placement, coordination and subordination, verb use and tense, number agreement, diction, punctuation, quantitative graph analysis

200

Every morning, we make our bed, eating breakfast and feed the dog.

Is this sentence correct? If not, how can you correct it?

Every morning, we make our bed, eat breakfast and feed the dog.

300

I modify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

What is an Adverb?

400

The news ____ playing on the television

A. Was

B. Were

What is was

500

I express a complete thought with both a subject and a verb

What is a sentence

More Grammar

100

He is brilliant and intelligent.  How can you improve this sentence?

What is either brilliant or intelligent

200

Name the two uses of a colon

What is used before lsit, quote, or clarification & used only after a COMPLETE sentence

300

Identify the ADVERB and ADJECTIVE in the following sentence.

Jake slowly finished his long essay.

What is slowly for adverb and long for adjective

400

Is this sentence correct?

David, in addition to Katherine, talk a lot.

What is no - should be TALKS a lot

500

When a subject and a verb do not match in quantity?

What is subject/verb agreement

Diction

100

I will EXCEPT application until Friday.

What is wrong with this sentence?

What is ACCEPT

200

There game went into overtime.

Can you correct this sentence?  How?

What is THEIR?

300

You're our top candidate.

How can you improve this sentence?

What is it is correct?

400

You're about to loose your money.

How do you improve this sentence?

What is lose?

500

I went too the store.

How can you improve this sentence?

What is to?

Test Taking Tips

100

I cannot bring snacks to the exam.

What is not true?

200

I didn't do well my first time taking the SAT but cannot take again.

What is false?

300

I cannot make stray marks on my answer sheet.

What is true?

400

How many points is each question worth?

What is 1 point?

500

I'm taking the essay portion of the SAT so how much time will I have to complete the entire exam?

What is 3:50 with essay?  3 hours without essay

Random

100

I can bring a calculator to the exam but cannot use it on all areas.

What is true?

200

There are penalties for guessing.

What is not true?

300

You are a better artist then him.

How can you improve this sentence?

What is THAN?

400

She lefts her homework at home.

How do you improve this sentence

What is left?

500

You are going to do awesome on they're test!

What is THEIR?