SAT PREP: STRATEGIES
PARTS OF THE VERBAL TEST CRITICAL READING Sentence Completion Critical reading— short and long passages WRITING Identifying Errors Improving Sentences Improving Paragraphs Student-Written Essay
SENTENCE COMPLETION: STRATEGIES #1 AND #2 PAGES
STRATEGY #1 FOR A SENTENCE WITH ONE BLANK, FILL IN THE BLANK WITH EACH CHOICE TO FIND THE BEST FIT
STRATEGY #2 FOR SENTENCES WITH TWO BLANKS, ELIMINATE INITIAL WORDS THAT DON’T MAKE SENSE
PRACTICE WITH SENTENCE COMPLETION STRATEGIES #1 AND #2 On pp , do problems #1-8 On p 702, do problems #1-6
ANSWERS pp #1-8 1.E 2.D 3.D 4.D 5.C 6.E 7.B 8.D p 702 #1-6 1.E 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C
CRITICAL READING INFORMATION PAGES
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS Four Question Types: 1.MAIN IDEA/ PURPOSE 2.KEY DETAILS/ SPECIFIC INFORMATION 3.IMPLIED INFORMATION 4.TONE OR MOOD
TIPS Get involved with the passage! Annotate (underline, write in margin, circle, etc.) Keep in mind the four question types (see previous slide) when reading the passages Take note of the organization of the information Read the question and then each answer option. If an answer option doesn’t feel right, move to the next one without trying to make it fit.
MORE TIPS Don’t get bogged down on a question. If none look correct, skip it and move on (you can come back to it later in that section if you need). Look at information not related to the passage—there will probably be a question on that material
READING COMPREHENSION: STRATEGY 1 PAGES
STRATEGY #1 AS YOU READ EACH QUESTION, DETERMINE THE QUESTION TYPE: 1)MAIN IDEA 2)DETAILS 3)INFERENCE 4)TONE/MOOD
EXERCISE #1 Go to pp #9-24 and label each question by its type ** Don’t read the passages or answer the questions yet
READING COMPREHENSION: STRATEGY 2 PAGES
STRATEGY #2: UNDERLINE THE KEY PARTS OF THE READING PASSAGES
EXERCISE #2 Read the passages on pp #9-24 and underline key parts (info addressing the question types)
READING COMPREHENSION: STRATEGY 3 PAGE 140
STRATEGY #3: LOOK BACK AT THE PASSAGE WHEN IN DOUBT
EXERCISE #3 ANSWER THE QUESTIONS NOW, LOOKING BACK TO THE UNDERLINED PORTIONS OF THE PASSAGES AS NEEDED
ANSWERS PP E 10.C 11.B 12.E 13.D 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.E 19.D 20.E 21.C 22.E 23.E 24.B
EXTRA PRACTICE PAGES #10-15
ANSWERS PP D 11.C 12.E 13.C 14.D 15.D
VOCABULARY LIST #1 PARTS OF SPEECH AND DEFINITIONS
1. Acquiesce: Part of Speech: Verb Definition: Agree; consent 2. Admonish: Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To caution; to scold; to urge to a duty 3. Aesthetic: Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Having a sense of the beautiful; concerned with emotion/imagination and not purely intellect 4. Allude: Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion 5. Ambivalence: Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Uncertainty, especially caused by the inability to make a choice or by a desire to do opposite or conflicting things
6. Anecdote: Part of Speech: Noun Definition: A short account of an event, usually of an interesting or amusing nature 7. Antecedent: Part of Speech: Noun Definition: A preceding circumstance, event, object, style, etc. 8. Apathy: Part of Speech: Noun Definition: Absence of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving/ exciting 9. Ardent: Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Fierce; intensely devoted 10. Articulate: Part of Speech: Adjective/ Verb Definition: Capable of speech, using language easily (adjective); To utter clearly and distinctly (verb)
11.Ascertain: Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To find out definitely; learn with certainty/ assurance 12. Assimilate: Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb; to bring into conformity; to cause to resemble 13. Banal: Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Devoid of freshness/ originality; trite 14. Begrudge: Part of Speech: Verb Definition: To envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone); to be reluctant to allow 15. Belligerent: Part of Speech: Adjective Definition: Warlike; given to waging war; aggressively hostile
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