1. SAT: CRITICAL READING English 11

2. Warm Up When you are faced with a multiple choice question (like on the SAT) what do you do? List all the apply. Re-read the question Read all of the choices A-D Insert the answers into the question to see if they fit Predict the answer before reading the choices Eliminate answers I know to be wrong Make an educated guess *Add any strategies that are not already listed* Which of these strategies works the BEST for you and why?

3. CRITICAL READING One of the three sections scored on the SAT Scored through multiple choice questions Comprised of 2 major sections Sentence Completion Fill in the blank Emphasis on Vocabulary Passage-Based Reading Short and long reading passages with questions Emphasis on comprehension and context

4. Today’s Focus: Sentence Completion 2 types of sentence completion questions Vocabulary in context Word relation questions (Logic Based)

5. TYPE 1: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT The sentence will act as a definition, example or a synonym of the correct answer

6. TYPE 2: Word Relation Questions Also known as: logic based questions The sentence requires that you understand which word best fits according to its relationship to the other words in the sentence. Compare and contrast Cause and effect

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8. QUESTION STRUCTURE PREVIEW After all her effort, the writer was ________ to learn that her poem had been ________ for publication. a) elated...disallowed b) dismayed...approved c) troubled...recommended d) enthralled...refused e) distraught...rejected Note: The words appear in the order in which they are intended to fit the sentence. They are not interchangeable

9. Approaching Multiple Choice Questions General Strategies DO: DON’T:

10. Type 1: Specific Strategies for Vocabulary in Context Context Clues (definition hint) Synonyms Antonyms Word Parts Word “Charge”

11. Type 1: Content Clues Example Directions: Read the sentence and PREDICT the missing word based on surrounding words Known for their devotion to their masters, dogs were often used as symbols of ____ in medieval and Renaissance paintings. The definition of the missing blank can be replaced with “_________” (a word from the sentence)

12. Practice: Applying Word Part Knowledge My neighbor is both ________ and ________; he keeps to himself and has great fear of anyone who isn't from our town. a) callous...predisposed b) misanthropic...tolerant c) insular...xenophobic d) ignorant...biased e) prejudiced…obstinate

13. WORD “CHARGE” Refers to a Positive (+) or a Negative (-) connotation of a word (can be inferred from word part) Insidious-vivacious- Diabolical- effervescent- “Disconsolate” What DO you know about this word?

14. Let’s Practice! Read sample questions A, B, and C Answer the NUMBERED questions Focus on STRATEGY

15. CONTEXT CLUES Review—Type 1: Vocabulary in context Definition In other words Such as For example Practice—Type 2: Logic Based Questions Contrast Cause and Effect

16. Word Relation Questions (Logic Based) Contrast But Although Rather However Cause and Effect Because As a result Since Therefore

17. CONTRAST The student spent no time planning his essay, resulting in a ______ of unconnected ideas, rather than a(n) _____ argument in support of a thesis. What words let you know a comparison is being made? What is the comparison that is being made? Note* Focus on finding the COMPARISON in the sentence (strategy), rather than trying to fill in the blank.

18. Let’s Practice Read sample questions A and B Answer the NUMBERED questions Focus on STRATEGY

19. CAUSE AND EFFECT If/then relationship If A is true, B is true We will face the idea of old age with____ as long as we believe that it invariably brings poverty, isolation, and illness. Where is your context clue illustrates the cause and effect relationship in this sentence?

20. Let’s Practice Read sample questions A and B Answer the NUMBERED questions Focus on STRATEGY

21. QUESTIONS?

22. Conclusion: You do not have to know the meaning/definition of all of the options. You have to know what strategies to use OR You have to be able to find clues hidden in the question or in the answers

23. Wrap Up: 1. Are some of these strategies new to you? 2. Which ones do you find to be most helpful/useful? 3. Do you have any remaining questions about the content of this lesson?