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SAT PrepGetting ready for the SAT is definitely different from the way you would approach tests
in high school or college. - answer Every question on the SAT relies on your ability to
read and understand American English and/or to use basic math principles.
To get better at the SAT you will have to try to think like the test. It's a matter of
IMPROVING YOUR ACCURACY in the application of principles you already know -
answer It’s about improving your technical execution and comes down to strategy,
execution, and accuracy...not intellect.
First Goal: get a general grasp of the mechanics of each part of the test. - answer Read
the strategies of each section, follow along all sample solutions, watch videos until you
understand the reasoning behind most or all of the test.
Goal: understand the mistakes you make after you make them.
Figure out what the mistake was, and why it happened, and what you should have
noticed to keep you from making that mistake. Each question is a system of
relationships. - answer There are ways that right answers differ from wrong answers,
and there are relationships among them.
Goal: eliminate those mistakes, so called careless mistakes. Avoid these mistakes, or
notice them after and correct them. - answerIt helps to be aware of the test's rules and
patterns, particularly when it comes to answer choices
Try to understand the test. You will want to remember what kinds of patterns and things
to look for. Practice as you learn to apply these ideas. The SAT is a coherent,
predictable system of rules and patterns that we understand. - answerThe SAT tests the
same underlying principles according to the same rules and patterns on every test.
Practice: Semi-structured Stare-and-Ponder
Learning the general idea of how a certain question type works and does the things you
learn. - answerLearn. Find another question like it. Stare at it. Ponder it.
Goal is to understand why the answer is right and the wrong answers are wrong.
Practice-And-A-Postie
Practice and then have a post-mortem to analyze your work. This is critical to success. -
answerDo a practice section. Then go through all the questions and try two understand
why each question was written the way it was, what you could have done to answer
correctly quickly and directly, and what lessons you can learn. RECOGNIZE RULES
and PATTERNS!!!
, The Shortcut Search
Look at questions that you already know the answers and figure out the fastest way to
arrive at that answer with certainty. - answerPassages: figure out which phrases in the
text support the correct answer.
Math: think about ways to use diagrams or answer choices to avoid using formulas.
WWMIR? What would make it right?
Go through each answer choice and figure out what would have to change about the
question to make that answer correct. - answerThis will help you understand right and
wrong answers.
Only Work with Questions from the College Board!!!! - answerSAT questions are written
according to specific rules and patterns.
Learn to identify those rules and patterns.
Problems with the SAT are the result of poor test taking skills
DON'T GUESS!!!!!
Guessing is marking an answer choice without being certain it is correct.
SKIP IT if you cannot figure out an answer. - answerThis does NOT mean that you have
to understand the meaning of every word, or understand the grammar, or how to do the
math.o
Avoid Careless Errors
The SAT is obsessed with details. In order to do well, you have to pay close attention to
the details. - answerCareless errors mean you are not paying attention to the details
which will cost you. Avoid careless errors.
SAT questions follow specific rules and patterns.
The SAT only gives you ONE correct answer for each question. Only ONE!! -
answerYou can find the answer to every question if you learn what to look for. And with
the right practice, you wil learn.
The SAT frustrates many because it asks basic things in a very strange (but repetitive
way) - answerPeople struggle with this test because they look at it in the wrong way.
SAT Passage-Based Reading
The answer to a reading question is always clear and definite and objectively
predictable as the answer to a math question. - answerOn the SAT, you have to read
everything as literally as you possibly can without adding ANY of your own
interpretation.
The Big Secret to Passage Reading
The only way to talk about text without interpreting it is to RESTATE IT WITHOUT
CHANGING THE MEANING.
The correct answer is spelled out somewhere on the page, - answerThe correct
answers to SAT critical reading ALWAYS function by restating relevant ideas from the
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