TIPS FOR THE SAT

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The critical reading sections of the SAT test vocabulary, verbal reasoning, and the ability to understand reading passages. These skills are measured by two question types:
. Sentence completions
. Passage-based reading questions
Questions may require you to
. Recognize the meaning of a word as used in context
. Interpret specific information presented in the passage
. Analyze information in one part of the passage in terms of information presented in another part of the passage
. Evaluate the author’s assumptions or identify the logical structure of the passage
Reading comprehension passages now include vocabulary-in-context questions, this focus on particular words in the passage and you to determine their meaning in the passage. Sometimes the words chosen are obviously “hard” words, more often; they are seemingly words that are tricky because they have so many possible meanings. In both cases, the broader, more varied, and more accurate your vocabulary knowledge, the better your chances are of answering these questions quickly and correctly.The better your vocabulary knowledge, the easier you’ll find it to understand both the critical reading passages and the sentence completion items. Therefore, vocabulary knowledge makes a clear and significant difference in your performance on the SAT. The SAT is basically a test of “book learning”, it’s designed to test your ability to handle the kinds of academic tasks college students usually have to master, finding information in reference books, deciphering scholarly journals, studying research abstracts, writings impressive-sounding term papers, and so forth. The hard words on the SAT are hard words of a particular sort: scholastic words that deal, broadly speaking, with the manipulation and communication of ideas; fortunately you don’t need to find these words on your own. The basic of the SAT Word List, which can be found in the appendix, it includes about 500 primary words that are most likely to appear in one form or another on your SAT exam.Try to begin your vocabulary study several weeks before the exam, take 15 or 20 minutes a day to learn new words, periodically review all the words you’ve previously studied; quiz yourself, or have a friend quiz you. This simple regimen can enable you to learn several hundred new words before you take the SAT. Don’t try to gobble dozen or words in one sitting, instead, pick a reasonable depth; learn the definition of each word; examine the sample sentence provided in the Word List, learn the related words; and try writing a couple of sentences of your own that include the word. Make a deliberate effort to include the new words you’re learning in your daily speech and writing. It will help solidify your memory of the words and their meanings. If you use them several times, you’re unlikely to forget it. Get into the habit of reading a little every day with your dictionary nearby, when you encounter a new word a newspaper, magazine, or book, look it up; this is a great way to supplement our SAT Word List, because it’s personally tailored; the fact that you’ve taken the time an made the effort to write down the words and their meaning will help to fix them in your memory.
*BIANCA GARCIA*

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