An Overview of the SAT
This lesson provides a brief overview of the SAT college entrance exam offered by the College Board. The SAT is a standardized test designed to measure college readiness in reading, writing, and mathematics. Like all […]
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Do the ACT and SAT Essays Matter?
We’ve talked a lot about how the ACT and SAT essays are poor representations of the kind of writing that students are expected to do in college. Creativity, vocabulary, and solid evidence matter less than […]
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Time Management Tips for the ACT and SAT
Time management strategies are an important component of preparing for the ACT or SAT. Strengths and weaknesses with subject matter can directly influence how long it takes a student to complete a particular section. Chances […]
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SAT Writing Exercise: More Identifying Sentence Errors Practice
This short quiz is modeled after the “Identifying Sentence Errors” portion of the SAT Writing Exam. Nine of the sentences contain common grammar errors. One sentence contains no errors. Correct answers and explanations can be […]
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SAT Writing Section Improving Sentences Practice Round Two
Test your readiness for the SAT with these questions modeled after the “improving sentences” portion of the SAT Writing section. Choose the phrasing that best completes the underlined part of each sentence. Choice A replicates […]
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SAT Math Rules
Like every section of the SAT, the Math exam has its own set of unofficial guidelines or “rules.” Today we’re going to look at some of these rules that the College Board consistently applies when […]
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Prefixes and Suffixes of Common SAT Words
Last time we began talking about the process of using morphemes, the basic parts of words, to figure out the meaning of difficult SAT words. By breaking a word down into its root, prefix, and […]
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Getting to the “Root” of SAT Words
One of the major criticisms of the SAT is its fondness for archaic vocabulary words that are rarely, if ever, used in everyday English. So prevalent is this criticism that the vocabulary-centered “Sentence Completion” section […]
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Common Writing Errors on the SAT
As we’ve talked about before, the SAT is extremely repetitive. The College Board likes to test students on the same concepts over and over. The Writing section of the SAT is no exception. Here are […]
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SAT Writing Exercise: Identifying Sentence Errors Practice
This short quiz is modeled after the “Identifying Sentence Errors” portion of the SAT Writing Exam. Nine of the sentences contain common grammar errors. One sentence contains no errors. Correct answers and explanations can be […]
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