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  • SAT Writing and Language: Combining Sentences Questions

    SAT Writing and Language: Combining Sentences Questions

    This week, we’re going to focus on a specific type of SAT Writing and Language question: the combining sentences question. These questions present you with two closely-related sentences. You are then prompted to choose the […]

     
  • More ACT Writing Tips

    More ACT Writing Tips

    This week we’re going to provide some addition tips for the ACT Writing (essay) section. While we’ve covered ACT Writing in general before, this time around we’re going to take a more targeted approach. Each […]

     
  • ACT Reading “Function” Questions

    ACT Reading “Function” Questions

    On the ACT Reading section you may be asked what the “function” of a specific paragraph or paragraphs is in a passage as a whole. While these questions can seem vague and mysterious at first, […]

     
  • ACT and SAT Time Budgeting Breakdown

    ACT and SAT Time Budgeting Breakdown

    Time management is an essential skill for both the ACT and SAT. Without a successful time management strategy, you risk spending too much time on a single passage or question and running out of time […]

     
  • ACT and SAT Test Dates for the 2016-2017 School Year

    ACT and SAT Test Dates for the 2016-2017 School Year

    In our effort to keep ACT and SAT students updated on the most recent test-related developments, this week we’re providing a summary of ACT and SAT test dates for the 2016-2017 school year. Use this […]

     
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    Organizational Tips for ACT and SAT Preparation

      Staying organized is an important part of preparing for the ACT or SAT. Having a solid organizational strategy may not seem necessary in the beginning when you have just the official study guide and […]

     
  • Strategies for ACT and SAT Sentence and Paragraph Placement Questions

    Strategies for ACT and SAT Sentence and Paragraph Placement Questions

    A few times during the ACT English or SAT Writing and Language section, the exam will ask you to choose the best place for an existing sentence or paragraph or the best place to insert […]

     
  • ACT English and SAT Writing and Language Differences

    ACT English and SAT Writing and Language Differences

    The ACT English and SAT Writing and Language sections test grammar, punctuation, organization, style, word choice, and other fundamental English language skills that students need to know for success in college. While these sections used […]

     
  • ACT and SAT Reading “NOT/EXCEPT” Questions

    ACT and SAT Reading “NOT/EXCEPT” Questions

    Many students struggle with ACT and SAT Reading questions that use the words “not” and “except.” These types of questions require you to identify the one right answer, as opposed to the one wrong answer. […]

     
  • ACT and SAT Reading: Reasonable Inferences

    ACT and SAT Reading: Reasonable Inferences

    Every correct answer on the ACT and SAT Reading sections must be directly supported by the passages in some way. The exams try to obscure this seemingly-simple fact with questions that sound more open-ended than […]