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WOW! Congratulations to my Advanced Placement Literature students! Nearly 90 (88.5) percent passing! So MANY 4's and 5's!
WOW! Congratulations to my Advanced Placement Literature students! Nearly 90 (88.5) percent passing! So MANY 4's and 5's!
Also, CONGRATS to my 10th graders! Dreyfoos School of the Arts 10th graders earned a 94% for their READING TEST scores! That is higher than SUNCOAST or any other school in the county!
Also, CONGRATS to my 10th graders! Dreyfoos School of the Arts 10th graders earned a 94% for their READING TEST scores! That is higher than SUNCOAST or any other school in the county!
Are you ready for the SAT?
Are you ready for the SAT?
Check back regularly for updates to this page.
Advanced lessons on the SAT, PSAT, etc. will be a focus of this course. This page is to provide the "basic" key ideas, testing information and testing dates, directions for the SAT, SAT preparation suggestions and information, etc.
Feel free to review these collected SAT "hints and tips" to help you prepare for the SAT, PSAT, etc. I hope that the readings, video, materials, and suggestions noted below prove useful for you.
Feel free to review these collected SAT "hints and tips" to help you prepare for the SAT, PSAT, etc. I hope that the readings, video, materials, and suggestions noted below prove useful for you.
Lessons and activities will be assigned in class. too!
Lessons and activities will be assigned in class. too!
Test your knowledge with the SAT Suite Question of the Day at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice/student-question-bank
NOTE: The secret to reading comprehension is to slow down. Take your time. Read and make notes as you go. Also, if there are questions or a prompt to answer, read them over so you know what to look for. Again, there is no substitute for annotating and note-taking as you read.
What is ADAPTIVE TESTING?
What is ADAPTIVE TESTING?
The Digital SAT uses adaptive testing, meaning the difficulty of the second module depends on your performance on the first.
Understand how this works to manage your expectations.
What do SAT questions look like?
What do SAT questions look like?
In 1968, US Congressman John Conyers introduced a bill to establish a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The bill didn’t make it to a vote, but Conyers was determined. He teamed up with Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress, and they resubmitted the bill every session for the next fifteen years. _____ in 1983, the bill passed.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
A. Instead,
B. Likewise,
C. Finally,
D. Additionally,
This is an EASY question. SAT questions are a mix of EASY, MEDIUM, and HARD questions.
NOTE: Mini- and full-length SAT exams may be provided throughout the course.
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Highly recommend that you make FLASHCARDS of the VOCABULARY words often found on the exam. Such lists are online (though will also be provided in class).
Sites and software, like MEMBEAN, will also prove invaluable to you for the SAT.
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Every single reading passage question has only one, single correct answer.
So, they use LATITUDE (increasing levels of difficulty) wording like this to trick you:
The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements?
The first paragraph primarily serves to:
In line 20, '"dark'"most nearly means:
What does the SAT cover?
What does the SAT cover?
The SAT covers a variety of questions and subjects, including:
Information and ideas
Craft and structure
Expression of ideas
Standard English conventions
Questions will include, but are not limited to:
reading comprehension,
command of textual evidence,
making inferences,
grammar analysis,
literary terms and concepts,
sentence structure analysis,
fiction and nonfiction analysis,
cross text / content comparison questions (compare ideas, tone, etc. in TEXT 1 to TEXT 2),
use of transitional devices,
quantitative evaluations,
words in context / vocabulary,
purpose and text structure, etc.
Did you know that regular reading can build your comprehension and speed?
Review Greek and Latin roots to improve your vocabulary, too.
A strong VOCABULARY is important for the SAT, PSAT, etc.
Do not get stuck on a single question. But, do not leave ANY question blank. Need points!!!
Bluebook Digital Testing?
Bluebook Digital Testing?
Download the Bluebook Digital Testing application to practice for the PSAT and the SAT.
Bluebook is an application that makes test day easier, quicker, and more secure.
How long is the SAT? < Click the arrow at the right to find out more >
How long is the SAT? < Click the arrow at the right to find out more >
You have 64 minutes to complete the Reading and Writing section and 70 minutes to complete the Math section for a total of 2 hours and 14 minutes.
Doors, generally, open at 7:45 a.m., and testing starts between 8:15 and 8:45 a.m.
Doors close at 8 a.m., so make sure you are on time!
Most* people finish the exam by noon.
*Accommodations (I.e., extra time, etc.) can be arranged, by you, with the College Board (review their website).
Careful of answers that are
Too specific (answer focuses on a minute or small detail in the passage)
Too broad (answer focuses on a universe, rather than a… room)
Uses reversed relationships (right words but not in the right order)
You should spend no more than one minute per multiple choice question. In others words, "It should take a minute to win it."
You should spend no more than one minute per multiple choice question. In others words, "It should take a minute to win it."
Any longer would be using too much time. It would be, likely, best to skip the question and come back to the question later.
NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU COME BACK TO THE QUESTION. Mark the question. Circle the question. Fold down the page in the text booklet. Make the skipped question easy to find.
Though you do not lose ANY points for NOT answering a question, you can NOT GAIN any points if you do not, at least, try.
Even a best GUESS is better than NO answer at all.
How many sections are on the SAT?
How many sections are on the SAT?
Be aware of your time.
There are two modules for each part of the test (two for Reading and Writing, and two for Math).
You can toggle back and forth between questions within a module, but once you’ve submitted that module, you can’t go back to it.
What should you bring to the exam?
What should you bring to the exam?
Your fully charged testing device with the Bluebook™ application installed and exam setup completed.
Your up-to-date admission ticket from the Bluebook app. Bringing a printed ticket is preferred, and you can access the ticket after completing exam setup (available starting 5 days before the test).
Acceptable photo ID. This must be a physical document.
Pencils or pens for scratch work.
Your College Board username and password.
An acceptable calculator for use on the Math section.
Epinephrine auto-injectors (like EpiPens) are permitted.
Are there free resources to practice the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9?
Are there free resources to practice the SAT, PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or PSAT 8/9?
Find your "free" practice resources at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/practice and via KHAN Academy, as well as on YOUTUBE.
Study with Khan Academy®
"Read more about how to use the free lessons and quizzes on Khan Academy to review important skills and improve challenge areas."
NOTE: Mr. Ehrlich assigns the KHAN ACADEMY SAT COURSE to all of his 11th and 12th grade classes. The College Board is Partnering with KHAN.
Test designers often put in words that you would NOT likely recognize. People then see a word like "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and think "I have no idea what that is. SO, must be the answer."
It is NOT likely the answer. More likely a DISTRACTION from the answer.
For the passages… try one or more of the following
Skim the passage and then read the questions
Read the questions first and then mark the passage
Read the passage in detail and then answer questions
No one method is the best. You pick the best method for you!!!
NOTE: Be careful of making careless mistakes.
What are some test-taking strategies?
What are some test-taking strategies?
I am confident that you know that their questions have multiple answer choices. Only ONE answer, though, is going to be the right answer. Your job is to figure out which one it is. Or, at the least, make the BEST guess at which one it is.
Generally, one or two of the answers are just wrong or incorrect. You should be able to get rid of those easily.
The answers that remain may SEEM to be correct, or are CLOSE to being correct; but, they are not correct. Usually, there is some clue in the answer that may reveal the answer is not AS GOOD as others.
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Have trouble figuring it out? Then, remember to look for DRAW (yes, I made this name up but it is based on real test-taking techniques).
Look for the D or distractor answers. Often the College Board likes to throw in answers that are there to throw you off. Some fancy word like "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" so you say, "That is it!" It is rarely to never it.
Look for the R or right answer. There is only ONE right answer.
Look for the A or alternate answers. There are the answers that seem right but are not.
Look for the W or wrong answers. These are answers that are just plain wrong.
Get rid of the WRONG answers. Get rid of DISTRACTOR answers. Make your best educated from what remains whenever you get stuck.
I found this website may be useful to you when considering MULTIPLE CHOICE STRATEGIES: http://www.aplithelp.com/avoiding-multiple-choice-mania/ .
In addition to classroom activities with Mr. Ehrlich, try using KHAN ACADEMY or the College Board SAT Suite to practice for the SAT, psat, etc. EXAMs:
https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/
New sites are appearing all the time. My personal favorites are literarydevices.net and americanrhetoric.com . Check them out!
Check out this site for terms and explanations of terms: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSEuljLye7NTirILYGH19NVTtQh8O1wK-
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