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SAT Prep
SAT Prep Google Classroom
SAT Prep Google Classroom
Contacts:
Contacts:
Matt: mgd3669@g.rit.edu
Matt: mgd3669@g.rit.edu
Jon: jfsk12@rit.edu
Jon: jfsk12@rit.edu
KHan Academy:
KHan Academy:
College Board:
College Board:
Reading
Reading
65 Minutes | 52 Questions
65 Minutes | 52 Questions
- Main Ideas
- Word/Phrase Context
- Detail
- Inference
- Cite of Evidence
- Author's Voice/Method
- Tone/Attitude
- Summary
- Assumption
- Data Interpretation
Writing & Language
Writing & Language
35 Minutes | 44 Questions
35 Minutes | 44 Questions
- Command of Evidence
- Words in Context
- Expression of Ideas
- Standard English Conventions
- Data Interpretations
Math Sections
Math Sections
With out calculator
With out calculator
25 Minutes | 20 Questions
25 Minutes | 20 Questions
With calculator
With calculator
55 Minutes | 38 Questions
55 Minutes | 38 Questions
- Heart of Algebra
- Problem solving & Data Analysis
- Passport to Advanced Math
- Additional Topics in Math
There is no guessing penalty on the SAT
There is no guessing penalty on the SAT
Make sure you’ve bubbled in an answer for every section!
Make sure you’ve bubbled in an answer for every section!
1. Know the format of each test section ahead of time.
1. Know the format of each test section ahead of time.
2. You can Skip Difficult questions and come back later before time is called for that section.
2. You can Skip Difficult questions and come back later before time is called for that section.
3. Minimize the number of times you skip a question within a section.
3. Minimize the number of times you skip a question within a section.
4. Get to know your Calculator!
4. Get to know your Calculator!
Time Management:
Time Management:
5. Remember to account for the time it takes you to read a section.
5. Remember to account for the time it takes you to read a section.
6. ATTACK passages in the best order your YOU!
6. ATTACK passages in the best order your YOU!
7. Predict the answer before looking at your choices
7. Predict the answer before looking at your choices
8. DO NOT "FINISH EARLY"!!
8. DO NOT "FINISH EARLY"!!
Reading Section:
Reading Section:
Purpose is more important than the Topic!!
Purpose is more important than the Topic!!
You don't need to be an expert on ANY of these topics. Everything you need to know is contained withing the passage. No outside knowledge is required!!
You don't need to be an expert on ANY of these topics. Everything you need to know is contained withing the passage. No outside knowledge is required!!
Expository:
Expository:
- Purpose of passage is to objectively present information
- Usually read like a research report. Begin by introducing a problem/mystery and then proceed to explain the response/research that's been done to solve the problem or mystery.
- Passages sometimes share more than one theory or point of view on the issue without endorsing one side or the other.
- Pay attention to the sequences of events, cause and effect relationships, comparisons, and possible explanations for explained phenomena.
Narrative:
Narrative:
- Passage tells a story. Typically deals with narration of events and revelation of a character
- These require you to ask yourself, "What happened, to whom, and how does everyone involved feel about the events in passages?"
- Present a tiny piece of a large story, but have a beginning middle and a revelation at the end
- Focus on the Plot, characters, and mood of the passages. Pay attention to the characters' feelings about events and one another. Remember that feelings are usually implied, not stated
Rhetorical:
Rhetorical:
- Passage is basically a persuasive essay. This argument in support of an idea or course of action
- Arguments tend to be well structured and supported by a number of pieces of evidence
- Watch for the Author's thesis, supporting evidence, and any points that the author refutes or concedes
- Passages often feature rhetorical passages, presenting arguments on each side of an issue. Pay attention to the specific issues that the authors agree and disagree on.
Writing Section:
Writing Section:
This section tests your ability to repair grammatical errors & eliminate rhetorical confusion
This section tests your ability to repair grammatical errors & eliminate rhetorical confusion
Passage topics on the SAT Writing portion are HUMANITIES, SOCIAL STUDIES & SCIENCE
Passage topics on the SAT Writing portion are HUMANITIES, SOCIAL STUDIES & SCIENCE
- Passage often analyze topics & trends within the world of arts & letters
- Focus on the back stories of the individuals who explore/developed a new form of expression as a result of overcoming some difficulty/injustice in their lives
- This passage presents information about people, movements/events from history as well as topics in the social sciences
- Often feature topics are drawn fro cultural anthropology, sociology, political science, psychology, linguistics, economics and education
- Passages typically present a scientific topic and then explore the significance
- Author is typically concerned with the hypothesis, experiments, data and cause/effect relationships
- Drawn from theories, inventions & discoveries in the natural science
Understanding the PURPOSE of the passages is much more IMPORTANT than knowing a bunch of information about the topic
Understanding the PURPOSE of the passages is much more IMPORTANT than knowing a bunch of information about the topic
Math Sections:
Math Sections:
Math w/o Calculator:
Math w/o Calculator:
20 questions (15 multiple-choice & 5 grid-in)
20 questions (15 multiple-choice & 5 grid-in)
Math w/Calculator:
Math w/Calculator:
38 questions (30 multiple -choice & 8 grid-in)
38 questions (30 multiple -choice & 8 grid-in)
Heart of Algebra:
Heart of Algebra:
(19 Questions)
(19 Questions)
- Analyzing & fluently solving linear equations & system of linear equations
- Creating linear equations & inequalities to representing relationships between quantities & solve problem
- Understanding & using the relation ship between linear equations & inequalities & their graphs to solve problems
Problem Solving & Data Analysis:
Problem Solving & Data Analysis:
(17 Questions)
(17 Questions)
- Creating & analyzing relationships using ratios, proportional relationships, percentages & units
- Representing & analyzing quantitative data
- Finding & applying probabilities
Passport to Advanced Math:
Passport to Advanced Math:
(16 Questions)
(16 Questions)
- Identifying & creating equivalent algebraic expressions
- Creating, analyzing and fluently solving quadratic & other nonlinear equations
- Creating, using & graphing exponential, quadratic & other nonlinear functions
Additional Topics in Math:
Additional Topics in Math:
(6 Questions)
(6 Questions)
- Solving problems related to area & volume
- Applying definitions & theorems related to lines, triangles and circles
- Working with right triangles, the unit circle and trigonometric functions
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