by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | SAT
The SAT Math test And Quick Facts The Math Test focuses on the math that matters most to college and career readiness. To succeed on the Math Test, students will need to demonstrate mathematical practices, such as problem solving and using appropriate tools...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | SAT
The SAT Essay This is an optional SAT section which is scored separately. Successful students must work to craft responses that identify and connect evidence. The essay question will not ask for student’s personal opinion of the provided passage or require providing...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | SAT
Score Reporting: The new scale ranges from 400 to 1600 against the old SAT scale of 600 to 2400. Scale ranging from 200 to 800 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing; 200 to 800 for Math; 2 to 8 on each of three dimensions for essay and easy results reported...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | SAT
KIS (Keep it Simple) :Brevity The SAT always prefers a sentence that expresses intended ideas most clearly and succinctly. Therefore, Beware of Redundancy, Wordiness & passive voice! Wordiness: Eg: Past Experience reveals that AIDS patients rarely ever exhibit the...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | SAT
Diction (Word Choice) Good Diction means using the right words in right way. We have to adhere to certain definitive standards. On the SAT writing section certain phrases are fixed : known as idioms. Although English Language has far too many idioms , there are a few...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | SAT
Punctuation (Colons) 1. We use colons to introduce a list of items. Eg : John specializes in three subjects : art, architecture and graphic design. Don’t, however, use a colon when the list of items are incorporated into the flow of the sentence. Correct: John...