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Ready4College Week 2:The SAT Critical Reading Section

• Diving into the Critical Reading Section

• Next class: Critical Reading Section Continued + Applying to College: Important Deadlines and Requirements

• The Critical Reading Section: A personal Note

• Todays Class: • Overview

• Strategies

• Practice

• GAME SHOW!!!

The SAT Critical Reading Section

• Has 2 Kinds of Questions• 1. Sentence Completion – 19 multiple choice questions

• Take a look at p31

• 2. Passage-based Reading Questions – 48 Questions based on Passages

• Take a look at p57

Tips for the Critical Reading Section

• 1. Work on sentence completion questions first

• 2. Remember that difficulty of sentence completion questions increases as you move through a question set

• 3. Mark your test booklet

• 4. Use POE• Process Of Elimination

• 5. To understand definitions of words, think about words you already know

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• 1. What are the two types of Questions in the SAT Critical Reading Section? How many of each type?• Hint: Page 29

• 2. What are some tips have we learned for the SAT Critical Reading Section? • Name at least 3

• Hint: Page 29-30

1. Sentence Completion Questions

• 2 types: • Vocabulary in Context Questions

• test knowledge and meaning of words, how they are used

• Two-blank: Page 31

• One-blank: Example 1, Page 32

• Logic-Based Questions

• Test meanings of words, how they are used, and understanding the logic of a complicated sentence

• Example 1: Page 32

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• 1. What Vocabulary words have we learned so far?

• 2. What are the two types of Sentence Completion Questions?• Hint:

• Bottom of Page 31

• Bottom of Page 32

Some Strategies for Sentence Completion Questions

• 1. Start out by reading the entire sentence, saying “blank” for the blank(s)

• 2. Fill in the blanks before looking at the choices; then look for a choice similar to the one(s) you thought of

• 3. Find the introductory and transitional words• Examples: But, Although, However, Yet, Even Though

• These mean two parts of the sentence will contradict, or contrast with each other.

• 4. With Two-blank questions, try eliminating some answers based on just one blank

• Example 2: Pg 36

• More Tips on Pages 34-36

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• What are some important strategies for Sentence Completion Questions? • Name at least 4!

• Hint: Pages 34-36

• Also: Update List of Vocabulary Words

Introduction to …The SAT Critical Reading GAME SHOW!!!

• Divide up into teams – Rules similar to Jeopardy Game

• Part One- Books allowed!

• Part Two- Books Closed!

• Get your “Buzzer” Ready

• Question Right=1 point for your team

Get ready… Part One! (Books Allowed)

• Question #1: What are the two kinds of questions in the SAT Critical Reading Section?

• 2. What are at least 4 general strategies we have learned for the SAT Critical Reading Section?

• 3. What does POE stand for?

• 4. What are the 2 types of sentence completion questions?

• 5. What are at least 4 strategies for sentence completion questions?

Now the more difficult Part Two…

• Actual Sentence Completion Questions

• I will type question above, you will work with your team to come up with the answer

• No Books Allowed!

• Computers are allowed

• Look up Definitions of Vocabulary words with your teammates to find the answer!

• After each question, we will write down Vocabulary words we have learned in our Ready4College Website Content Document