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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
Ready4College Website Content
• 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
Ready4College Website Content
• 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
Ready4College Website Content
• 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