SAT Tips 1 & 2 Review

The Reading/Writing section on the PSAT/SAT is comprised of _________ modules.

Each module on the Reading/Writing section of the PSAT/SAT is ________ minutes long.

The Reading/Writing section of the PSAT/SAT has _______ questions in total.

Which of the following are types of questions you will find on the Reading/Writing section of the PSAT/SAT?

• Reading

• Rules

• Rhetoric

• Repetition

• Resolution

Match the following

• "according to the text"

• Claims

• "illustrating" or "supporting"

• Purpose

• "function" or "structure"

• Vocabulary

• "most logical or precise word or phrase"

• Retrieval

Which type of question will appear first on each module of the Reading/Writing section of the PSAT/SAT?

• Vocabulary

• Retrieval

• Main Idea

• Rhetoric

• Purpose

Vocabulary words on the Reading/Writing section of the PSAT/SAT will be words that come up often in ________________ level reading and professional life.

"Most nearly means" questions have a blank and you have to choose the answer choice that fits in the blank.

• True

• False

Which punctuation mark acts like a flare in the road, signaling something important is ahead?

• :

• ;

• .

• " "

• /

What is an appositive phrase?

• A phrase that describes a noun or pronoun

• A phrase that connects two independent clauses

• A phrase that starts with a preposition

• A phrase that ends with a verb