How To Survive The SAT

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How To Survive The SAT

• The 6 Things Needed to Know Before Taking the
  SAT
• By John G.

(http//www.pbs.org)
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How To Survive The SAT
The 6 Things Needed to Know Before Taking the SAT
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Preparation and Things to Bring

• Bring two No. 2 Pencils
• Bring calculator
• Bring form
• Bring ID of some kind
• Be awake and ready

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What to do the night before the SAT?

• Dont Cram (Why?)
• Review Types of Problems
• Think of Strategies of SAT Problems
• Relax
• Set Out Stuff you are bringing the next day
  (Included on one of the Mystery Slides)
• Set alarm for enough time that you will be awake
  ahead of time and dont have to rush

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Sections

• There are 7 Sections
• 3 Math (Word Problems, Analogies, Free Response)
• 3 Verbal (Analogies, Sentence Completion,
  Critical Reading passage)
• 1 Experimental (not graded, but not identified)
• Do your best on all

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SAT Information

• You can take the SAT more than once they will
  combine scores and take you highest
• If you arent ready they will send you away
• Dont take the test right away after you took it.
  (wait to get score back, see where improvement is
  needed)
• If you know you did bad you can cancel your
  score, and nobody will be the wiser
• If you have questions ask before the test taking
  has begun

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Strategy

• Go through and answer the ones you know
• If you have time come back to the hard ones
  later
• Try to Eliminate answers to better your chances
• Use Context Clues
• Dont forget you have your calculator but dont
  abuse it.
• Always answer the Free Response Questions (No
  points are deducted)

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Dont Cram?

• Why isnt it a good idea to cram for the SAT?
• You cant prepare, you have no clue what will be
  on the test
• There is too much information to cover
• Your brain will be fried

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Things to Keep in Mind

• If you get a question wrong you lose a fraction
  of a point
• Every question is worth one point so answer the
  ones which are easier and take you less time
• Free Response has no penalty for wrong answers
• No points are taken off for unanswered questions
• Have a rough idea of the score you want

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Why take the SAT?

• To go to a four year college
• To show Intelligence
• To separate you from the competition
• To increase Reading Math skills

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Places to go to prepare for the SAT or learn
more.

• http//www.pbs.org
• http//www.Collegeboard.com

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