category: sat
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sat cr passage questions: “line number” vocabulary words
for the next two questions from the following sat reading passage, we have a question type called vocabulary in context. this question type is one of the easiest to improve on, mainly because many students approach this question incorrectly. what happened in between those two photographs is that i experienced, then overcame, what the poet…
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building your sat reading muscle
imagine your brain as a group of muscles. one of these muscles is called the reading muscle. like any muscle, the reading muscle can very easily become weak and flaccid–if you don’t use it. now imagine trying to lift 150 pounds over your head. that would take quite a lot of muscle. reading muscle-wise, the…
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sat grammar: semicolons
semicolons are the bane of many a student on the sat. as soon as they see one they think run-on sentence or verbiage. the sat definitely plays on this fear by including many correct answers in the identifying the error portion of the writing section. below, i’ve included a few useful tips and examples to…
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idioms on the sat: writing practice questions
oh those sat idioms – the bane of every sat test taker. yes, it is true. even those who have an ear for the proper idioms often find the rest of the writing section a breeze. while there is no one way to master idioms, a combination of approaches should help. one approach is practice…
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make sat vocab fun
mnemonics the word lambaste means to criticize someone harshly. by the time you finish this post you’ll probably have forgotten that. now, what if i tell you to imagine somebody who always criticizes you (i can already picture my high school p.e. teacher). i want you to imagine that that person’s head has been…
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10 most difficult sat questions
think you can handle the toughest, most diabolical questions in magoosh sat and new sat prep? give them a shot, then leave a comment letting us know how you did!