SAT CRITICAL READING English 11 WARM UP When
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SAT: CRITICAL READING English 11
WARM UP When you are faced with a multiple choice question (like on the SAT) what do you do? List all the apply. Re-read the question Read all of the choices A-D Insert the answers into the question to see if they fit Predict the answer before reading the choices Eliminate answers I know to be wrong Make an educated guess *Add any strategies that are not already listed* Which of these strategies works the BEST for you and why?
CRITICAL READING One of the three sections scored on the SAT Scored through multiple choice questions Comprised of 2 major sections Sentence Completion Fill in the blank Emphasis on Vocabulary Passage-Based Reading Short and long reading passages with questions Emphasis on comprehension and context
TODAY’S FOCUS: SENTENCE COMPLETION 2 types of sentence completion questions Vocabulary Word in context relation questions (Logic Based)
TYPE 1: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT The sentence will act as a definition, example or a synonym of the correct answer
TYPE 2: WORD RELATION QUESTIONS Also The known as: logic based questions sentence requires that you understand which word best fits according to its relationship to the other words in the sentence. Compare and contrast Cause and effect
WHAT DOES THIS SECTION LOOK LIKE?
QUESTION STRUCTURE PREVIEW After all her effort, the writer was ____ to learn that her poem had been ____ for publication. a) elated. . . disallowed b) dismayed. . . approved c) troubled. . . recommended d) enthralled. . . refused e) distraught. . . rejected Note: The words appear in the order in which they are intended to fit the sentence. They are not interchangeable
APPROACHING MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS General Strategies DO: DON’T:
TYPE 1: SPECIFIC STRATEGIES FOR VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT Context Clues (definition hint) Synonyms Antonyms Word Parts Word “Charge”
TYPE 1: CONTENT CLUES EXAMPLE Directions: Read the sentence and PREDICT the missing word based on surrounding words Known for their devotion to their masters, dogs were often used as symbols of ____ in medieval and Renaissance paintings. The definition of the missing blank can be replaced with “_____” (a word from the sentence)
PRACTICE: APPLYING WORD PART KNOWLEDGE My neighbor is both ____ and ____; he keeps to himself and has great fear of anyone who isn't from our town. a) callous. . . predisposed b) misanthropic. . . tolerant c) insular. . . xenophobic d) ignorant. . . biased e) prejudiced…obstinate
WORD “CHARGE” Refers to a Positive (+) or a Negative (-) connotation of a word (can be inferred from word part) Insidious Diabolical vivaciouseffervescent- “Disconsolate” What DO you know about this word?
LET’S PRACTICE! Read sample questions A, B, and C Answer the NUMBERED questions Focus on STRATEGY
CONTEXT CLUES Review—Type 1: Vocabulary in context Definition In other words Such as For example Practice—Type 2: Logic Based Questions Contrast Cause and Effect
WORD RELATION QUESTIONS (LOGIC BASED) Contrast But Although Rather However Cause and Effect Because As a result Since Therefore
CONTRAST The student spent no time planning his essay, resulting in a ______ of unconnected ideas, rather than a(n) _____ argument in support of a thesis. What words let you know a comparison is being made? What is the comparison that is being made? Note* Focus on finding the COMPARISON in the sentence (strategy), rather than trying to fill in the blank.
LET’S PRACTICE Read sample questions A and B Answer the NUMBERED questions Focus on STRATEGY
CAUSE AND EFFECT If/then relationship If A is true, B is true We will face the idea of old age with____ as long as we believe that it invariably brings poverty, isolation, and illness. Where is your context clue illustrates the cause and effect relationship in this sentence?
LET’S PRACTICE Read sample questions A and B Answer the NUMBERED questions Focus on STRATEGY
QUESTIONS?
CONCLUSION: You do not have to know the meaning/definition of all of the options. You have to know what strategies to use OR You have to be able to find clues hidden in the question or in the answers
WRAP UP: 1. Are some of these strategies new to you? 2. Which ones do you find to be most helpful/useful? 3. Do you have any remaining questions about the content of this lesson?
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