As if the old SAT wasn’t intimidating enough, they’ve gone and changed everything up on you. All the years that corporations have put into to designing classes, online tutorials, study guides, and preparatory courses has all gone to waste leaving them (and you!) hanging. To help you get ready to conquer the unknown, we’ve put together a few hints to help you brave the new SAT.
Writing Section
Get ready to write on the new SAT. The writing section will require you to write an essay that’s persuasive. You will be given a controversial issue to write about. In order to do well, there a few key points you must hit to get the highest score. These include:
You have only a limited amount of time to get all this in and the scorers do take that into account. Don’t worry about choosing ‘the right’ position to defend; there is no right answer. Also, when coming up with supportive information, make up whatever you want but never use personal information. Using statistics or percentages is a great idea and you won’t be penalized for incorrect information.
Math Section
When it comes to the math section, either you know how to figure out the question or you don’t. If you don’t know the answer, skip it, mark it and go back to it. When you’ve answered all the ones you are confident about, go back to the ones you missed, eliminate as many answers as possible, and if all else fails, guess. Never leave a question blank.
You will be able to use your calculators, but the more information you keep in your head (like multiplication tables, simple conversions and square roots), the faster you will be able to get through the 70 questions – and go back to the ones you’re unsure about. Here are a few terms you should be familiar with before you take the test:
Integer - a zero, positive, or negative number that is not a decimal or a fraction.
Prime number - a number that can be divided only by itself and 1. The first 10 prime numbers are 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29. ‘1’ is not prime and ‘2’ is the only even number that is prime.
Zero – an even number, an integer, and not positive or negative.
Absolute value – a number without it’s positive or negative sign. The absolute value of -8 is 8.
Congruent – describes a figure that has the same size and shape; that is, if their corresponding angles and sides are equal.
Sentence Completion and Other Word Problems
The only way to succeed in all the word problems is to learn as much vocabulary as possible. Here are a few (a very, very few of the very, very many) that you should definitely know before you take the test:
Ambivalent: feeling opposing feelings at the same time. Uncertain.
Cogent: convincing or reasonable.
Dubious: doubtful or unlikely.
Egregious: exceptionally bad or offensive.
Inveterate: well established or habitual.
Mollify: to calm or soothe.
Obdurate: not flexible. Stubborn.
Prosaic: boring or ordinary.
Spurious: fake or inauthentic.
Vindicated: free of blame.
Overall Tips
Practice, practice, practice. Find online tutorials that will send you little test questions for math, vocabulary words, and sample questions to work on. Do a little each day and you’ll steadily increase your chances of success.
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