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A question from a diligent student: “Where can I find extra practice SAT questions?” (I repeat, this is a diligent kid. He is committed, hard-working, and eager for extra practice.) So, I showed him the SAT Suite Question Bank. He was shocked! “How did I not know about this?” he exclaimed. “Well, now you know.” I smiled. “But, this website is only helpful when used with care. Let me tell you about the “Exclude Active Questions” button…” While it would be an overstatement to say the College Board is mendacious about the existence of the SAT Suite Question Bank, the SAT writers certainly tend to keep it in a cloistered little corner of the internet, where it is easily missed. A word of advice: USE WITH CARE! This question bank is fantastic - the questions are much better than any private prep company mimics - but only if you know how to use it properly. If you take a cursory glance at this resource and dive in without understanding how it works, you may end up spoiling official SAT practice tests! This would be an unmitigated disaster. Practice tests must mimic the real SAT to give meaningful benchmark scores as we prepare! We don’t want to take a practice test that is sprinkled with questions we have already seen! I made a video Understanding the College Board’s Official Question Bank. Definitely watch it if you are going to use this resource! In the meantime, here are this week’s vocabulary words! Use ‘em asap! Mendacious: Dishonest; not telling the truth. Cloistered: Sheltered or hidden away from the outside world. Cursory: Done quickly and without paying attention to detail. Unmitigated: Complete or absolute, usually used to describe something bad. Regards, Kate, (973) 715 - 9712 PS - Next week, I am starting a comprehensive prep class to target the October SAT. If interested, shoot an email and say "tell me more about the class"! |
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SAT vocabulary is a slow build! Let's start right now. Join 200+ parents and high school students as we gain fancy vocabulary words and useful tips to CRUSH the SAT.
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