{"id":2968,"date":"2016-01-20T13:42:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T19:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dallasadmissionsconsulting.l7g1nsll-liquidwebsites.com\/?p=2968"},"modified":"2016-01-20T13:42:49","modified_gmt":"2016-01-20T19:42:49","slug":"kevins-two-tips-for-tricky-reading-questions-sat-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/2016\/01\/20\/kevins-two-tips-for-tricky-reading-questions-sat-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin&#8217;s Tips for Tricky Reading Questions (SAT Tips)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>By: <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"\/staff-and-students\/kevin-vu\/\">Kevin Vu<\/a> (Lead SAT Tutor)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2086\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2086\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/KevinVU.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2086\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2086 size-thumbnail lazyload\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/KevinVU-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin, The Quick Tip Giver\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2086 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/KevinVU-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin, The Quick Tip Giver\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Quick Tip Giver<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Everybody has that friend or relative that drones on and on. Somehow, they\u2018re able to take a simple subject like the weather and turn it in into a full-length novel. They often repeat themselves unnecessarily, and it\u2019s unbearable to listen to them for an extended amount of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Likewise, the <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/sat.collegeboard.org\/errors\/down.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SAT<\/a> and ACT often feature sentences or answer choices I like to describe as \u201cword salad.\u201d The test makers will throw unnecessary conjunctions, verbs, and subjects into the mix just to confuse a student. By sounding complex and mysterious, the test-makers hope to confuse the tester into misunderstanding a \u201cword salad,\u201d or if it&#8217;s an answer choice, picking it as a right answer. The sentence is so confusing, and since the SAT\/ACT are confusing, the correct answer <i>must<\/i> be something confusing too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">In reality, these exams test a student&#8217;s ability to detect or create an efficiency of prose. Sentences that are short, to the point, and minimize redundancy without losing any meaning are generally the correct answers. The clients I <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/get-started-now\/\">tutor<\/a> often say that a short answer must be a red herring; it can&#8217;t be that simple to effectively communicate!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">In order to combat this type of thinking, students have two SAT tips to use:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>1) Make sure to read the sentence out loud<\/strong> (in your head) to see if it sounds right to you. In normal, non-blabber conversation, unnecessary words will sound out of place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>2) Compare the sentence lengths and determine the shortest sentence<\/strong> that will make the sentence understandable without losing any significant meaning. While the shortest sentence won&#8217;t always be the correct answer, it often is. If it&#8217;s not, it at least points to ways to correctly simplify (or not) a question on The SAT or The ACT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">These two strategies can help students effectively identify and then correct overly wordy sentences. Above all, it is absolutely vital that students continue to use their own experience in normal conversation to help them with the writing section. The goal of the test has always been to test if students can write efficiently and conservatively. By tuning out the drone of the \u201cword salad\u201d of long answers, students can remain focused on the important parts of the sentences and pick grammatically correct and stylistically sound answers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000\">Read more tips on the Reading section <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/the-multiple-track-mind-how-to-stay-focused-on-critical-reading-exams\/\">here<\/a>. Also check out our blog post on the ideal college prep timeline <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/when-to-apply-to-college-your-college-prep-timeline\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\">Call (972) 591-1746 today to learn more about our one on one prep in [sc name=&#8221;city&#8221;], Austin, and online over Skype!<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Kevin Vu (Lead SAT Tutor) Everybody has that friend or relative that drones on and on. Somehow, they\u2018re able to take a simple subject like the weather and turn it in into a full-length novel. They often repeat themselves unnecessarily, and it\u2019s unbearable to listen to them for an extended amount of time. &nbsp; Likewise, the SAT and ACT often feature sentences or answer choices I like to describe as \u201cword salad.\u201d The test [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[73,74,35,36],"tags":[83,84],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/austinadmissions.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}