SAT Flashcards
(33 cards)
what is VAC
Variables in the Answer Choices
what are the three steps of VAC
- choose a number to be variable, circle variables
- use variables to answer quesation, box it
- put variables in answers, must match box
what is -6+2
-4
what is STAC
Systematically try the Answer Choices
what is the red flag for STAC
“what is the value of x?”
what is TRAC
Traslate and Calculate
what is the red flag for TRAC
word problems
what are the steps for word in context questions
- read question and answer with it
- cross out word
- think abt what you think the word should be
- then look at answers
- if still hard then plug in
declare
to say something in solemn and a emphatic manor
comprise
to consist of, to be made up of
neurtralized
to render something ineffective or harmless by applying an opposite force or effect
annulled
to declare invalid
what are the RC4
- divide and conquer
- faster pace
- topic sentences
- map the passage
what do you do for divide and conquer
read the passage in sections and answer questions after each section
what is the reed flag for comma questions
only difference in answer choices are commas
what are the four types of comma questions
- lists
- parenthetical
- commas separating adjectives
- Just too many commas
what is the red flag for a colon question and when can they be used
colons in the answer choices, used preceding lists and btw 2 clauses when the first is independent and second explains first
what is the red flag for transitions
answer choices differ by transitions
what is the process for transitions
read sentence/sentences and determine if it is continuity or contrasting and eliminate
what is charge
charts and graphs
what are two types of charge questions
specific info and general trends
what is mean, median, mode, and range
average, middle number, number that occurs the most, and the range of the numbers
what will i do to all topic sentences
underline
what will my pencil do while reading
drawing attention to important parts, writing, circling, underlining