Why do they put a time limit on things that just adds more pressure to a stressful time.

That's exactly why they _must_ add a time limit to tests like the SAT. If there was no time limit or the time limit was very long, so many more people would get high scores. And the purpose of a test is to tell people apart, so a test in which everyone got 100% wouldn't be very useful would it? The SAT has to necessarily be hard, and uncompromising, and fast, and tricky, and everything like that.

I'm having trouble with the "which lines best support the previous answer" questions. Any tips?

I having trouble too, but I'm trying to put the first one in my own words (not sure how - never works for me), answer that one, then match the quote to the first one.

what resource should I use to study the writing section if I have a month left?

You could probably take any few paragraphs from any book, read them, and then have someone else ask questions relating to it.

would they have open ended questions on the sat

They do not. Every question on the SAT is going to have only 1 correct answer choice, and no points are given for your thinking or work shown. With the exception of some grid-in questions in the math sections, every question on the SAT is going to be multiple choice with 4 answer choices.

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Lesson 5: About the SAT Writing and Language Test

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