Question 1

What if I don't know what is the right word to put in? I can't tell the difference between two choices.

Accepted Answer

If you dont know which word to put in , then simply see which one you would use while forming a sentence so that it would feel accurate.

Question 2

what should I do if I do not know the meaning of the words given in the option

Accepted Answer

Well, then you have a problem. Take a look at any of the word roots you can identify and try and guess at the meaning. Let's say I didn't know what "promote" meant. I know "pro" means good or forwards, and I might have heard a word that uses "mot" like "motion". I could make the guess then that "promote" means "to move forward" or something. Based on the context, I can deduce that the passage isn't talking about literally pushing something forwards, and I might stumble upon the thought that it means to push an idea forwards, if I'm lucky enough. If not, it might be best to just guess quickly on the problem. If you've eliminated every other answer, choose the word you don't know. If another answer looks promising, choose it over the word you don't know. Hope this helps.

Question 3

What do I do if I don't understand any of the words? I know I can just guess, but I don't want to guess unless I really have to.

Accepted Answer

lol yeah just feel the vibe, like how it said in the article above; maybe you know its root word or a similar word or what kind of context that kind of word would be used in...any clue you can find if you don't want to simply guess.

Question 4

As a non-native English speaker I am having a fairly hard time managing time on reading and writing questions but I am having no problems with maths exam. I was wondering if I could use the extra time I save with maths in reading and writing or do they take place in different time periods?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately, you can't do this. Everybody does one section, and then only after the time runs out do you continue with the next section, and you can never turn back to work on a past section, or anything that isn't being tested at the time. No flipping between sections is allowed on the SAT, sadly.

Question 5

how many questions on the test

Accepted Answer

52 reading questions, 44 writing questions, 20 math (no calculator) questions, and 38 math (with calculator) questions.

That makes a total of *154 questions*.

Question 6

I am following short of time in solving English section, can u give me any tips for that

Accepted Answer

Most English questions are relatively simple, and can be solved in under half a minute by really good test takers. If you see a question and there looks to be two answer choices that could both work, you have to be missing something. The Writing test, more than the other parts of the SAT, is about searching for details. If you scan answer choices more efficiently, you can pick up on those details faster. One technique you can use is to look at the differences between answer choices instead of the answer choices themselves. Most answer choices will use relatively similar wording and everything, but switch out a comma for a semicolon or something like that. Instead of going through the answers one by one and seeing which is right, go through each part of the 4 answers and see which attributes they have, and then decide which attributes are wrong, and eliminate the answers that have those attributes. 
For example, let's say you had:
a) Jenny had a big truck
b) Jenny, had a big truck
c) Jenny, has a big truck
d) Jenny have big truck
Then, you would look for the parts of the answer choices that vary among them, which will be the parts that let u answer the question. You'd make the following observations: 
b) and c) have a comma after Jenny.
c) uses "has"
d) uses "have"
d) does not have "a" before "big truck"
Look at the comma first. If its wrong, then b) and c) are wrong, and if not, a) and d) are wrong. From there, just find another detail that doesn't  fit on one of the remaining answers and the question's done.

Question 7

Can we choose (the shorter is better) in the word choice lesson?

Accepted Answer

Probably not, in my opinion. Shorter words have an equal chance of being wrong with these question as more complex words. It's important to actually know the meanings of the words so that you can find which one works best.

SAT (Fall 2023)

Course: SAT (Fall 2023) > Unit 11

Precise word choice | Quick guide

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