S.A.T. Prep
At GGCA, we do not teach to create good test takers, we teach to prepare our students for live beyond our school. Still, the S.A.T.s have a lot of bearing on a student's life after they graduate. So here are some resources to help you prepare for the Language Arts portion of the S.A.T.s. These resources are designed to give students test taking strategies, expand their vocabulary, and improve their essay writing skills.
So What's on the Test?
Reading: 70 minutes
- 200-800 points
- One 20-minute section - Two 25-minute sections Math: 70 Minutes
- 200-800 points
- One 20-minute section - Two 25-minute sections Writing: 60 Minutes
- 200-800 points
- One 10-minute section - Two 25-minute sections |
Questions:
48:
Passage-based reading
- Tests your comprehension of what is stated in or implied by the passage. 19: Sentence completion questions - Tests your vocabulary and your understanding of sentence structure. Questions:
44: Multiple choice
- You're asked to solve a problem and pick the best choice offered. 10: Student-produced responses - You are not given answer choices. You must solve the problem and "grid in" your answers. Questions:
25:
Improving Sentences
- Tests your ability to correct faults in usage and sentence structure, and recognize effective sentences that follow the conventions of Standard Written English. 18: Identifying sentence errors - Tests your ability to recognize faults in usage, and recognize effective sentences that follow the conventions of Standard Written English. 6: Improving Paragraphs - Tests your ability to revise sentences in the context of a paragraph or the entire essay, organize and develop paragraphs in a coherent and logical manner, and apply the conventions of Standard Written English. 1: Essay - The SAT® begins with an essay. You'll be asked to present and support a point of view on a specific issue. Because you have only 25 minutes, your essay is not expected to be polished - it is meant to be a first draft. |
Helpful Web Sites
http://sat.collegeboard.com/home
- Dates and Deadlines for upcoming testing
- Free Practice Tests that you can take on line and receive you score right away
- Free Practice Questions so you can review a little at a time and get used to the format.
- S.A.T Study Plan Recommendations: just give them the date that you plan to take the test and they will create a schedule for you to follow.
- S.A.T. Skills Insight: the site will evaluate your performance and then discern what skills need to be improved and recommend ways to improve them.
- Watch creative Approaches to answering S.A. T. questions.
- Dates and Deadlines for upcoming testing
- Free Practice Tests that you can take on line and receive you score right away
- Free Practice Questions so you can review a little at a time and get used to the format.
- S.A.T Study Plan Recommendations: just give them the date that you plan to take the test and they will create a schedule for you to follow.
- S.A.T. Skills Insight: the site will evaluate your performance and then discern what skills need to be improved and recommend ways to improve them.
- Watch creative Approaches to answering S.A. T. questions.