SAT: CRITICAL READING English 11. Warm Up When you are faced with a multiple choice question (like on the SAT) what do you do? List all the apply. Re-read.

SAT: CRITICAL READING

English 11

Warm UpWhen you are faced with a multiple choice question (like on

the SAT) what do you do? List all the apply.

Re-read the question

Read all of the choices A-D

Insert the answers into the question to see if they fit

Predict the answer before reading the choices

Eliminate answers I know to be wrong

Make an educated guess

*Add any strategies that are not already listed*

Which of these strategies works the BEST for you and why?

CRITICAL READINGOne of the three sections scored on the

SATScored through multiple choice questionsComprised of 2 major sections

Sentence Completion Fill in the blank Emphasis on Vocabulary

Passage-Based Reading Short and long reading passages with questions Emphasis on comprehension and context

Today’s Focus: Sentence Completion

2 types of sentence completion questions

Vocabulary in context

Word relation questions (Logic Based)

TYPE 1: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

The sentence will act as a definition, example or a synonym of the correct answer

TYPE 2: Word Relation Questions

Also known as: logic based questions

The sentence requires that you understand which word best fits according to its relationship to the other words in the sentence.

Compare and contrastCause and effect

What does this section look like?

QUESTION STRUCTURE PREVIEW

After all her effort, the writer was ________ to learn that her poem had been ________ for publication.a) elated...disallowedb) dismayed...approvedc) troubled...recommendedd) enthralled...refusede) distraught...rejected

Note: The words appear in the order in which they are intended to fit the sentence. They are not interchangeable

Approaching Multiple Choice Questions

General Strategies DO:

DON’T:

Type 1:Specific Strategies for Vocabulary in Context

Context Clues (definition hint)SynonymsAntonyms

Word Parts

Word “Charge”

Type 1: Content Clues Example

Directions: Read the sentence and PREDICT the missing word based on surrounding words

Known for their devotion to their masters, dogs were often used as symbols of ____ in medieval and Renaissance paintings.

The definition of the missing blank can be replaced with “_________” (a word from the sentence)

Practice: Applying Word Part Knowledge

My neighbor is both ________ and ________; he keeps to himself and has great fear of anyone who isn't from our town.

a) callous...predisposedb) misanthropic...tolerantc) insular...xenophobicd) ignorant...biasede) prejudiced…obstinate

WORD “CHARGE”

Refers to a Positive (+) or a Negative (-) connotation

of a word (can be inferred from word part)

Insidious- vivacious- Diabolical- effervescent-

“Disconsolate”

What DO you know about this word?

Let’s Practice!

Read sample questions A, B, and C

Answer the NUMBERED questions

Focus on STRATEGY

CONTEXT CLUES Review—Type 1: Vocabulary in context

Definition In other words Such as For example

Practice—Type 2: Logic Based Questions Contrast Cause and Effect

Word Relation Questions (Logic Based)

Contrast But Although Rather However

Cause and Effect Because As a result Since Therefore

CONTRAST

The student spent no time planning his essay, resulting in a ______ of unconnected ideas, rather than a(n) _____ argument in support of a thesis.

What words let you know a comparison is being made?

What is the comparison that is being made?

Note* Focus on finding the COMPARISON in the sentence (strategy), rather than trying to fill in the blank.

Let’s Practice

Read sample questions A and B

Answer the NUMBERED questions

Focus on STRATEGY

CAUSE AND EFFECT

If/then relationship If A is true, B is true

We will face the idea of old age with____ as long as we believe that it invariably brings poverty, isolation, and illness.

Where is your context clue illustrates the cause and effect relationship in this sentence?

Let’s Practice

Read sample questions A and B

Answer the NUMBERED questions

Focus on STRATEGY

QUESTIONS?

Conclusion:

You do not have to know the meaning/definition of all of the options.

You have to know what strategies to use

OR

You have to be able to find clues hidden in the question or in the answers

Wrap Up:

1. Are some of these strategies new to you?

2. Which ones do you find to be most helpful/useful?

3. Do you have any remaining questions about the content of this lesson?