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<p>I’ll say that what you said it true IF you have an above-average vocabulary to start with. Sentence Completion was always pretty easy for me as I missed maybe 1 every 2-3 tests. Since I have memorized Direct Hits, I have not missed any since. Another key thing I do is look up EVERY word (even the wrong choices) used in the sentence completion after I take the tests.</p>
<p>Well, do you think I have an above-average vocab if:
On the 1st Practice test in BB, I missed 2 SCs
On the 2nd Practice, I missed 5(I think at least 3 of these could have been answerable if I knew the DH words).</p>
<p>Thanks for the help. Other than SC, I’m getting essentially perfect scores(made 1 stuppid mistake in Math and 1 stupid mistake in Passage based).</p>
<p>Edit: I also ask: is it always possible to get an 800 on CR if I just miss 2 questions?</p>
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<p>If your lower-level vocabulary is solid and you memorize DH, you shouldn’t miss any SC at all. But I’ll say -1 to -2 just to be safe. :)</p>
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<p>It seems to be that way lately, though I have heard that a test a year or two ago was -1 CR=790.</p>
<p>I shouldn’t miss any? That implies that the obscure vocab on the SCs are all in DH. How do they predict what words future SATs will use if they only use past SATs as references?</p>
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<p>What exactly do you mean by “obscure vocab”? I would say many of the words found on the SAT are used in daily life; that depends, however, on who we are talking about. :D</p>
<p>For me, the best way to study was to take 2 practice tests from the blue book every weekend and drill individual sections out of Princeton or Kaplan books at least 4 days a week, this all over a period of about 5 or 6 weeks, though the intensity grew as the test came closer. The many practice tests are there to build endurance and to practice switching gears while the individual sections are to make you stronger at each area and to become more familiar with them. It’s like lifting weights and running - aerobic plus strength.</p>
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I means words like flotsam, mercurial, bucolic, and chicanery(the answers to 4 of the 5 SC questions I missed in the BB Practice Test 2)</p>
<p>2150 on the SAT. I have the blue book and the Princeton Review book. I’ve just typed up the “Hit Parade” (250 vocab words) on an excel sheet, and I’ve taken three practice tests–my highest being 2270. Studying my butt off these days for the January SAT by reading the Princeton Review book and practicing individual sections from it.</p>
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<p>IDK how Larry Krieger does it, but he does a pretty damn good job of predicting new vocab. Then again, I remember that the June 2010 SAT unveiled a new set of words (like acolyte, for example) that wasn’t covered by DH 2010 but was found in DH 2011. The curve on that test’s CR section was somewhere along the lines of -4=800 or something, though, so memorizing DH should get you an 800 if you can nail the passages.</p>
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<p>Flotsam, bucolic, and chicanery are all in DH. I think mercurial is as well, but I’m not 100% sure of that word.</p>
<p>I know they’re in DH; when I said “obscure,” I meant that I never saw those words anywhere else before I took that practice test.</p>
<p>I assume the 2011 edition of DH was written before the June 2010 SAT?</p>
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<p>Those aren’t obscure at all… BUT… I might be a big bias because I used to be rewarded (money and candy lawlz) as a little kid for memorizing x amount sat vocab words a la Barron, Kaplan, and Mcgraw lists. I would suggest maybe reading Direct Hits and the Sparknotes list; that should be enough.</p>
<p>What’s the difference between 2010 and 2011 editions of DH? They both have the same number of words, right?</p>
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<p>I think that it was, but that the author made changes after hearing about the words on June 2010. Of course, I’m speculating.</p>
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<p>How many words does the 2011 edition have?</p>
<p>I WANNA GO 2300+!!!
I didn’t take the SATs yet, but practice tests told me I’m about 2150~2250 range…
Any tips on Critical Reading? I always get 800 on Math, around 700~800 on Writing, and 600~700 on Critical Reading… I am in AP English 3 (not a class to laugh at; our English teacher showed us the average AP scores of her students, and 35% got 5s, 60% got 4s, and 5% got 3 and lower), and I can understand the passage… I just don’t understand how Collegeboard comes to these conclusions (but then again, I’ve been hardcore studying for SAT this whole winter break, so my brain might be a little fried).</p>
<p>Oh and on a side note, what’s the answer to this writing question:</p>
<p>Just when [those] who were watching from the sidelines feared [the worst], the athletes [themselves] [are] the most confident. [No error]</p>
<p>I guessed [are] and got it correct, but it was nothing more than a guess. Explanation?</p>
<p>It should be [were]. That’s a pretty easy one.</p>
<p>Yeah that’s just subject-verb agreement error because of wrong tenses.</p>
<p>Thank you… I SUCK at tenses… :(</p>
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<p>There are 400 listings (200 per volume) but some listings have more than one word. So about 450 in total.</p>