<p>One book told me that whenever passages talk about groups like women or Asians, they almost always have a positive attitude because the ETS(company that makes the test) doesn't want these groups criticizing them for making them look bad. The book gave a sample question in which the question basically asked what was the author's view of Chinese, and the answer was praiseworthy while the other 4 were negative qualities. In an SAT I just took, basically the question is asking what was the usual reaction to seeing Asians on TV, and I chose shock, but the answer was excitement, which is a very positive quality whereas shock conveys disgust. To those who have taken SATs with passages about group, have you noticed this?</p>
<p>Yes, Well on the ACT as well I read in ACT for Dummies it says it never or rareley critisizes a group. So the answer is always positive.</p>
<p>Yep, that true. Its always the positive choice or they tend to stay away from the topic</p>
<p>Yes, always true. If the ETS said anything bad about minority groups they would have hell to pay.</p>
<p>Was it up your SAT score? I feel like I've read that, too.</p>
<p>Yep, It's in Up Your Score. I love that book. :)</p>
<p>In a similar vein, the answer choices will never be too "extreme". As in, it would never be "hateful" or on the flip side, "extremely cheerful". I believe PR mentions this in their book.</p>
<p>Don't automatically choose the most positive answer. Rule out the most negative or offensive, and if there's one left, it's right, but if there's two or three, you still need to do some thinking. I believe it is true that they do not offend races, but they often have two nonoffensive answers.</p>