<p>Sometimes when I read a practice SAT essay prompt I just blank out like I just don't know how to comprehend that.</p>
<p>What can I do to cure this problem?</p>
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<p>Oh I read it. I was talking about the times when I just can’t think of any example, then what?</p>
<p>This is what I do. </p>
<p>First, make up a personal example. You can make a personal example for nearly any prompt. Just make something up and say it happened in your life.</p>
<p>For example, if the prompt was about overcoming adversity and you couldn’t think of anything, say you were faced with a really difficult class in school and you had a lot of trouble and the teacher was not a very good communicator. Then make up a way you had to overcome that. - I made that up in like 30 seconds, it never actually happened to me.</p>
<p>Now, while you’re writing that, think of your second example in your head. That way you will definitely have one example down and you won’t get stuck with nothing.</p>
<p>If you really can’t think of anything, you could always make up another personal example, although I feel two personal examples makes for a weak essay.</p>
<p>Just BS it.</p>
<p>excuse me but what do you mean by BS? Thanks!</p>
<p>Make stuff up.</p>
<p>If you have a pre-prepared list of topics that you can use, that should really help. I think the more that you practice writing essays, the less of a problem this will be.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the responses! I wanted to BS it but like what yankeesfanatic said, two personal example sound pretty weak.</p>