<p>So I'm taking the SSAT this Saturday, and as I look at this board I notice a lot of people who have scored very high on the Verbal section, my weakest section. SO I was wondering if any of you can give me some tips and what you did to score really high. Such as what did you do if you didn't know a word and what tricks did you use to get a really high score? Please help a fellow applicant out :-).</p>
<p>There r a ton of quizlets and other online vocab things to help ur vocab. Studying some key roots can also help a lot. Work on figuring the positive or negative connotations of words. That can help u narrow it down. Also, if 2 words have the same meaning, thats two more things to cross off. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you so much! You really helped me a lot, also, did you answer every single question in the section, and how did you know to go with your gut feeling for your correct answer. I sometimes get the impression some people actually know what the words mean</p>
<p>Also, since verbal has a lot more questions, you can get more wrong and still get a good score. On the October test I think I got over 7-8 wrong and still scored in the 98th percentile. That, in addition to a few omits.</p>
<p>Thank you! How many questions do you suggest omitting?</p>
<p>Last test I omitted 5 and missed 3 and got 800/99th percentile</p>
<p>Verblas was my second highest section (scored in the mid-nineties). I got about forty correct, and omitted about fifteen. My tip would be to aim to answer between 45 and 50 questions (even if you think your getting a lot correct.) Say you answer 45 questions, get 15 wrong, and omit another 15. That’ll give you a raw score of 41.25 (which was higher than mine). That should pt you into the 90s (based on me and my friends’ score reports). We all took the test in October though.</p>
<p>Also remember that the grade the tester is in modifies the percentiles and the scores so our posts may not be relevant to you.</p>
<p>Im a 9th grade boy applying for 10th grade. As I try practice tests, I seem to get stuck because I have no idea what the word means. I find it hard to believe so many people get high scores on this section</p>
<p>If that’s the case, just skip the word then come back to it later after you’ve finished the test. Each question is weighed equally, so get the ones you know correct and don’t freak out.</p>
<p>And by finish I mean come back to it later instead of sitting on it.</p>
<p>Thank you, also where do you suggest I study my word roots from?</p>
<p>you can learn word roots on different prep books. Also take a look at these two links</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html[/url]”>https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html</a></p>
<p>[SAT:</a> 238 Root Words flashcards | Quizlet](<a href=“http://quizlet.com/138919/sat-238-root-words-flash-cards/]SAT:”>http://quizlet.com/138919/sat-238-root-words-flash-cards/)</p>
<p>Oh thats a lot of roots, haha. How long did it take you to learn all that?</p>
<p>btw my stats were for eighth grade.</p>
<p>And there is the debate of learning words vs. roots. If you learn words (like I did), it will help you with synonyms, analogies, and reading comprehension. However, it is impossible to learn and predict EVERY word you will encounter on the SSAT. If you learn roots (like one of my friends did), it should help you on analogies and synonyms. However, roots can trick you. The root word “in” would mess you up on the word “invaluable,” so you must be careful. At this point, learning roots is your only realistic option.</p>
<p>hmmm well its not like i know ALL of them, but many. i studied them on a prep book and it was really easy to remember them after you had seen some words that were formed by them. (or just think of some words that are formed by them, and you get a sense of what it means)
For example take the word root “path”(meaning feeling). the words that come from it:
sympathy
antipathy
apathy
they are actually all connected to “feeling”… so its like that. And it will help us to deal with not very familiar words on the ssat. </p>
<p>I also get the feeling of getting stuck at the verbal questions at the practice tests… thats why im working extra hard to know as many words as possible… :/</p>
<p>I guess you are taking the SSAT in 5 days right?</p>
<p>YES. Im a reapplicant and I got a terrible score last year. And when I say terrible, probably much lower than what your thinking right now. My worst was vocab last year and I remembered 200 words and I still wasn’t able to do good. I really want to get a good score</p>
<p>Verbals is hard. I learned over 800 words and still had to use guessing tactics.</p>
<p>at least you still pulled of a mid 90’s, thats such a good score! How did you eliminate when you didn’t something?</p>