<p>Hey guys? Can anyone give me advice for SAT's critical reading and writing? About how to write good essay, how to prepare... And also for vocabulary :)
Thank you.</p>
<p>This would probably be better in the SAT subforum. But anyways:</p>
<p>1) DO NOT prep vocabulary. The odds of one of your prepped words being tested are minuscule, and, even if a word does come up, you would have wasted waaaaaay too much time prepping for a single question. Good vocabulary comes from years of reading-- it’s too late to prep that now.</p>
<p>2) Practice practice practice. This is particularly necessary for the CR section. Earlier, I posted this for the SAT Lit test, I think it’s true of the CR too:</p>
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<p>In essence, get a feel for the type of answer that the CR section is looking for. There is a big difference between the ‘right answer’ and the one on the SAT marking sheet, but you’ll need to give them what they want.</p>
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<p>Here’s a tip for the essay: <a href=“Has Teen Unlocked the Secret to a Better SAT Score? - ABC News”>http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/ConsumerNews/teen-student-finds-longer-sat-essay-equals-score/story?id=12061494</a></p>
<p>I disagree about vocab. I have always been a voracious reader, but some words on the SAT are straight up obscure. The second time I took the SAT I used both versions of Direct Hits and got an 800 in CR (only missed one passage question). Several words in those books came up on that SAT so I think it’s worth it. Books are pretty thin and probably won’t take you more than a couple hours to solidify in your memory.</p>
<p>For essay, use two solid examples, throw in a few SAT vocab words if you can (use correctly though), and write until the bottom of the second page.</p>