Life Saving SAT tips

1. Know the Question Types to Expect on the SAT I :
   * 19 sentence completion
   * 40 reading comprehension
   * 35 math multiple-choices
   * 10 student-produced responses
   The more you are familiar and know what is coming on the SAT, more the marks you get.
   


2. Learn the section directions now. Use the time saved during the test to work on questions.
   By now you should have got this. If not get with the directions right now.


3. As all questions carry equal marks, answer easy questions first. Mark skipped questions in your exam book to return to them later. Do not waste more than a minute on a question.


4. When doing multiple choice, remember to cross out a choice if you get the slightest hint that it is the wrong option. If you do not have a habit of crossing out the option, you will come to it again and again wasting your time and making your mind more cluttered with choices. Though a minor point this strategy can affect your score by more than 60 points.
   


5. Avoid stray marks on the answer sheet. Remember that your paper is going to be checked by an idiot machine that can't distinguish between a correct answer and a careless doodle.


6. Easy questions usually precede hard ones. Except with the passage questions which are arranged according to the the content in the passage.


7. Mark the pivotal words. These words, like however, but, change the direction of the sentence and you may not keep track of the change and loose points for even easy questions.
   


8. Understand the scoring! You get a point for a right answer. You lose a fractional point for a wrong answer. There is no deduction for omitted answers, or for wrong answers in the math section's student-produced response questions.



9. Remember that the SAT consists of a series of small, timed, mini-tests. Keep track of the time you're allotted for each one and how much time remains.


10. Bring a watch to the test center. You can't be guaranteed that there'll be a working clock there.

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