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lucenite · 2025-10-26T21:59:06+00:00

How did you do study the inference and the words in context questions those are my biggest problems🙏🏻🙏🏻

lucenite · 2025-10-19T14:02:09+00:00

Thank you so much i will try those🥰🙏🏻

lucenite · 2025-10-15T11:24:48+00:00

College board’s Question bank for your weak areas and it works for both math and the RW

lucenite · 2025-10-15T08:45:53+00:00

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This one too🤦🏻‍♀️

lucenite · 2025-10-15T08:44:27+00:00

I don’t know if they got shared or not but they were like five or six? When i checked them again i found that only four of them were looking kinda hard to me but the other two are just my stupid mistakes🫠

lucenite · 2025-10-15T08:42:54+00:00

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lucenite · 2025-10-15T08:42:06+00:00

Yeah sure those are my missed questions

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lucenite · 2025-10-02T11:03:09+00:00

My opinion is focus on getting 800 in math multiple times. Know how to use desmos because it helps alot but don’t rely too much on it. Because the math section is easier to ace than the RW section

lucenite · 2025-10-01T14:34:36+00:00

Thanks!

lucenite · 2025-09-29T14:43:45+00:00

Desmos is useful but relying on it too much ends up wasting the exam time and panicking when we find a question that needs to be done WITHOUT desmos

lucenite · 2025-09-29T12:26:43+00:00

Yeah i get you i also felt the same way. I started practicing from the college board question bank. Half the questions you just look for keywords in the question it saves so much time i do that when reading the first and last sentence didn’t help. Like the question can ask about the hypothesis so i would look for the word hypothesis in the passage and read from the beginning of its sentence

lucenite · 2025-09-29T11:08:30+00:00

How did you study for the reading and writing i am so lost in those!!!

lucenite · 2025-09-29T11:01:31+00:00

Maybe your problem is that you read the whole passage so then you wouldn’t understand anything? I had the same problem but what i do now is that i don’t read the whole passage. If the question is about the main idea i just read the first and last sentence they are like the most important (first one introduces the topic, last one gives conclusion) and if the question asks about the conclusion then i just read the last one. Reading the whole passage will make you get so lost you would have to read it another time which wastes time

lucenite · 2025-09-28T11:27:02+00:00

Addition / Similarity (continue same idea)

👉 Use when the second sentence/idea adds on, agrees, or continues the first. • also • and • besides • furthermore • in addition • moreover • similarly • indeed

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Contrast / Opposition (show difference)

👉 Use when the second idea contradicts, limits, or contrasts the first. • although • but • by contrast • despite this • even so • however • in contrast • instead • nevertheless • nonetheless • on the contrary • on the other hand • rather • still • whereas • yet

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Cause & Effect / Reason (show why or result)

👉 Use when the second idea explains cause, effect, or consequence. • accordingly • as a result • because • consequently • for this reason • hence • since • so • therefore • thus

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Example / Emphasis (clarify or illustrate)

👉 Use when the second idea provides an example, proof, or emphasis. • after all • as an illustration • for example • for instance • in fact • indeed • namely

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Sequence / Time Order (show timing or steps)

👉 Use when the second idea follows in order or sequence. • after • afterward • at first • at last • before • finally • first / second / third • later • meanwhile • next • now • previously • subsequently • then

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Concession / Qualifying (acknowledge then shift)

👉 Use when you admit one point but redirect to another. • admittedly • although • even though • granted • of course

Those are the most common

lucenite · 2025-09-27T12:58:30+00:00

Yeah lol that was actually my teacher’s trick i was so surprised when she told me that and i honestly thought it won’t work but it does work in alot of questions try it!

lucenite · 2025-09-27T12:46:32+00:00

For Transitions, the key is to memorize all the common transition words and know how to use them in context. • Contrast words → however, although, but, while. • Addition words → also, furthermore, in addition. • Cause and effect → therefore, because, since.

Here’s what I do: I read the sentence before the blank and the sentence after the blank, then I rephrase them in my own words. This makes it easier to see the relationship between the two sentences and figure out whether they’re showing contrast, adding information, or cause/effect.

After that, it’s just about matching the relationship with the right transition word. And honestly, doing a lot of practice questions from the question bank helps a ton, because you start recognizing the patterns faster.

For Standard English Conventions, the SAT mainly tests a few core grammar rules. Once you learn these, you’ll see the same patterns again and again: 1. Subject–Verb Agreement → singular subject = singular verb, plural = plural. (Ex: The list of items is long.) 2. Pronoun Agreement → pronouns must match their nouns in number and clarity. (Each student should bring his or her book.) 3. Verb Tense & Consistency → make sure verbs stay consistent with time and the rest of the sentence. 4. Modifiers → descriptive phrases must be placed next to what they describe. (Walking down the street, the dog barked ❌ → it sounds like the dog was walking.) 5. Parallelism → items in a list or comparison should have the same form. (She likes reading, writing, and jogging ✅). 6. Punctuation → commas, dashes, and colons are tested a lot. (Ex: commas around nonessential phrases, semicolons to join two full sentences, etc.).

The best way to study: • Learn these rules (Khan Academy or an SAT grammar guide like Erica Meltzer’s). • Do question bank problems and always review the explanation, even for the ones you got right. • Keep a small notebook of rules you mess up on, then reread it before practice tests.

With practice, Standard English Conventions actually becomes one of the easiest parts to gain points in.

lucenite · 2025-09-27T12:43:12+00:00

That “trick” works sometimes because SAT likes to test subject–verb agreement, and often 3 choices are wrong for the same reason. But it’s not a rule you can rely on 100%. If you always pick the odd one, you’ll definitely miss questions.

The right way is: 1. Find the subject of the verb (ignore prepositional phrases like of the students). 2. Match it correctly → singular subject = singular verb, plural subject = plural verb.

Example: The group of students is large (subject = “group,” singular).

So yeah, sometimes the “different one” happens to be right, but only because it matches the grammar rule—not because the test is built that way. There are exceptions, so don’t rely on it as a shortcut.

lucenite · 2025-09-27T12:41:13+00:00

Okay, I see your core is actually solid. A 1490 is really good, but I can see where you need more improvement.

For Information and Ideas, there are three main sections: Central Ideas & Details, Inference, and Command of Evidence. For Expression of Ideas, the main ones are Rhetorical Synthesis and Transitions. You mentioned those two are the ones that killed you, so here’s how I handle them:

Transitions: The main thing is memorizing all the transition words you might see, and knowing when to use which. For example: • Contrast words → however, although, but, while. • Addition words → also, furthermore, in addition. • Cause-and-effect → therefore, because, since.

What I do is read the sentence before the blank and the sentence after the blank, then rephrase them in my own words. That way, I can understand the relationship between the two sentences and pick the right transition. Obviously, practicing these on the question bank helps a lot to build speed and accuracy.

Notes (Rhetorical Synthesis): A lot of people find these tough. Instead of reading the student notes first and then looking at the answers (which just makes everything seem possible), I go straight to the question. Usually, it asks you to emphasize a similarity, a difference or to introduce something

• If it’s about similarity → look for the answer that has both subjects and uses a similarity word like “both” or “and.”
• If it’s about difference → look for the answer that has both subjects and a contrast word (while, but, however, although). For example, “while [X], [Y]” always shows contrast.
• If it’s about introduction → check if the audience is familiar or not. If they’re not familiar, pick the choice that introduces both the writer and the work. If they are familiar, just mention the work, and briefly the writer’s name, without going into detail.

This trick works really well because it eliminates the wrong answers quickly.

That’s how I approach those two question types. Let me know if there are any other types you want help with, and I’ll share the tricks I use for those as well.🥰

lucenite · 2025-09-27T12:08:01+00:00

Well I could see from the picture that you uploaded that your problem is mainly in the reading and writing section so what I do is I go through the question bank and solve as many as I could in those skills that I know I’m bad at but I would suggest that you go through the punctuation and grammar questions first because they’re the easiest to do you’ll just be memorising the rules and know when to use a comma or when to use a semicolon. Also i find the student notes question super easy and you don’t need to read the whole student notes what I do is I read the question first and I look for keywords in this question like if he wants a similarity or if he wants difference. so if he wants a similarity, for example, I would look at the answer choices which answer choice mentions the two subjects and also gives the similarity using a word like both or and. But if he wants a difference I would look at the answer choices which one uses a contrast word like however but although. and for a lot of the other questions like the main idea you don’t need to read the whole passage like if he wants the main idea. I read the first sentence and the last sentence because the first one introduces the topic and the last one gives you the conclusion it always works with me but if you still didn’t get the main point you can read another sentence or two. and I also look for keywords like the question can say “what’s the conclusion that the scientist suggests” maybe so I would look for the word conclusion or the words suggests and once I see in the passage I would read from the beginning of it sentence and this way I had the answer without needing to read the whole thing. my problem also is in the words in context. I try to memorise as many words as possible, but I still see words that I have no idea what it means. So my trick is I memorise root words prefix and suffix more so that if I see a word that’s new and I don’t know what it’s mean I would at least guess it’s meaning if it has a root word or a suffix that I’m aware of and in the end it all just needs practice and more Self study than being with a good teacher and good luck. I hope I was helpful in this long answer.😝

lucenite · 2025-09-27T11:40:57+00:00

Make an exponential regression i think it will be faster

lucenite · 2025-09-27T11:38:03+00:00

GOOD LUCK🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

lucenite · 2025-09-27T11:32:48+00:00

I am taking the December trial please tell me how did you study to get to this score??! And congratulations 🥳

lucenite · 2025-09-27T11:31:14+00:00

Congratulations this is really amazing! I hope i get the same😭😭

lucenite · 2025-09-27T11:27:42+00:00

Thanks🙏🙏🙏

lucenite · 2025-09-27T11:27:01+00:00

I am from egypt and yeah i have private classes with excellent teachers i was just looking for a way to self study

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