Directions: Please respond to the following questions thoughtfully. The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on your approach to the SAT Reading section so your U.S. History teacher(s) can help you figure out which test-taking strategies work for you.
Directions: Please respond to the following questions thoughtfully. The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on your approach to the SAT Reading section so your U.S. History teacher(s) can help you figure out which test-taking strategies work for you.
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Question 1
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Warm Up: On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being no effort and 10 being 100% effort), rank your effort on the Q1 SAT Reading Exam (October 2022).
If you did not take the exam, write "N/A."
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Question 2
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Warm Up: What strategies did you use on the SAT Mid-Year exam and how did they go? [Check all that apply]
Reviewing Knowledge Together: We went over this chart in Quarter 1, and discussed why it's important to limit your time reading each passage to 5 minutes so you have enough time to get to each question.
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Question 3
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Reflection: How did you split your time between reading the passage and answering the questions on the Mid-Year exam?
If you did not take the exam, answer based on what you normally do.
Remember that you do not need to know every single word in a passage to completely understand each passage! Here's the SAT Reading strategy we worked on last time.
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Question 4
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Reflection: Did you avoid reading the answer choices first for Words in Context questions?
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Question 5
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Reflection: Did you come up with your own synonym for Words in Context questions?
Here's why this strategy matters: English is weird and the same word can have an entirely different meaning based on how it's used in the sentence.
Rapid-Fire Exercise: How quickly can you determine the meaning of each of these homonyms?
Example 1: The bandage was wound around the wound.
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Question 6
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What does the first "wound" mean?
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Question 7
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What does the second "wound" mean?
Example 2: I did not object to the object he showed me.
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Question 8
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What does the first "object" mean?
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Question 9
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What does the second "object" mean?
Example 3: I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
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Question 10
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What does the first "subject" mean?
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Question 11
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What does the second "subject" mean?
Full Discrepancy: As a class, we did not do well on this Reading skill on the Mid-Year Exam. On average, we are answering 35% of Words in Context questions right, which is 24-27% below past 11th graders at this point in the year!
Hopefully the Rapid Fire exercise above gave you a bit more faith in the process. Some of us had trouble with time, and most of these questions were later in the test, but others need to have a bit more faith in the reading strategy.
Understanding Words in Context questions show up on 20% of the SAT Reading exam -- this is about 1 in every 5 questions!
So let's figure out how are you doing!
Review your Mastery Manager report for the Mid-Year Assessment. On the Mid-Year Exam, the Words in Context questions were:
#5, 7, 11, 14, 27, 32, 34, 37
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Question 12
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How many Words in Context questions did you answer correctly?
(Your answer should be between 0 and 8.)
Example: According to my printout, I got numbers 7, 14, and 32 correct. Therefore, I got 3 Words in Context questions correct. I would put 3 in the space provided.
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Question 13
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Divide your answer to #12 by 8. Multiply that number by 100 to calculate your accuracy on Words in Context questions.
(Your answer should be a % between between 0 and 100.)
Example: I got 3 Words in Context questions correct, which is 37.5% accuracy. I would write 37.5% in the space provided.
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Question 14
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How does your accuracy on Words in Context questions compare to the class average of 35%? Explain.
Let's take a look at the 3 most commonly missed Words in Context questions on the Mid-Year Exam.
#5, 7, 11
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Question 15
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Practice: What is your synonym for the phrase "fashionable" in lines 11, 14, 18?
Please explain your answer using the "Show Your Work" function.
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Question 16
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Practice NOT Peaking at the Answer Choices until you have a synonym typed under #15: What is the correct answer to #5?
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Question 17
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Extra Credit: Why is "modern" incorrect for #5?
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Question 18
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Practice: What is your synonym for the word "want" in line 7?
Please explain your answer using the "Show Your Work" function.
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Question 19
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Practice NOT Peaking at the Answer Choices until you have a synonym typed under #18: What is the correct answer to #7?
Please explain your answer using the "Show Your Work" function.
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Question 20
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Extra Credit: Why is "ambition" incorrect for #7?
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Question 21
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Practice: What is your synonym for the word "curiosity" in line 7?
Please explain your answer using the "Show Your Work" function.
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Question 22
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Practice NOT Peaking at the Answer Choices until you have a synonym typed under #21: What is the correct answer to #11?
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Question 23
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Extra Credit: Why is "wonder" incorrect for #11?
Exit Ticket: Since there is no time like the present, he decided to present the present to his girlfriend.
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Question 24
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What does the first "present" mean?
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Question 25
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What does the second "present" mean?
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Question 26
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What does the third "present" mean?
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Question 27
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Exit Ticket: What class or peer strategies do you think you will try or continue using on the next practice SAT exam?
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Question 28
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Student Feedback: On a scale of 1 to 4, how helpful was this lesson?
If you would like to elaborate on your response, please use the "Show Your Work" function.
