Essential Strategies for SAT Reading and Writing Success

The video provides rapid-fire tips for excelling in the reading and writing sections of the digital SAT. It emphasizes the importance of focusing solely on the passage content, paraphrasing, and identifying incorrect answer choices. The video also covers grammar rules, transition words, and rhetorical synthesis for the writing section. Viewers are encouraged to join a Discord server for more resources.

What should you leave at the door before starting the SAT reading section?

• Your calculator

• Your identification

• Your personal opinions

• Your previous knowledge on the topics

What is the nature of the SAT, according to the video?

• Objective with only one correct answer

• Objective with multiple correct answers

• Subjective

• Based on personal interpretation

What should you do if you have prior knowledge on a passage topic?

• Write about it in the margin

• Share it with a friend

• Ignore it and focus on the passage

• Use it to answer the questions

What is not a recommended strategy for the reading section?

• Bringing prior knowledge into your answers

• Paraphrasing the passage

• Eliminating wrong answer choices

• Justifying answers with passage facts

What technique is suggested for better understanding passages?

• Memorizing the passage

• Skipping difficult words

• Paraphrasing in your own words

• Reading the questions first

How should you approach answer choices according to the video?

• Select the first one that seems correct

• Guess if unsure

• Identify what is wrong with each option

• Choose the longest answer

How can you stay actively focused on the passage?

• By highlighting and paraphrasing

• By reading quickly

• By taking long breaks

• By listening to music

Why is it important to paraphrase the text?

• To understand it better

• To improve memory

• To find spelling mistakes

• To make it longer

What should you do with the answer choices?

• Choose all that could be correct

• Eliminate incorrect ones based on the passage

• Pick the most complex one

• Select randomly to save time

How should you handle complex reading passages?

• Skipping them entirely

• By paraphrasing and annotating

• Asking a friend for help

• Focusing only on the questions