• Contact Us
  • Student Login
  • My Cart

ACT and SAT Blog

July 10, 2016

How to Start Studying for the SAT

We can procrastinate no longer. June is over. Independence Day is past. It’s time to return our blog and our attention to the SAT. I know, I know—I’m not happy about it, either. We were having so much fun last month, and now we have to refocus and get serious. But I’ll start slow. Rather […]

Posted by Vicki Wood / SAT Prep / Math, Reading, Studying, Vocabulary Leave a Comment

June 4, 2016

Fun Ways to Prepare for your ACT or SAT This Summer

Fun Ways to Prepare for Your ACT or SAT This Summer

When schools across the country start to let out for summer break, the last think you want to talk about is your upcoming test, right? We understand! Vacation is an important and well-deserved break. It’s okay if you need a couple of weeks to unwind, but we need to come to a compromise. Going forward […]

Posted by PowerScore Test Preparation / ACT Prep, SAT Prep / Math, Reading, Studying, Vocabulary Leave a Comment

May 21, 2016

The Hunger Games: An Appetite for the SAT, Part II

Who said learning has to be relegated to the classroom? There are many valuable academic lessons in books and movies, and The Hunger Games is no exception. Consider the following vocabulary words from Chapter 1 of the novel by Suzanne Collins:

Posted by Vicki Wood / SAT Prep / English, Reading, Vocabulary Leave a Comment

May 15, 2016

The Hunger Games: An Appetite for the SAT, Part I

One of the best ways to remember vocabulary words is to apply them to situations that are meaningful to you. Given the near-hysteria surrounding The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, it’s certain that you could benefit from putting popular SAT vocabulary words into the context of Katniss, Gale, and Peeta, three teens on a quest for survival […]

Posted by Vicki Wood / SAT Prep / English, Reading, Vocabulary Leave a Comment

May 11, 2016

The SAT Hunger Games

The Reaping It was inevitable. You knew that your name would be called on Reaping Day, given all of the tessera you had taken to raise your grades and improve your transcript, but you are surprised at how nervous you feel on your way to the Training Center. The fact that you are about to […]

Posted by Vicki Wood / SAT Prep / English, Reading, Vocabulary Leave a Comment

May 7, 2016

SAT Reading Tips and Tricks: Opposite Answers

The makers of the SAT are constantly testing your confidence. They like to take advantage of your uncertainty on all of the areas of the SAT, but in the Reading section, this is never more apparent than in their most common trap, the Opposite Answer. This evil strategy occurs in all question types, but is […]

Posted by Vicki Wood / SAT Prep / English, Reading Leave a Comment

March 10, 2016

ACT and SAT Tips and Tricks: Incomplete Comparisons

Comparisons errors occur on both the ACT English Test and the SAT Writing and Language Test. When you find a comparison in a passage on one of these tests, ensure that the two items being compared are alike; it’s acceptable to compare an apple to an orange but it’s likely questionable to compare a green […]

Posted by Vicki Wood / ACT Prep, SAT Prep / English, Reading, Writing Leave a Comment

January 24, 2016

What You Need to Know About the SAT Experimental Section

On Saturday, I will have taken the SAT for the umpteenth time. I’m taking the January administration for a couple of reasons: first, so I can buy this test. Three times a year the test makers allow you to purchase a copy of the test through their Question and Answer service, and January is one […]

Posted by Vicki Wood / SAT Prep / English, Reading, Writing Leave a Comment

January 13, 2016

PowerScore SAT Vocab Puzzle

  Across 4. (vb) to misrepresent 5. (vb) to state confidently 7. (vb) to praise 11. (adj) enthusiastic 14. (adj) ill-tempered and unwilling to cooperate 16. (adj) clear and logical 17. (vb) to regard with respect and awe 19. (vb) to prove false using evidence 20. (adj) useless; unproductive   Down 1. (vb) to puzzle […]

Posted by PowerScore Test Preparation / SAT Prep / English, Reading, Vocabulary Leave a Comment

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Subscribe to our Blog

Categories

  • ACT Prep
  • College Admissions
  • SAT Prep
  • Studying

Recent Posts

  • 4 Ways to Prepare for the ACT and SAT as a Sophomore
  • Is Your GPA or SAT Score More Important?
  • 5 Bad Reasons to Choose One College Over Another
  • Grammar is Awesome!
  • 3 Reasons Why Many Students Never Get Scholarships
  • Pinterest
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Twitter