SAT Question of the Day

Remember not to NOT pick an answer choice just because you don’t know what it means! Be smart and reason your way through using the words you DO know. Through process of elimination, you have just as good a shot of getting the right answer, particularly if there’s only one answer choice you don’t know the meaning of.

Be sure to base your answer choices on words you know! If there is a word you don’t know, just don’t consider it and work around it. As always, take into account your “neighbors” to check for context fit!

Don’t get lost when they try to take you out of your comfort zone put using unfamiliar names and places. Just complete the task at hand. Do not select or cross out words you don’t understand, and stick close to the passage at all costs! Keep practicing! 💪

Two important strategies for word-in-context questions: (1) neighbors, and (2) synonym clue. The words most important for defining the blank will be the ones right next to it. Also, the College Board will actually stick the answer right in the passage in synonym form for you to find 🥰