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CRACKING THE CODE

CRACKING THE CODE. “It’s ELEMENTARY!”. Mastering PSAT Sentence Completions. L k for logical relationships!. 4 TYPES!. DEFINITION SUPPORT CONTRAST CAUSE & EFFECT. DEFINITIONAL SENTENCES. But BEWARE of INFLAMMABLES!.

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CRACKING THE CODE

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  1. CRACKING THE CODE “It’s ELEMENTARY!” Mastering PSATSentence Completions

  2. L k for logical relationships! 4 TYPES! • DEFINITION • SUPPORT • CONTRAST • CAUSE & EFFECT

  3. DEFINITIONALSENTENCES

  4. But BEWARE of INFLAMMABLES! 1. These criticisms are ______ and are not directed against anyone in particular. _____________________ • SPECIFIC • IMPERSONAL • INACCURATE • COWARDLY • CRAFTY Let the MIGHTY PREFIX help! __ __

  5. The MIGHTY Prefix "in" & "im" = "NOT" Except when they don't!

  6. 2. Studying to become a doctor can be ____, in that it often requires long hours of hard work. _______ _______ • ARDUOUS • EFFORTLESS • IRREGULAR • ELUSIVE • EXTRAVAGANT long & hard

  7. “Avoid-y” 3. The Southern Stingray is _________ animal that generally avoids humans as much as possible ___________ • A GREGARIOUS • A DANGEROUS • A NOCTURNAL • AN APATHETIC • A SHY ___________ NO context!

  8. 4. Prehistoric hunters worked ________;they helped one another capture mammoths and other big game animals. together ___________ • GARRULOUSLY • QUICKLY • COOPERATIVELY • CLANDESTINELY • PASSIVELY

  9. 5. Lauren is a ___________________person, who has always been willing to help those in need. selfless, unselfish _____ __ • ALTRUISTIC • ARTICULATE • ATTRACTIVE • SUPERCILIOUS • SELFISH

  10. 6. The queen and her more __________ counselors wished to avoid the war. peace-loving ____________ • BELLIGERENT • RECKLESS • AGGRESSIVE • PACIFIST • VERBOSE

  11. 8. The refused to identify his name and thus remained ________. philanthropist guy ___________ nameless ___ • PLIANT • NOTORIOUS • BOISTEROUS • OBLIVIOUS • ANONYMOUS Tip #4: Take out the VERBAL

  12. It’s like Kudzu!

  13. SC’s test VERBAL INFERENCESKILLS: As a part of our game, we ran twice aroundthe cregiendountil we became so trependantthat we collapsed on the porch. 1. Acregiendo is about as big as a • spider (B) pillow (C) car (D) house (E) village 2.Can a cregiendo be trependant?

  14. Arnacularis a/an: Verb Noun Adjective Adverb Preposition Pronoun Can a person bearnacular? Far from being an arnacular pastime, numismatics, or the study of currency, can purnade our appreciation of the history and economic development of the nation. Far from being or the study of currency

  15. Arnacular most nearly means invalid obsessive aimless interesting foreign dangerous Purnade is a/an: verb noun adjective adverb preposition pronoun Far from being an arnacular pastime, numismatics, or the study of currency, can purnade our appreciation of the history and economic development of the nation.

  16. Is purnading our appreciation of something probably a good thing or a bad thing? Purnade most nearly means: undermine complicate heighten clarify ignore adore Far from being an arnacular pastime, numismatics, or the study of currency, can purnade our appreciation of the history and economic development of the nation.

  17. SUPPORT!

  18. 1. The team was ______ so it was _______with cheers from its fans. winning cheered • UNDISCIPLINED…REGALED • DEFEATED…PLAGUED • FAMOUS…EBULLIENT • VICTORIOUS…REWARDED • ECSTATIC…CHALLENGED

  19. 2. Some criminal investigators believe that polygraphs will reliably detect deception by recording difficult to observe reactions such as _______________ changes in breathing rate or perspiration rate elicited by a set of questions. __________ • MARKED • HEIGHTENED • SIGNIFICANT • UNDETECTABLE • SLIGHT hard to tell Sucker Bait! Polygraph = a lie DETECTOR

  20. TRANSLATE!

  21. saved 3. The building should be ______ not only for its long recognized architectural merit but also for its _____ in the history of Black American theater. __________________________ merit • DESIGNED…ROLE • COMMISSIONED…USEFULNESS • PRESERVED…IMPORTANCE • DEMOLISHED…FUTURE • CONSTRUCTED…PLACE VALUE!

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