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SAT Vocabulary: How to Study

SAT Vocabulary: How to Study . From: McGraw-Hill (2008) 5 SAT Practice Tests. “It’s too much, I can’t possibly learn them all!”. Strategy #1: Surround yourself with good vocabulary. Talk to intelligent people – in English! Read the newspaper

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SAT Vocabulary: How to Study

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  1. SAT Vocabulary: How to Study From: McGraw-Hill (2008) 5 SAT Practice Tests.

  2. “It’s too much, I can’t possibly learn them all!”

  3. Strategy #1: Surround yourself with good vocabulary • Talk to intelligent people – in English! • Read the newspaper • When you encounter words you don’t know, write them down, then look them up or ask a teacher • Do crossword puzzles and play word games

  4. Strategy #2: Keep a vocabulary notebook • Buy a small notebook that easily fits in your bag • Alphabetize your new words so that you can find them again easily

  5. Strategy #3: Use mnemonic devices and visual clues • A mnemonic device is a funny saying or catchy phrase that will help you remember something

  6. Mnemonic Practice: “polemic” • What does the word sound like? Turn these sounds into a picture.

  7. Mnemonic Practice: “polemic” • What does the word sound like? Turn these sounds into a picture.

  8. Mnemonic Practice: “polemic” • Imagine a picture for the meaning of the word Polemic = a strong verbal or written attack

  9. Mnemonic Practice: “polemic” • Imagine a picture for the meaning of the word Polemic = a strong verbal or written attack

  10. Mnemonic Practice: “polemic” 3. Put the two images together: Arguing + lemon + a pole TIP: The crazier your idea, the more you laugh about it, the more likely you are to remember it.

  11. Mnemonic Practice: “polemic” 3. Put the two images together: Arguing + lemon + a pole

  12. Strategy #4: Flashcards – 10 minutes a day FRONT: • Write a sentence using the word. Write the word in CAPITALS and underlined. BACK: • Write the definition of the word • In parenthesis (…) write the definition of any roots, prefixes, or suffixes • In the bottom right corner, write the first letter of the word

  13. Ways to practice with flashcards • Your friend reads a word, then you create a new sentence using that word • Your friend reads you a word, then you give its roots and as many words as you can that share this root • Your friend reads the definition from the back of the card and tells you the first letter of the word. You figure out the word • Your friend reads the word, and you work together to create a funny mnemonic device • Your friend reads the sentence, then you say the definition

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