| The SAT Critical Reading test is misunderstood | | | | your speaking and your image. You can't lose by |
| by most people and they fail to properly prepare | | | | working on your vocabulary. |
| for the test. But that doesn't have to be your | | | | A great start for improving your vocabulary is to |
| situation. Here are strategies for you to improve | | | | get yourself a good dictionary like the American |
| your SAT Critical Reading comprehension score. | | | | Heritage Dictionary. This is one of the dictionaries |
| Strategy #1 Understand Its Parts | | | | used by the SAT writers when writing SAT |
| The Critical Reading Test is basically a reading | | | | questions. If you don't have the American |
| comprehension test with sentence completion | | | | Heritage Dictionary, buy one. It is a great |
| problems thrown in for good measure. So, it is | | | | investment that you will use in college. |
| important that you practice reading, writing and | | | | Another great way to improve your vocabulary is |
| improve your vocabulary. | | | | to join an email service that sends you SAT |
| A good source of reading material is periodicals | | | | specific words at regular intervals. There are |
| like Time and Newsweek. Reading these | | | | several vocabulary services available but many |
| periodicals serves two purposes: | | | | charge a membership fee. A good free service is |
| | | | at MrcauseyTutors. |
| 1. You will be informed on current events for the | | | | Strategy #3 Practice Your Writing |
| essay portion of the SAT. | | | | The best way to solidify your reading and your |
| 2. You will be practicing with articles similar to the | | | | new vocabulary words is to use them in your |
| ones used on the SAT. | | | | writing. You should make every effort to use |
| Strategy #2 Improve Your Vocabulary | | | | your new vocabulary in your IMing, your text |
| Start working on your vocabulary, now. It not | | | | messages, and your emails. Your family and |
| only will help you with your SAT or ACT test; it | | | | friends will be impressed while at the same time |
| will help you with school now and in college. An | | | | you are creating a vocabulary memory. |
| expanded vocabulary improves your intelligence, | | | | |