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Words in Context — Quick example
A quick example of an SAT Words in Context question. Created by David Rheinstrom.
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- I feel like I need to know meaning of some words before I can answer some questions cuz when I took the exercise I mada a prediction and couldn't match it to the choices cuz I didn't know the meaning of the words in the choices. So do I need to know words before I answer words in context questions(7 votes)
- Guys, should I use other SAT prep books to prepare? Because I know that they are not in digital format. But, I feel like I need more practice(3 votes)
- More practice is always good!(2 votes)
- Does anyone know why the answer can't be "reinforcing"?(1 vote)
- "Reinforcing" would make correct grammatical sense here, but with the new digital SAT words in context questions, you also have to pay attention to the logic of the sentence. The lab includes many different scientists of different academic disciplines, so it would be breaking down boundaries between disciplines instead of building them up. This makes "transcending" a better answer than "reinforcing"(4 votes)
- How did he conclude that the key word they were looking for was crossing?(2 votes)
- Guys this is a more general question, why is the difference between the units 2,3, 4. It seems like all the exercises are the same between all the units, does someone know the difference?(2 votes)
- Have I got this?(1 vote)
- What if the prediction I made was "eliminating" instead of crossing.. I don't see how it should be crossing.(1 vote)
- I have no questions(1 vote)
- Do u guys have any either method? or way to do this type of questions ?(1 vote)
- Well, I would just say to do a lot of reading before the test and every time you run across a word you don't know, look it up and write the meaning down. That really helps for me when I'm learning new Spanish vocab. That would help to increase your vocab. But yeah, when I did the question, I honestly didn't know what "epitomizing" meant. But I did know that "transcending" fit the point/purpose/meaning of the text. So I picked that one.
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- Dude this is so difficult can someone help me none of this makes any sense. How am I even supposed to solve these questions when I don't know the definitions? I would never have known what epitomizing or transcending means(0 votes)
- Studying vocabulary would help with your problem. Quizlet will probably have a lot of vocab cards. Good luck!!(2 votes)