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SAT TUTORIAL, Lagos, Nigeria.

Below is a 'relay' of the WhatsApp posts of a popular Lagos-based SAT tutor during a WhatsApp class he had with one of his students.
The lesson was on the best strategies for tackling the SAT Reading Test.
The student's responses ain't posted here.
If you are interested in having such online classes or private/home tutorials in preparation for exams such as the SAT(1 & 2), IGCSE, Checkpoint, SSCE(WAEC & NECO), UTME(JAMB), Common Entrance exams into prestigious secondary schools, etc, contact Teacher Femi (DeProf) of the Be-Noble Home School, Lagos on 08168974531.
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SAT LESSON. SAT TUTORS. SAT HOME LESSON.

Now, let's start the SAT English class on WhatsApp.

........... I like you to know that *the higher your English vocabulary prowess, the better you will do in both the Reading and Writing tests of the SAT.*

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........... I like you to know that *the higher your English vocabulary prowess, the better you will do in both the Reading and Writing tests of the SAT.*

So, later on I'll test your vocabulary prowess, determine your level and work on it accordingly.

Vocabulary prowess here refers to how many English words you know their *meanings, synonyms, antoynms and the things they can imply either directly or indirectly.*

........ you have to *know that your answer to each question, especially for the Reading test, is right there in the passage.*

Now, let me tell you how to easily locate your answer in an SAT Reading test.
The option that says exactly the same thing as what you have in the relevant portion of the passage is the correct answer. And there is only one such answer choice or option per question. No matter how any of the other choices seem to be correct, it is actually faulty. It is faulty either because it has said more than what you have in the relevant portion of the passage or because it has said less.

privatetisa:
Now, let me tell you how to easily locate your answer in an SAT Reading test.
The option that says exactly the same thing as what you have in the relevant portion of the passage is the correct answer. And there is only one such answer choice or option per question. No matter how any of the other choices seem to be correct, it is actually faulty. It is faulty either because it has said more than what you have in the relevant portion of the passage or because it has said less.

Believe me this is a very powerful secret for tackling the SAT Reading test successfully. I have just given it out free of any charge.

But one tricky thing about the correct answers is that the examiners hardly present them in 'direct' words'. They will rather use synonyms or 'implied words' to the words used in the passage.

The words used in the passages are the 'direct' words. But they won't present the correct answers using those 'direct' words. They will use their 'nearest in meaning' or what I call their 'implied' words.

When tackling the Reading test, I always advise my students to begin with the 'Command of Evidence' or 'COE' questions. They are easily identified. I'll tell you more about them later on.

Now, let's start with questions 4 and 5 of the Reading test of the Practice Test 5 that you have ......

You are going to use question 5 to answer question 4.

privatetisa:
You are going to use question 5 to answer question 4.

This is yet another very useful strategy for doing very well in the Reading section of the SAT test. It has been very effective for almost all our students at the Be-Noble Home School preparing for the SAT. You will hardly see any other tutor that teaches this strategy.

Read question 4.

The main word in that question is _what_?

Did you say impression?

Good! If you did.

The word 'impression' in question 4 implies that the person or people or thing called "the party of four" 'touched' or 'effected' the mind of the person called Lymie. And he or she had certain thoughts about the "party of four".

If you don't know the meaning of 'impression', it may be difficult for you to *really understand what the question wants you to find in the passage.*

Now, read the four quotations in question 5.

In which of them can you *truly see* one of the options in question 4?

privatetisa:
In which of them can you *truly see* one of the options question 4?

In other words, which one has a word in it that means or implies "impression"? And that also has synonyms of words used in the quotation or their implied words?

If you are able to deduce this correctly, you would have answered questions 4 and 5 correctly at the same time.

privatetisa:
You are going to use question 5 to answer question 4.

privatetisa:
If you are able to deduce this correctly, you would have answered questions 4 and 5 correctly at the same time.

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*Don't forget that 'Lymie's mind must be affected': he must be 'impressed upon'. That is, he must have an impression.

Look at option B:

"One of the women had the face of a young boy ........... matter of fact she was."

Is Lymie's mind being affected or impressed upon here? In fact, is there any word that means or imples "impressed upon or affected" in that quotation?

privatetisa:
Is Lymie's mind being affected or impressed upon here? In fact, is there any word that means or imples "impressed upon or affected" in that quotation?

Obviously, the answer is NO.

Now look at option D: "Lymie closed the book."

How was he impressed upon here?

Am I correct to say that I believe you will agree with me that nothing in that quotation says that Lymie had an impression. Instead of something or someone "impressing upon or affecting or acting on Lymie" in any way, he was the one that acted upon something.