1.9 SAT Critical Reading - The Final Questions

The final questions: There are no tricks to these questions; they often require raw mastery of complex vocabulary words.  In order to gain accuracy on these questions, you really have to put in the work on vocabulary development.  This entails that you put a lot of energy for the chance at small amounts of success.  The last questions 7 and 8 within an 8 sequence, question 5 within a 5 sequence, and question 6 within a 6 sequence do not come easy nor should you expect them to.  They are composed of words that truly reflect the advanced high school student.  If you put in the vocabulary work, you have a fighting chance.  Read through these questions and let the word choices determine you will omit it.  If you are only able to omit one word, leaving 4 possibilities, omit the question.  If you are only able to eliminate two, it’s worth taking the gamble.  Try to use your intuition of sound as your final bet for guessing.  But, if anything, do not let these questions steal your time.  You are better off getting to the SAT reading based passages more quickly.  If you know you have not put in the vocabulary work, these questions will only throw your pacing off.