SQ3R & Vocab in Context

​Please open Khan Academy & go to SAT Reading Science Practice.

Use the practice you are assigned to complete the SQ3R Practice in Forms.

Context, or words surrounding the unfamiliar word, provides clues to the word's meaning. Remember, many of the SAT's VIC questions will be about words with multiple meanings, so you can never trust what you know the word to mean. There are 4 basic types of context clues we're going to learn about & practice today:

​Examples

​Synonyms

​Antonyms

​General sense of the passage

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​There are about 10 VIC questions on the SAT, which is 2 per passage, or 15% total

​Let's try a few!

​Examples within the sentence or in the surrounding sentences may help you know the meaning of an unknown word. They are often introduced with signal words & phrases like:

​For example

​For instance

​Including

​Such as

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​Context clues are often available as synonyms (words that mean the same or almost the same as the unknown word). Examples:

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​Fresh garlic may not enhance the breath, but it does improve the sauce.

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​As soon as I made a flippant remark to my boss, I regretted sounding so disrespectful.

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​Although the cashier tried to assuage the angry customer, there was no way to soothe that Karen.

Antonyms, or words that mean the opposite of another word, can be useful context clues. Signal words to help identify them include:

​But

​Yet

​However

​On the other hand

​In contrast

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​All of the Vocabulary in Context questions you will encounter on the SAT will be based on a passage. Again, many of the types of context clues may be present, but you can rely on your understanding of the text to help guide you to the best meaning of the word in question.

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​Yup, you guessed it, let's practice.

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