SAT Brain Warmup!

1. On grid-in math questions, improper fractions are okay but ___ numbers are not.
4. Writing and Language: if you see a very specific question, answer ___ what it is asking you for!
9. Smart Math Strategy, numerical answer choices, start with B or C.
10. The 6-letter mnemonic for order of operations is ___.
11. If two angles add up to 90°, the sine of one equals the ___ of the other.
16. If a system of equations has no solutions, the a's and b's are proportional. If it has ___ solutions, the c's are, too.
17. If you multiply or divide an inequality by a negative, ___ the inequality sign!
18. Essay, Step 1: Look at the ___ and in the second box for a preview of the author's argument.
19. The word “its”, with no apostrophe, is the ___ form of the word “it”.
22. Making Up Numbers: plug your numbers in the answer choices AND into the ___.
24. Essay, Step 2: ___ the passage with E’s, R’s, and P’s.
25. Writing and Language: if you see ___ sentences or paragraphs, there will definitely be a question about their order.
30. Descriptive phrases can only talk about whatever they’re ___ to, never something farther away.

2. ___ on the SAT are drawn to scale unless the question says otherwise.
3. The intersection of two lines is the same as the ___ to their two equations.
5. Writing and Language: see a pronoun underlined? Find its ___!
6. Smart Math Strategy for questions written in terms of variables.
7. The sum of the solutions/zeroes of a ___ equation is -b/a.
8. True or false: it is okay to include your opinion in your SAT essay.
12. In a linear equation, a repeating value (cost per item, people per year, etc.) is the same thing as the ___. (Hint: think y=mx+b)
13. Strategy #1: Develop your own answer ___, then look at the answer choices.
14. Reading section, first step: preview the questions and ___ the Evidence Question pairs.
15. Writing and Language: anything that is ___ is wrong, incorrect, and not the answer. (Get it?!)
20. On the Math section in particular, ___ the hardest questions and come back to them if you have time.
21. Semicolons (;) separate ___ sentences.
23. The slope of a line is the same thing as its ___ of change.
26. Graphs and charts: Look at the title, axes, and ___ first.
27. Your SAT score is based on the number of questions you get ___, so never leave a multiple-choice question blank.
28. Got a geometry question? First step: ___ it!
29. Writing and Language, first step: ___ the passage!