SAT Preparation and College Admissions Blog

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Hello everyone. This is an exclusive post for US students. I hope that those students who are giving the August SAT must be fully prepared for this test. I also hope that students would have given some sample tests on Khan Academy and would have also solved few sample tests of Princeton Review. Students should give sample tests till 23rd August. Students should relax after giving their last sample test. They should enjoy. Students score well in SAT only when their minds are relaxed and are not burdened or pressurized.  Since this blog was made on 14th July, so I couldn't give much info about all the sections of the SAT. But, if anyone has any doubts about anything related to the exam, he/she can email me the doubts. My email id is - sharma.nimit@yahoo.in. All the Best !!!!!!

In my previous post, I talked about TOEFL test. In this post, I am going to talk about another standardized test for English proficiency. IELTS or The International English Language Testing System is an international standardized test for English proficiency for non-native English language speakers.  IELTS is usually of two types - IELTS Academic test IELTS General training test Since this blog is made for grade 12 students, so I would talk about IELTS Academic test. If you want to have more info on IELTS General Training test, please visit  IELTS official website . IELTS academic test should be given by those students who want to study UG or PG courses in foreign universities. This test could also be given for professional registration purposes. The main objective of this test is to access whether you are ready to begin studying or training in an environment where English language is used. IELTS can be given in any of the two test forms - Pen and Paper test...

In this post, I would talk about a test which is important for every student who is aiming to study in the best universities in the world. TOEFL or Test of English as a Foreign Language is a standardized test which measures the English speaking ability of non native speakers. ETS (Education Testing Services) is the administrator of this test. TOEFL is usually of two types -  Paper Delivered test (Paper and pencil test) Internet based test (also known as TOEFL iBT) Most of the students prefer to give TOEFL iBT.  TOEFL iBT consists of four sections -  Reading Listening Speaking Writing (A break is also given after the listening section) About the four sections- Reading - This section consists of three passages.You will get 60 minutes to complete this section.You may look back at a passage when answering the questions. You can also skip questions and go back to them later as long as there is time remaining.  The passage are excerpts f...

I am uploading the first test for writing and language section. Once you complete the test, please ask for solutions in the comments section and I will upload the solutions. Please solve the test first and then ask for solutions. I request students to please use College Board OMR sheets for filling the answers because this will help to create a real exam environment. You can download them from college board website. Do the test in the limited time period. After seeing the solutions, share your score in the comments section OR you can also email me your scores at - sharma.nimit@yahoo.in . All the best!! Keep Learning. 

In my last post, I talked about Writing and Language section of SAT. Today, I will talk about an important topic of this section, Punctuations. What are punctuations ? According to Wikipedia, Punctuation is the use of spacing, conventional signs, and certain typographical devices as aids to the understanding and correct reading of handwritten and printed text, whether read silently or aloud. Read the following sentence- Oh my God ? Erik met an accident yesterday-He is still in critical condition, When you read this sentence, don't you feel that this sentence is odd ?   Now, read the following sentence- Oh my God! Erik met an accident yesterday. He is still in critical condition. How does the sentence look now? Does it look better ? This sentence looks better because of proper positioning of punctuations. For SAT, students should have a general idea of punctuations and their proper positioning. We will study three types of punctuations - STOP Punctuation - ...

In my last post, I discussed  about the Reading section of SAT. Today, I will talk about the second section section of SAT - Writing and Language Section. As discussed before, this section consists of 4 passages, each of 11 questions, for a total of 44 questions. The time limit for this section is 35 minutes. College Board, in this section, wants students to organize information and ideas in the best way possible to create a logical and smooth progression. Generally, the passages come of following topics - Humanities History Social Studies Science Career related Here is an example - Out of four passages, one will be narrative, at least one will be argumentative, and at least one will be informative or explanatory. some passages would also have charts, tables etc. In the passage, you would see the question number, followed by an underlined word, phrase, or sentence. Most of the questions in a passage would ask the student to change the word/phrase/sentence to ma...