SAT!! SAT!! SAT!!!............................,
who knows what miracles you can achieve?
though hope is frail..somehow you will
you will when you believe.-WHITNEY HOUSTON
all i can hope for now is a miracle!
today we sat for our first timed practice for SAT writing, oh boy!it was a challenge! thinking of a thesis statement was no joke....
Friday, September 4, 2009
2nd Practice Test
I was supposed to post this several days ago but since I didn't really have the time to post anything for the last few days, so... I guess it's ok...
So we did yet another practice test and the results is still not satisfying. It is definitely not a score I hope to get in the real SAT. Vocabulary is definitely my biggest problem. In a situation where even 1 wrong definition can lead you to the wrong answer, it's undoubtedly stressful trying to make a smart guess on the meaning of the word. The passage-based reading is as well a challenge for me, as sometimes the answer can be quite tricky. You must really understand the meaning and the message the passage is trying to convey to be sure that you got the correct answer.
Today is the first time I tried to write an essay within 25 minutes. No doubt it was disappointing I only managed to write 4 paragraphs which is definitely not enough (if you want to get a minimum of 5) according to Madam Ong. I actually spent a lot of time thinking about the thesis statement and the examples. I think thesis statement is the hardest because you have to expand three more main ideas from the thesis statement. I don't know how people can actually write long and good essay within the short 25 minutes but that is definitely something I want to try to achieve. If I want to leave 5 minutes for planning, then I will only have maximum 4 minutes for 5 paragraphs, and that haven't include the proofread part yet. I was actually stating to think that I should cross out the wrong words I wrote instead of erasing it as it can be quite a waste of time. But then it will be not as neat for sure.
There are 35 days left until SAT. How time flies... I hope it's still not too late.
Signed,
Shing Huei
So we did yet another practice test and the results is still not satisfying. It is definitely not a score I hope to get in the real SAT. Vocabulary is definitely my biggest problem. In a situation where even 1 wrong definition can lead you to the wrong answer, it's undoubtedly stressful trying to make a smart guess on the meaning of the word. The passage-based reading is as well a challenge for me, as sometimes the answer can be quite tricky. You must really understand the meaning and the message the passage is trying to convey to be sure that you got the correct answer.
Today is the first time I tried to write an essay within 25 minutes. No doubt it was disappointing I only managed to write 4 paragraphs which is definitely not enough (if you want to get a minimum of 5) according to Madam Ong. I actually spent a lot of time thinking about the thesis statement and the examples. I think thesis statement is the hardest because you have to expand three more main ideas from the thesis statement. I don't know how people can actually write long and good essay within the short 25 minutes but that is definitely something I want to try to achieve. If I want to leave 5 minutes for planning, then I will only have maximum 4 minutes for 5 paragraphs, and that haven't include the proofread part yet. I was actually stating to think that I should cross out the wrong words I wrote instead of erasing it as it can be quite a waste of time. But then it will be not as neat for sure.
There are 35 days left until SAT. How time flies... I hope it's still not too late.
Signed,
Shing Huei
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