a Ban quyén thudc vé American StudyLoi m6 dau Kinh gti quy phy huynh va cdc ban hoc sinh, SAT la chting chi hoc thuat duge sti dung trong hé so ting tuyén dai hoc My. Bac biét véi sinh vién quéc té, SAT chinh a thang do tigu chun hitu dung nhat dé héi déng tuyén sinh My higu duge nang luc hoc tap va tu duy ctia con khi dua ra quyét dinh Ia chon sinh vién phit hgp, vi méi quéc gia déu cé mét chuong trinh gido due riéng biét Theo cac chuyén gia tuyén sinh déu nganh tif Ivy League, héi déng tuyén sinh dya vao bai thi SAT dé danh gia hai khia canh: Nang lyc hoc tap tai truéng THPT va Hoc sinh dé da sn sang dé theo hoc chung trinh dai hoc hay chua? Vdi tu cach la sinh vién quéc té, chung ta co thé thuyét phuc rang con la mét hgc sinh gidi va con da cé tu duy sén sang dé theo duéi chuong trinh dai hoc. Tuy nhién, con ciing sé gap mot sé bat Igi nhat dinh vi day la bai kiém tra quen thudc hdn vdi cac ban hoc sinh theo hoc THPT My. Da sé hoc sinh Viét Nam cé thé dat diém cao phan SAT Math vi dé kho ciia dé tuong dung véi kién thiic THPT. Ngugc lai, & phan SAT Reading & Writing, cac ban sé kho c6 co héi dat diém cao vi cac cau hdi déu yéu cau thi sinh ting dung tu duy phan tich va suy lun dé tim ra dap an phi hop. Khéng chi dimg lai & viéc “danh dé” hoc sinh qua ting dang cau hoi, SAT cén yéu céu ban phai cé kién thie va tir vung viing chic vé cac chil dé chi quen thudc vai hoc sinh MY. Bigu nay khién hoc sinh quéc té rat khé é chinh phuc dugc misc diém 1500+ (mtic diém an toan cho hau hét dai hoc top dau Mf). Chinh vi vay, American Study xin giéi thiéu dén quy phy huynh va céc ban hoc sinh Ebook “Chién Thuat Luyén SAT 1500+”. Trong Ebook nay, hoc sinh sé nam bat nhanh tat-tan-tat cac dang cau héi trong dé thi Digital SAT va chién thudt dé giai cdc dang cu hdi khé nhat. Bén canh dé, chung tdi con cung cap mét Id trinh mau dé hoc sinh co thé bat tay ngay vao viéc hoc SAT va phan bé thdi gian mét cach tét nhat. Ngay bay gid, chao ming quy phy huynh va hoc sinh dén vdi thé gidi Dig- ital SAT. Hay kham pha va ghi cht lai nhiing théng tin tot nhat dé xay dung mét chign lugc chinh phyc SAT 1600+ cho riéng minh.Muc luc eT eRe Pune uncon ke one kon RUAN ane toh Dre TeIa PR eRe Unt a ee See Ten Crd zd eRe cb tee eee rao a arene cua Dan ay Toate UE ne RUN Cogan De nae Were Pans NAR Mone Rec uremic ke Sal 1, Lam quen véi ting dung Bluebook aM ane We aN eh Ma) 2.1. Quan ly théi gian trong phan Reading & Writing Pemex eke MR ora An) Erna nec UNIV) cB Me eee neh ou ciao Tote lek eR oul Ua eal A) Wen RM a En elons Dee nse ef At teak Ee Oe Pet ant ee ede eee 2.1. Chién thuat chinh phuc dang dé Reading & Writing PeRe ena te woke A DP ee ae te SO me a VAY Te oun Rcd cc ban cai thién diém SAT Reischung chi SAT doi véi sinh vién quéc té 1. Digital SAT 1a gi? SAT Ky thi Digital SAT da bat dau ngay ti dau nam 2023 tai cac quéc gia ngoai My danh cho sinh vién quéc té. Phién ban SAT mdi sé hoan toan thay thé hinh thc thi gidy ké tir nam 2024. Nhiing thay déi chinh trong kj thi Digital SAT + Tang thém ngay thi: Cac dia diém quéc té sé nhan dugc thém hai ngay Bi nai tng kha nang tiép cén va co héi dang ky thi cho hoc sinh quéc té. + Tinh linh hoat ca ngay thi: Digital SAT tng tinh linh hoat cho hoc sinh khi thuc hign bai thi, nhung cé thé gay khé khan cho hoe sinh thi 6 cc truéng khéng phai la trung tam khao thi. + Sit dung thiét bi ca nhan: Hoc sinh co thé str dung may tinh xéch tay hoc méy tinh bang dé lam bai kiém tra + Thai gian thi ngan han: Thdi gian thi giam tif ba gid xuéng con hai gid, vdi thdi gian cho méi cau héi nhiéu hon, diéu nay duge coi la it cng thang hon. + Kiém tra theo ting phan: Bd kho cua phan thts hai cla bai kiém tra phy thuGc vao két qua hoc tap ctia hoc sinh trong phan dau tién, diéu nay cé thé anh hudng dén sé diém tdi da cé thé dat duge. Mac dit ky thi c6 nhiing sy thay déi, néi dung cét Idi cla SAT van nhat quan. Thang diém van sé & mufc 1600 va bai thi sé tiép tuc kiém tra nhiing kién thuic, k¥ nang quan trong dé xét tuyén vao dai hoc. Bai kiém tra sé van dugc thyc hién 6 truéng hoc hoc trung tam khdo thi chit khéng phai nha va sé cung cap quyén truy cap vao cac bai thyc hanh mién phi.Digital SAT dat ra nhiing thach thu dac biét cho sinh vin quéc té. Hoc sinh c6 thé gap khd khan trong viée dat digm cao néu khéng thé hign tét & phan dau cia bai kiém tra, do phan tiép theo thich Ung véi trinh 6 da thé hien. 6 chun bi, hoc sinh nén lam quen véi dinh dang méi va thyc hanh bang ung dung Bluebook cila College Board. Ban nén bat dau chuan bi cho ky thi SAT truéc it nhat su thang, dic biét la hoc sinh quéc té - nhting ngudi co ‘thé cn thém thdi gian hoc dé cai thién ky nang ngén ngit. Nhin chung, Digital SAT mang lai nhiing Igi ich. nhat dinh nhu tang tinh linh hoat cla ngay thi vva thdi gian thi ngan hon, nhung né cing mang dén nhiing thach thuic méi déi véi hoc sinh quéc té. Diéu quan trong la hoc sinh va phy huynh phai xem xét can than nhting thay déi nay va chuén bi cho phu hgp. 2. Ligu diém SAT cé cn quan trong? Tai sao hoc sinh quéc té can thi SAT dé ding tuyén dai hoc My? Hign tai cé rat nhiéu trudng dai hoc dua ra chinh sch mién giam diém SAT. Vay ky thi nay co con quan trong? College Board - Trung tam t6 chic ky thi SAT nhn manh ring SAT van quan trong trong viée thé hién trinh dé cua hoc sinh quéc té véi cae truténg dai hoc trén toan thé gidi. Chiing chi SAT cén c6 thé x6a bé su chénh léch trong hé +théng gido duc va tiéu chuan cham diém gitta cc khu vue khéc nhau. Lia hoe sinh tét nghiép ndm 2020 ¢é khoang 90% hoc sinh quéc té sé hitu diém SAT ngang bang hoac vugt qua GPA trung hoc cila ho. Chung ta c6 thé higu don gian rang, diém SAT la tiéu chuén chung cla My dé dénh gid trinh d6 va nang luc hoc tap, nhém dam bao céng bang trong viée danh gia gitfa cdc quéc gia va khu vyc khac nhau. Theo bao céo IIE Open Door, My van la quée gia co lugng sinh vién du hoc nhiéu nhat vdi han 858,395 sinh vién nhap trong nam 2022/23. Biéu nay tao nén mot méi trudng da van hoa véi nhiéu sinh vién co nhiing kinh nghiém, tai nang va hiéu biét sau sac dé lam phong phi: cOng déng tai My.Ké tl sau dai dich COVID-19, cc chinh sach tuyén sinh dai hoe cila My da cé rat nhiéu thay déi, Mac di nhiéu chinh sat hoan hoc gé bé bat budc ndp, SAT van la mét thudc do uy tin duge cac trudng dai hoc tai MY uu tién. Thyc té, nhiéu trudng xét diém SAT dé trao hoc béng gia tri. Theo nghién cu cta College Board vé Tinh Hgp Lé Cla SAT Béi Véi Sinh Vién Quéc Té Khi Theo Hoc Tai Cac Trudng Bai Hoc My, mdi quan hé gitfa két qua hoc tap dai hoc My va két qua SAT cho thay: + iém SAT cé higu qua cao hon diém GPA THPT trong viée dy doan két qua va nang lye hoc tap cua sinh vién tai cc truéng dai hoc MY. Dau vay, ca hai thang do kat hgp lai sé mang | chinh xac nhiéu hon vé két qua hoc tp ciia hoc sinh. + Hoe sinh c6 diém SAT cng cao thi kha nang dat GPA dai hoc tat la rat cao. Biéu nay thé hién dya trén méi tucng quan gitfa diém SAT va GPA dai hoc nm nha. Biém SAT trung binh duge dy doan sé cao han 44% GPA THPT, gép phan mang lai két qua hoe tp tét hon dude thé hién khi theo hoc nam 1 dai hoc. 3. Diém SAT t6i thiéu cua cac trudng dai hoc top dau Mc du cc truding Ivy League déu cé chinh sach Test-Optional, tuy nhién hay can nhac néu ban quyét dinh nép chiing chi SAT. Duéi day la danh sach pham vi diém SAT cua cac hge sinh sap nhap hoc tai 25 truéng hang dau cila My theo théng ké cla US News. Véi méi truéng, ban sé thay cé 3 phan vi khac nhau gém: diém phan tram thts 25, diém phan tram thi 75 va diém trung binh. Trong dé, diém phan trim tht 25 dai dién cho 25% hoc sinh dat diém bang hoac thap hon ngudng nay va digm phan trim thir 75 ¢é nghia la 75% hoe sinh bang hoc cao hon nguéng nay. Bé hiéu mot cach don gian, ta 6 thé xem 25% la ngudng diém SAT tdi thiéu va 75% la ngu&ng diém SAT téi da. Diém SAT t6t nht dé ban che chan ¢é co héi du vao cc truéng dai hoc thuding la diém nam trong phan vi thi 75 trd lén (tc la bat ky diém nao ‘cao hon mic SAT trung binh ~ 50%).BAIHOC Princeton University mit Harvard University Stanford University Yale University University of Chicago Johns Hopkins University University of Pennsyivania California Institute of Technology Duke University Northwestern University Dartmouth College Brown University Vanderbilt University Rice University Washington University int, Louis Cornell University NGUGNG DIEM SAT | NGUGNG DIEM SAT TOI THIEU (THUOC TOIBA (THUOC DR eaih il CTU NA Re UR oN CUA TRUONG) CUA TRUONG) 1460 1570 1510 1510 1580 1550 1480 1580 1530 1470 1570 1520 1480 1580 1530 1510 1580 1550 1510 1570 1540 1480 1570 1530 1510 1570 1540 1480 1570 1530 1460 1560 1510 1440 1560 1500 1460 1570 1520 1480 1570 1530 1490 1570 1530 1490 1570 1530 1450 1560 1510Columbia University 1490 1580 1540 University of Notre 1410 1550 1480 Dame University of 1340 1540 1440 California, Berkeley University of 1360 1550 1460 California, Los Angeles Carnegie Mellon 1480 1560 1520 University Emory University 1420 1540 1480 Georgetown 1410 1550 1480 University New York University 1450 1570 1510 University of Michigan 1360 1530 1450 University of Southern 1410 1540 1480 California University of Virginia 1390 1530 1460 *Bang théng ké nay dya trén dif iéu cia tung truéng dai hoc dugc dang tai trén US.News nam hoc 2022 - 2023 sé co thay déi qua tiing nam i vi mai truéng khac nhau, diém SAT cao hay thdp s8 phy thuéc vo lugng thi sinh tiém nang Ung tuyén vao truéng. Chang hen nhu, véi mét sé truéng, diém SAT 1400 sé khd cao, trong khi dé tal cdc truéng khéc diém nay sé ném trong nhém diém thap (vi du nhu top 20 truéng dai hoc hang dau tai My). TU do, ban cé thé dé dang doan duge cdc trudng xép hang cao sé cuc ky canh tranh vé diém SAT. Vithé, ho sé chon loc nhiing ting vién cé diém SAT cao nhat. 6?_ GX___" Téng quan bai thi SAT’ Digital SAT gém hai phan thi: Reading & Writing va Math. Hoc sinh c6 64 phut dé hoan thanh phén Reading & Writing va 70 phuit cho bai thi Math. Téng thai gian cho ca bai thi Digital SAT la 2 tiéng 14 phit. Cree) Bates <—) Méi phn thi duge chia thanh hai modules c6 théi gian thi nhu nhau va 10 phut nghi giffa cac phan thi, Module dau tién cia mdi phan thi bao gdm mét loat cau héi dugc sp xép ln I6n gitta cdc cp d6 dé, trung binh va khé. Dua trén céch hoc sinh tra I6i céc cau hoi é module déu, module tiép theo 88 c6 cdc cau héi khé hon hodc dé khé vira pai So véi ky thi ACT, SAT cung cp nhiéu hon 68% thai gian cho tiing cau hei: : : 64 phut : Reading & Writing (méi modules c6 32 phit) pr cau 70 phut P He (m8i modules cé 35 phitt) | one Téng thdi gian 134 phut 98 cau Ba phén céc céu hdi déu thuéc dang tréc nghiém, mét s6 cau hdi toan yéu céu hoc sinh cung cp cau tra Idi bang hinh thifc ty'luan thay vichon dap an. Tat c& cdc cau héi déu khéng bi tris diém* vi thé néu ban khéng c6 cau tra Idi, hay thir doan thay vibé tréng. (*) Trong mét sé dang bai thi, cdc cau héi str dung hinh thie nay sé tris diém néu tra Idi sai, ngugc lai gid nguyén diém néu khéng tra Idi.1. Phan thi Reading & Writing Méi cau hi trong Reading & Writing sé dugc hién thi dudi dang mét doan van hoac mét cap doan van ngan theo sau la mét cau hdi trac nghiém. Cac cau héi trong phan Reading & Writing sé xoay quanh 4 ni dung chinh: + Craft and Structure: Phan do luéng muic dé hiéu ti vung, phan tich, téng hgp, lap ludn va cac kj nang ciing nhu kién thie cédn thiét dé hidu va sir dung tts hoc cum tif c6 tinh ting dung trong ngit canh, danh gia van ban va tao méi lién két gitfa cac van ban lién quan. + Information and Ideas: Cac cau héi nhm do Iuéng ky nang va kién thie vé: doc - hiéu, phan tich, ly ludn, kha n&ng xéc dinh, dién gi, danh gid va tich hgp théng tin cing nhu y tuéng tir van ban, théng tin bang hinh anh (dang bang, biéu dé cét va biéu dé duéng) + Standard English Conventions: Do ludng kha nang chinh stra van ban dé tuan thi céc quy ude cét Idi vé cau tric, cach sit dung va céu tric tiéng Anh chun. + Expression of Ideas: Do luéng kha nang chinh sta van ban dé nang cao tinh higu qua clla cach dién dat va dép ing céc myc tiéu tu tir cu thé. ‘Dé giljp ban phan bé théi gian tét nhat, cdc cau héi thudng sé kiém tra cdc ky nang va kién thie tuong tu nhau, vi vay hay sap xép trd Idi cac cau tir dé nhat dén kno. Méi doan van sé c6 tir 25 - 150 ti dai dién cho céc finh vyc nhut chi dé van hoe, lich sit/nghién ctu x8 héi, nhén van va khoa hoc.2. Phan thi Math Phan Math tap trung chil yéu vao cac dang toan quan trong khi lén dai hoc va ap dyng trong sy nghiép: Algebra (Bai sd) ‘Advanced Math (Toan cao cép) Problem-Solving and Data Analysis (Giai quyét van dé va phan tich di Geometry and Trigonometry (Hinh hoc va Lugng gidc) figu) Tuang ty phén thi Reading & Writing, dé thi Math duge chia thanh hai modules. Xuyén suét phan thi Math, ban sé tra Idi cdc cu héi trac nghiém va tu lun (student-produced response) dé danh gid mite d6 trdi chay, hiéu biét va kha nang ting dung khai niém, ky néng trong toan hoc va luyén tap toan khi cn thiét. Khoang 30% cau héi Math duge dat trong ngtf canh. Nhiing cau héi in-context (“word”) yéu céu ban xem xét mét tinh huéng khoa hoc, nghién ctu xa hdi hoa thuc té dé ban ép dung cc ky nang va kién thutc toan hoc cén thiét dé xac dinh céu tra Iéi. Sé lugng cu héi trong phén Math sé duge phan thanh 4 dang nhu trén, Mdi céu hdi sé xudt trong timg modules. Trong mdi modules, cac céu hdi dugc sép xép tir dé dén khé, gip ban cé co hngi tot nhat dé thé hién nhiing gi ban biét va cé thé lam, Pct ake Tay Algebra B45 ‘Advanced Math B45 Problem-Solving and Data Analysis 5-7 Geometry and Trigonometry 57Zeer Hung dan xay dung | 03 | Id trinh va chién luge hoc SAT M6t I6 trinh tét o6 thé gitjp hoc sinh t6ida héa théi gian hoc tap va dé dang dat dugc diém s6 cao. Tuy nhién, ty minh xay dung mé6t I6 trinh va chién luge that khong hé dé dang. Hay dé chting t6i gijp ban nhiing théng tin phu hgp nhat dé bat dau “chién dau” vai chting chi SAT. 1. Khi nao nén bat dau hgc SAT? Thdi diém ly diém dé bat dau hoc SAT sé phy thudc vao trinh dé hién tai va quy théi gian ctia ban. Théng thuéng, thai gian chun bi cho ky thi SAT chung sé bat dau tir3 - 6 thang. Néu ban dy dinh thi SAT cudi nam Idp 10, théi diém ly tuéng diém bat dau hoc SAT chinh la mila hé sau khi ban tot nghiép THCS hoc ngay trong HK1 cila Ip 10. Diéu nay sé gitip ban cé duge quy théi gian tat dé chuan bi cdc tai ligu hoc va luyén thi this. L6 trinh hoc SAT Véi hinh thie méi, I6 trinh chun bi cho ky thi SAT cling sé khé hon, yéu céu hoc sinh lam quen véi t6c 66 théi gian dé hoan thanh bai thi SAT tét nhét. Vay ban nén chudn bi ky thi SAT sp téi nhu'thé N80? American Study ggi y cho ben mét s6 16 trinh nhu sau: Lé trinh hgc SAT trong 3 thang *Luu y: Bay la ké hoach hoc tap vdi cudng d6 trung binh kéo dai 80 gid hoc trong sudt 3 thang ~ tuong dung 6.5 gid/tuan. Bang cach hoan thanh thoi quen luyén thi d muic d6 vira phai nay, diém SAT cia ban co thé tang tdi da 200 diém so véi diém hién tai. Ban co thé ap dung I6 trinh ngay trong mila hé nay dé chuan bi thi SAT vao hoc ky 1 tigp theo. L6 trinh dugc tom tat nhu sau 10Thang dau tién: Tap trung vao co ban + Tuan 1: Lam dé thi thiy dé lén chién luge 6n thi dat diém phi hop + Tuan 2: Luyén phan Reading & Writing (lam quen véi cdu tric REW, dua ra chién lugc cla ban cho phan doc doan van va luyén tap cdc cau hdi R&W) + Tuan 3: Luyén phan Grammar & Punctuation (6n lai cdc cho diém ngit phap chinh, luyén doc - viét cau hdi va luyén tap cu hd fill-in-the-blank boundaries) + Tuan 4: Chuyén sang phan Math (tim hiéu cu tric phén Math, cdc khai niém toan co ban va céc khai niém vé dai s6) Thang thir hai: Chién luge + Tuan 1: Bao sdu vao phan Math (khai niém todn SAT nang a0, hoc - ghi nhé cac cng thtic co ban va thyc hanh céc cu héi toan SAT - luyén tap cc dang toan con yéu) + Tuan 2: Bat dau chién lugc lam toan + Tuan 3: Bat dau chién luge luyén phan Reading & Writing + Tuan 4: Bat dau cai thién nhiing mat cén yéu vé Math va Reading & Writing Thang thi ba: On tap va luyén thi + Tuan 1: Luyén dé Digital SAT khéng theo thdi gian + Tuan 2: Luyén dé Digital SAT theo thdi gian + Tuan 3: Luyén tap nhiing loai cau hdi khd trong Reading, Writing & Math + Tuan 4: Chuan bi cho ky thi Qué trinh én luyén ca tung ban hoc sinh sé khéc nhau ty theo trinh 46 va kha nang hoc tap. Ban sé cn danh thi gian dé cai thién nhiing ky nang con yéu khi gidi dé va day nhanh téc dé cua nhiing kV nang ban lam tat. Khi tham gia vao I6 trinh hay bat ky Iép hoc nao, hay dam bao ban sé doc ky bai hoc, xem cdc video, lam bai tap va cc bai thi thir dé nam viing cdc kién thi/c cn c6. Mét diéu quan trong ban luén phai ghi nhé dé “nang cao trinh d6” chinh la 6n tap. Tir viée nay, ban sé xay dung duge nén tang én thie dé dé dang luyén tap ky nang khi giai dé. Dé la nhiing gai y vé chién loc SAT ban co thé lam trong mia hé nay. Hay bat dau kiém tra trinh dé SAT theo format mdi nhat ngay hém nay vdi American Study! KIEM TRA TRINH BO NGAYHung dan chung vé dé thi Digital SAT 1. Lam quen vdi ting dyng Bluebook Truc khi tién hanh cdc ké hoach luyén thi SAT, viéc dau tién ban cén lam chinh la lam quen voi ting dung Bluebook cla College. Ban can nam dugc cau tric diém cua cac bai thi tht dé kip b6 sung su thanh thao khi str dung Bluebook trong suét qua trinh luyén thi: Bluebook la mét ting dung cila College Board dude sti dung dé hoc sinh truy cp vao cac bai thi thir SAT. Ung dung nay tuong thich véi cac thiét bi Windows, Mac, iPad va Chromebook-do-nha- truéng-quan-lj, gilip hoc sinh dé dang truy cap ting dung, Bluebook thuéng duge sit dung vdi hai Iya chon nhu sau: Test Previes Tinh nang nay cho phép ban lam quen véi dinh dang SAT, huéng dan kiém tra va cc loai cu héi ma khéng bi ap luc boi déng hé bam gid. Né cling gidi thigu cho ban cdc céng cy trong ing dung, bao gém chu thich, danh déu cu héi dé xem xét va gach bé cc Ilfa chon tra loi. Chung tdi khuyén ban nén khdm pha Test preview truéc khi lam bai thi thit. Full-Length Practice: Ban sé tim thay céc bai thi thir SAT duge cung cp chinh thiic béi College Board. Khi ban lam bai cac bai thi thir trén Bluebook, né s8 mé phéng chinh xac méi truéng kiém tra thuc té, bao gém ca théi gian. Take a Test or Start Practicing! Sign In with Your College Board Account2.1. Quan ly thdi gian trong phan Reading & Writing V6i phan Reading & Writing, ban sé co téng cng 64 phut cho 54 cau hdi ~ tudng duong mét phut han cho méi céu. Cac cau tra Idi trong phan dau sé quyét dinh misc d6 cau hdi cho modules tiép theo. Vi thé, mét chién luge quan ly théi gian khi lam cac cau cé dé khé xen ln nhau la diéu can thiét. Dudi day la mdt s6 chién lugc ban co thé tham khao khi giai dé Digital SAT: Tiét kigm théi gian cho nhiing cau hoi dé Dy doan dap an Kha nang chuyén tiép cdu héi cla ban sé bi cham vi mét s6 cdu hdi trong bai thi sé yéu céu doc nhiéu han nhiing cau hi khac. Trong khi do, c6 mét vai cu héi ban cé thé tra Idi rét nhanh chéng va dé dang. Néu mi cau chi cé hon 1 phut dé tra Idi, hy cn nhac sap xép théi gian gitte cau dé va cau khé. Bé rén luyén duge ky nang nay, ban cén luyén tap cach dec théng tin cang nhanh cang tét dé co thé Iva ‘chon duge dap én theo dung théi gian quy dinh. Bat ctr khi nao cé thé, ban nén dua ra du doén trong déu dé cé céu tra I6i ding va chon phuong an phi hgp nhat véi du doan cita minh. Biéu nay sé gitip ban +tranh mat qua nhiéu théi gian dé doc qua cc Iya chon va so sanh ching véi nhau. Bay la cach tiét kiém théi gian nhat cho héu hét cdc céu hdi Reading & Writir va né cé thé cai thién dang ké co Ii dung cau héi cla ban! Six dung meo loai tri dap an Danh théi gian 6 cui méi phn dé xem lai cau tra Idi Khi ban khéng thé dua ra dy doan hoac khéng tim duge Iya chon phu hgp véi du doan cla minh, ban nén doc cac Iya chon va loai tris ting Iya chon mot. Néu ban khéng thé loai bd ba Iya chon, hay dua ra dy doan t6t nhat gitta nhiing Iva ‘chon cén lai. Néu ban thay minh ban khoan truéc mot ‘cau hdi hdc bi mac ket gilte hai hoac nhiéu Iya chon, chi can dua ra phan doan tét nhat va tiép tyc. Diéu nay sé giup ban. 6 théi gian quay Iai cau héi sau khi ban 3 hoan thanh phén con lai cla modules. 13anh dau nhitng cau héi khéng chdc chan dap an Diing dé tréng bat ky cau hei nao Ung dung Bluebook chia mét céng ‘cy cho phép ban danh dau cau héi ban dang si dung dé xem lai. Tuy chon nay xuat hign ngay bén canh s6 cau hdi. Khi dén cudi modules, ban sé thay mét trang xem lai (review) va cac cau hdi ban danh dau sé dug gan cd. Ban co thé nhap lai vao nhiing cau hdi nay va doc lai ching SAT khéng phat ban néu tra Idi sai, viv du ban co cam thay béi ri dén mic nao. trudc mét cau hdi nhat dinh, ban van nén, oan. Ban nén chon mét lua chon trong lan dau tién gap cau hdi, ngay ca khi ban anh dau no dé quay igi sau—dé phong truéng hgp ban hét théi gian trude khi quay lai cau hoi do. va kiém tra cau tra Idi ca ban. Luu y rang ban cé thé nhép lai vao bat ky ‘cu héi nao cho dén khi hét thai gian—ké ‘cnhing cau ban chua danh déu—nhung sé dé dang hon khi danh dau nhéing cau hdi ban mudn quay lai. Mét cach hay dé ‘6n tap cdc céu hdi Reading la doc lai cdc doan van va dim bao ¢é bang ching hé trg cho cu tra Idi clia ban. 2.1. Quan ly théi gian trong phan Reading & Wr CAU HOI O TRINH DO DE (EASY LEVELS) #1 Dang cau héi: Textual Evidence Trong phan Reading and Writing cla SAT, mét sé cau héi sé dua ra loi khdng dinh vé mot cht dé la. Sau do, cau héi sé yéu cdu ban xéc minh tinh xac thyc cla cau khang dinh trén, ‘Déi véi dang cau hdi vé Textual Evidence, co hai dang van ban ban can chu y: +S ic evidence: Déi véi cdu hdi nay, mot gid thuyét vé chi dé khoa hoc hoac khoa hoc x4 hgi sé duge dua ra, thuéng la trong béi canh nghién ctu hoac mot thir nghiém méi. Nhiém vy cia ban la xac dinh két qua nghién cttu dé hé tr¢ cho gid thuyét duge néu trong cau hei va Iya chon dap an dung. + Literary evidence: Doan van dugc néu trong céu hai nay sé lién quan dén lap luan vé tac phim cu thé la mét bai tho hoac tiéu thuyét. Sau d6, cau hdi sé nhésban dan dén mot sé trich dn tir tac phdm van hoc d6. Nhiém vu cia ban la danh gid néi dung méi doan trich va Iya chon cu khang dinh ding vé vai tré cua doan trich dé. 14Vidy: Jan Gimsa, Robert Sleigh, and Ulrike Gimsa have hypothesized that the sail-like structure running down the back of the dinosaur Spinosaurus aegyptiacus improved the animal's success in underwater pursuits of prey species capable of making quick, evasive movements. To evaluate their hypothesis, a second team of researchers constructed two battery-powered mechanical models of S. aegyptiacus, one with a sail and one without, and subjected the models to a series of identical tests in a water-filled tank. Which finding from the model ests, if true, would most strongly support Gimsaandcolleagues' hypothesis? a. The model with a sail took significantly longer to travela specified distance while submerged than the model without a sail did. b. The model with a sail displaced significantly more water while submerged than the model without a sail did. c. The model with a sail had significantly less battery power remaining after completing the tests than the model without a sail dia. d.. The model with a sail took significantly less time to complete a sharp turn while submerged than the model without a sail did. #2 Dang cau héi: Quantitative evidence © phan nay, cdc cau héi SAT sé théng tin cho ban dudi dang biéu dé hoac bang trinh bay théng tin vé mét chil dé. Cac cau hdi sé dua cho ban mét sé ngi canh cla théng tin d6 va yéu cau ban hoan thanh cau bang cach st dung két qua ti dif liu biéu dé hoac bang (graph & table). #3 Dang cau héi: Central ideas and details Cac cau héi 6 dang Central ideas and details sé dugc thé hién qua mét doan vn ngan. Doan van 6 thé chia cac tac pham van hgc hoc tu’ mét bai luan hoc thuat. Thong thudng, dang dé nay sé yéu cau ban xae dinh cac y chinh cia van ban hoac tra lai mét cdu héi cy thé dua trén van ban. #4 Dang cau hét: Inferences Trong phan Reading & Writing cila bai thi SAT, mt s6 cdu héi sé cung cap mét doan van chua hoan chinh nh&m gidi thigu théng tin vé mét chu dé. Dya trén théng tin d6, ban sé duge yéu céu chon Iya chon hoan thanh van ban mot céch hgp ly nhat.CAC CAU HOI 6 MUC BO TRUNG BINH (MEDIUM LEVELS) #5 Dang cau héi: Words in context Trong phan Boc va Viét cia bai thi SAT, mt s6 cau héi sé yéu cdu ban chon tis hoe cum tirhgp ly va chinh xac nhat trong mét ngi anh nhat dinh. Vi dy: Lam thé nao chting ta nén xac dinh tir “precise” nhat? Tir “precise” la tis c6 nghia chinh xc trong mét tinh huéng nhat dinh: né sé phu hgp hoan hao véi cau va cling cé y nghia cla van ban. é thi SAT khéng chi tim kiém mét tirnghe cé vé dling hodic cé vé hay. Thay vao d6, ching ta cén hiéu van ban va chon tir.¢é nghia phi hop nhat véi ludn diém ma van ban dang muén ndi. Biéu nay cé nghia la khi thir dng ti trong cau héi ngér canh, khd nang doc hiéu cting quan trong nhu kién thu vé tir vung cla chung ta. #6 Dang cu hdi: Text structure and purpose Dang cau hi nay yéu céu ban xée dinh mue dich chinh hoc céu truc téng thé cla doan van duge néu Céu true van ban va céc céu héi vé muc dich (Text structure and purpose) déu huéng dén viée higu vé chiéu sau cia van ban. Nhiing cau héi nay dao sau vao I do va cach thu vé y nghia cla doan van do. Vinhiing cau hdi nay co thé héi vé myc dich hoac céu tric nén chung ta hay lan luot xem xet ting dang cau hei Purpose Muc dich a ly do ding sau doan van. Tai sao tac gia viét no? Ho mudn dat dugc diéu gi? Van dé 6 day la gi? Muc dich cila van ban thuéng c6 thé duge trinh bay bing cdch str dung céc déng tls cht déng thé hién myc tiéu cila tac gid. Mét s6 vi du bao gém: + toexplain + toillustrate + tocriticize + toargue + tointroduceTac gid muén ban cé mét trai nghiém dac biét khi doc bai viét. Co thé he muén giuip ban hiéu mét khai niém méi hoac mun thuyét phuc ban vé diéu gi do. Digu ban rit ra dude khi doc van ban la gi? Rat co thé, nhiing digu nuit ra dé 6 lién quan chat ché dén muc dich cila van ban. Structure Céu tric la cach mét doan van hoat déng dé dat duge myc dich cia né. Van ban chuyén tury nay sang y khac nhu thé no? Tac gia dac biét han manh 6 dau? Viéc tach edu tric cia van ban khdi ngi dung cé thé khé nhung né thudng gidp ban danh gié cdc ¥ tung trong van ban lién quan véi nhau nhu thé nao. Ho c6 bat déng y kién khong? Ligu mot y tung cé gay ra hod xay dung trén méty tuéng khac khong? Nhiing mdi quan hé nay tao nén hinh dang cho van ban nhim hé tro cdc muc tiéu clia tac gid. #7 Dang cau héi: Cross-text connections Céu hi 6 dang nay sé yéu céu ban so sénh quan diém cia hai van ban khéc nhau. Cac cau hdi cross-text connections cung cp hai van ban cing mét chii dé. Méi van ban sé giup ban xay dung mutc dé hiéu vé nhiing quan diém cla van ban con lai. Cac cau hdi cross-text. connections sé ludn tap trung vao quan diém. Vidu: Text 1 What factors influence the abundance of species in a given ecological community? Some theorists have argued that historical diversity is a major driver of how diverse an ecological community eventually becomes: differences in community diversity across otherwise similar habitats, in this view, are strongly affected by the number of species living in those habitats at earlier times. Text 2 In 2010, @ group of researchers including biologist Carla Caceres created artificial pools in a New York forest. They stocked some pools with a diverse mix of zooplankton species and others with a single zooplankton species and allowed the pool communities to develop naturally thereafter. Over the course of four years, Caceres and colleagues periodically measured the species diversity of the pools, finding—contrary to their expectations—that by the end of the study there was little to no difference in the pools’ species diversity. Based on the texts, how would Caceres and colleagues (Text 2) most likely describe the view of the theorists presented in Text 1? Choose 1 answer: a. Itis largely correct, but it requires a minor refinement in light of the research team's results. b. Itis not compelling as a theory regardless of any experimental data collected by the research team, c. It may seem plausible, but it is not supported by the research team's findings. d. It probably holds true only in conditions like those in the research team’s study. Point of view (Quan diém) Point of view dé cap dén y kién va quan diém cia mét ngudi nhat dinh. Trong béi cdnh cua SAT, quan diém chiing ta c6 xu huéng tap trung la quan diém cila téc gi doan van hodc quan diém cla nhiing ca nhan cu thé cé tén trong doan van. Khi d& xe dinh duge nhiing ca nhan cé quan diém ma cau héi nhac dén, chung ta cén xem. xét quan diém cia doan van cy thé va dua ra le chon phi hgp. Hay nhé rang, cac quan diém ma chung ta xac inh phai duge van ban hé tr¢ truc tiép. Tranh, nhiing Iya chon thé hién quan diém qua cyc doan, thay déi quan diém ciia nhiing ngudi khac nhau hoac dua ra nhiing tuyén bd vugt qué trong tam cy thé cia van ban. 7HARD LEVELS #8 Dang cau héi: Transitions Cau héi vé Transition trong Reading & Writing cua SAT sé yéu cau ban chon ti hoac cum ti chuyén tiép hgp ly nhat dé két néi thong tin va y tuéng trong mét doan van. Su lién két gitta cdc doan van cé thé roi vao cdc truéng hgp sau: + Agreement or Disagreement (Déng tinh hodc bat déng) + Sequence and order (Trinh ty va tht tu) + Addition and exemplification (B6 sung va vi du) + Cause and effect (Nhan qua) ‘What is the main idea ofthe text? 'A)_ The speaker is asleep and dreaming about traveling to see the friend. B)_ The speaker is planning an upcoming trip to the friend’s house. ©) The speaker is to fatigued to continue a discussion withthe friend, D) The speaker is thinking about the friend instead of immediately falling asleep. #10 Dang cau héi: Form, structure, and sense & Boundaries Cac cau hdi nay yéu cau ban hoan thanh mot. doan van bi thiéu dya trén quy udc cla tiéng Anh. Bai thi nay nhdm danh gia kha nang st dung tiéng Anh cita ban. Trong bai thi SAT, phén Standard English conventions duge chia thanh 2 loai + Form, structure, and sense (Hinh thic, céu truc va y nghia) + Boundaries Céc cau héi vé hinh thu, cdu tric va y nghia tap trung vao cdc quy téc xung quanh céc phan khac. nhau ctia [8i néi (danh tir, dong tls... va cach sit dung ching, Critics have aserted that fine art and fashion rarely ina world where artists create timeless works for exhibition and designers periodically produce new styles forthe public to buy. Lusefo/ Shoshone-Bannock beadwork artist and designer Jamie Okuma challenges this view: her work can be scen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and purchased through her onlin boutique. ‘Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? erp B) succumb ©) diverge D) intersect #9 Dang cau héi: Rhetorical synthesis ‘Cau héi dang Rhetorical synthesis sé cung cp cho ban mot loat ghi chi dugc thé hién dudi dang gach dau hang c6 chtla théng tin vé mot chi dé nhat dinh. Sau d6, c&u hdi yéu cu ban sir dung hé qua cia cdc théng tin ién quan tifdanh séch dé dé hoan thanh mot muc tiéu cy thé. Cée cu héi vé Form, structure, and sense tap trung vao céc edu tric ngit php nhu sau: + Subject-verb agreement + Pronoun-antecedent agreement + Verb forms + Subject-modifier placement + Plural and possessive nouns Cac cau héi vé Boundaries tp trung nhiéu hon, vao cach céc cym tif, ménh dé va céu dugc lign két vdi nhau trong van viét cia tiéng Anh Céc cau héi vé Boundaries sé tap trung vao cc céu tric ngit phap sau: + Linking clauses + Supplements + Punctuation 183. Thong tin toan dién vé Math SAT Math rat quan trong vi day la mét trong nhiing yéu té cac trudng dai hoc can nhac khi dua ra quyét dinh tuyén sinh. Diém SAT Math cao chting to cho cac trudng dai hoc rang hoe sinh co cdc ky nang toan hoc can tl 3.1. Cac dang toan trong SAT Math st dé hoc tét cdc mon dai hoc. Theo dang toan mdi, SAT sé cé cdc dang ton tuong ty dé trén gidy. Tuy nhién, phan phan bé va thdi gian sé khac nhau. Dudi day la tom tt vé % dang toan trong dé thi: Algebra (Bai s6) Kign thitc cha yéu trong phan dai sé clia SAT Math sé bao gém: + Phuong trinh tuyén tinh mét bién + Phuong trinh tuyén tinh hi + ham tuyén tinh, + Hé hai phucng trinh tuyén tinh hai bién + Bat dang thtc tuyén tinh trong mét hoac hai bién é thi sé co 13 - 15 cau hdi vé dai s6. Chiém khoang 35% téng dé thi toan. Lo F Which expression is equivalent to 6x8y2 + 123%? 2 A) 6e'y%(238) B) 6r'y(x4) ©) 6x4 +2) D) Gry? (x4 + 2) Geometry and Trigonometry (Hinh hoc va Lugng giac) Hinh hoc va lugng giac trong SAT Math sé bao gém: + Dién tich va thé tich + Duéng thang, géc va hinh tam gide + Tam gidc vudng va lugng gic + Vong két néi Dang toan nay chiém 15% véi sé cau hoi tt 5-7cau. a What is 10% of 470? EY B) 47 ©) 423 D) 460 Advanced Math (Toan nang cao) Kién thie todn nang cao trong SAT Math sé bao gém: + Biéu thie tudng duong + Phung trinh phi tuyén mét bién va hé phuong trinh hai bién + Ham phi tuyén Phan toan nang cao sé chiém khoang 35% Véi sé cu héi tyang duong dai sé. b Note: Figure not drawn to scale 1 triangle shown, a= 4 and ‘Which expression represents the value of ¢? 19Problem-Solving and Data Analysis (Phan tich vn dé va phan tich dif ligu) NGi dung phan phan tich van dé va phan tich dif ligu SAT Math sé bao gém: mdi quan hé ty Ié va don vi + Tylé phan tram + Dit liéu hai bién: mé hinh va biéu dé phan tan + Xac suat va xac suat 06 diéu kién + Suyl mOt bién: phan bé va thuéc do trung tam va chénh Iéch n tl s6 liu théng ké mau va bién dé sai sé + Banh gia cdc tuyén bé théng ké: nghién edu quan sat va thi nghiém Tuong ty phan hinh hoc va lugng gidc, dang toan nay ciing chiém 15%. 3.2. Cée dang céu héi trong SAT Math (Theo Format Digital SAT) ‘Déi vdi dé thi SAT mdi, mot sé thay déi nhd. Dac biét, SAT Math da duge str dung may tinh trong suét qua trinh thi. Bé chun bi tét cho ky thi SAT. Hay tiép tuc khdm pha mét sé dang cau héi trong SAT Math, Phan toan Digital SAT bao gém ba loai hi: cau héi trac ng} cau hdi mé hinh thi (MSAM). ‘h ung nhiéu giai doan #1 Dang cau héi Multiple choice (Trac nghiém) Céu héi trdc nghiém [a loai céu hdi phd bién nhat trong phan toan SAT. Nhiing cau héi nay co bén Iya chon tra Idi va hoc sinh phai chon cu tra Gi dung nhat. Ban co thé xem qua vi du dui da o 2+ 102-24=0 What is one of the solutions to the given equation? #2 Dang cau héi Grid-in (Bién dap an vao 8 tréng) Cac cau hdi dang ludi yéu céu hoc sinh viét cu tra ldi theo dang luéi. Nhiing cau héi nay 6 thé khé hon cau hdi trac nghiém vi hoc sinh phai cé kha nang tinh toan chinh xdc cau tra I6i cla minh. Cac cau héi grid-in thuéng xuat hién nhu sau: #3 Dang cau héi Multi-stage adaptive model questions (Dang cau héi tong ting véi nang lye) Cau hdi MSAM [a mét loai céu héi méi duge thiét ké co dé khd cao hon va danh gia tét hon kha nang thyc sy cia hge sinh. Cac cau héi MSAM hoat déng bang cach héi ban mét loat cau hdi ngay cang kho hon khi ban tra loi dling cdc cau hdi truée do. Néu ban tra Ii sai thi cdu héi tiép theo sé dé hon. Qua trinh nay tiép tue cho dén khi ban dat duge mic dé nhat dinh trong khung danh gia cua SAT. 20Chién Thuat Luyén SAT 1500+ 1. Chién thuat téng quan dé tiép cn dé thi Digital SAT Véi nhiing thay déi méi trong ky thi Digital SAT, sé long cau héi va théi gian déu gidm ddi hai thi sinh phai c6 sy tp trung, tu duy nhanh hon khi gi dé. Hay cing American Study luu lai mét sé cchién thuat nhé dé gidp ben giai dé va hoc SAT tét nhat. On lai géc tir tiéng Hy Lap va tiéng Latin Tit vung la mét phan quan trong cia SAT. Thay vic gang ghi nhé danh sch cdc thuat ngtt quan trong, mét ggi y hitu ich la hay c6 gang higu nguén géc cila cc tl trong tiéng Hy Lap va tiéng Latinh. Vi dy, khi ban hiéu rang géc cia ti “phil” xuat phat tir tir “yéu” trong tiéng Hy Lap, ban sé dé dang nhan ra nhiing tir nhu nha tu thién hoac triét gia. Cach tiép can nay sé giup ban xay dung vén tir vung cla minh va giai quyét nhiing cau hdi kho vé tirngif trong ngi canh., Vige 6n lai cac géc nay cling gép phan nang cao kha nang doc hiéu téng quat néi chung. Doc va doc lai Cach tét nhat dé chuan bi cho céc bai doc toan dign va cai thién vén tir vung cla ban la doc cng nhiéu cang tét. Chung téi biét ban da co rt nhiéu nghia vu véi viéc doc séch gido khoa va hoc thuat, nhung hay c6 gang hét suc dé tim, nhiing thir dé doc bén ngoai Iép hoc. Hay tim nhéing tai liu doc ma ban quan tém va chting CO thé la bat cu th’ gi ti’ cac bai bao dén truyen ngan, tho hoc séch huéng dan du lich. atPhat trién ky nang doc nhanh va kiém soat tdc 49 doc Diéu nay sé giup cho ban co kha nang kiém. soat thdi gian théng qua d@ kho cia cau tra Idi. Con nhé vé phan quan ly thdi gian cua phan Reading & Writing d3 nhac dén 6 trén cht? Hay tra Idi cac cdu hdi dé va nhanh hon trudc. Tat cd cdc cau hdi déu co cing sé diém, bat ké ban mat hai phut hay nam phit dé giai ching. Uu tién cdc cau hdi dé hon va nhanh hon (hodc trong truéng hgp déi véi cdc doan doc, cdc doan dé hon va nhanh hon) dé ban cé thé tra |i chinh xéc nhiéu cu hoi hon trong khoang thai gian ngén hon ngay ca khi diéu nay co nghia lé ban dang bé qua. Doan cling mét dap an A, B, C hoac D Trong bai kiém tra, mdi lye chon tra Idi déu ing vdi sé lan nhu nhau, vi vay néu ban chon cing mét dap n, ban sé tra Idi ding khoang 25% sé cau hoi ma ban da doan. Nhu da nhac dén & phan trude, SAT sé tris diém néu ban bd trdng, vi vay tai sao khong thi doan dap an dé 6 duge phan tram tra Ioi dung. Giai quyét cac cau hi grid-in dé (dang ty luan trong phan Math) Trong phan Math, giéng nhu cae phan khadc, bannén lam bai theo thi ty tir cau hoi dé/nhanh hon dén cau héi khd han/dai han. Khi cdc cau hoi trdc nghiém tré nén qua kho hoc qua ton thdi gian, hay chuyén sang cau hdi grid-in, vi cc cau héi grid-in thuéng cé xu hudng dé va nhanh chéng. Hay hoan thanh phan dign grid-in mét céch dé dang va nhanh chéng. Sau 46 quay lai cau héi trac nghiém khi céc cau héi grid-in bat dau kno hon. Biéu nay cling sé gidp ich cho ban néu ban cé xu hudng hét théi gian - ban luén co thé doan bat ky cau héi trac nghiém nao cén lai, nhung ban khéng thé doan 6 cac cau hei grid-in Nhin vao dap an ngén nhat trude Trong phan Writing, cau tra Idi ngan gon nhat, hgp ly nhat ludn la cu tré loi ding. Vi vay, thay vinhin vao céc Iva chon tra ldi theo thu tu chit cai (A dén B dén C dén D), hay nhin chung theo thirty d6 dai. Hay dién dap an ngan nhat truéc, sau dé la dap dn ngan thi hai va tiép tc cho dén khi ban tim dug cau tra Idi hgp ly. 22Tim dan ching Mot s6 cau hdi trong bai thi SAT cé xu huéng thé hign tinh chi quan. Tuy nhién, ban lun co thé tim dan chting trong biéu dé hode doan van. Diéu nay sé cung cap cho ban mét lap luan manh mé hon duge hé trg bang dan ching da tim duge. Doc lust cau hdi lic déu Khi ban gap mét cau héi mdi, hay bat dau bang cach doc lust né dé cé duge buic tranh téng thé vé néi dung cu héi dang hdi ban. Dé doc lust nhanh, hy thi loai bé giong doc trong dau va chi doc ma khéng cn hiéu toan bé doan van. Giai ma phan mé dau va két luan trudc. Sau d6 doc céu dau tién va cau cudi cling cua méi doan van trong phan néi dung chinh cua cdu héi. Ban tham chi co thé di xa hon va khoanh trén hoe gach chan bat ky tl khéa hode cum ‘tino ma ban co thé cam thay quan trong déi véi cau héi. Céi I6i cia viée nay chinh la ban biét cau hdi va doan van dang ndi vé chii dé gi dé c6 nhiing suy nghi nhat dinh nham Iya chon dap an nhanh hon. Tap trung giai quyét cdc cau hoi Math ban a biét céng thite Ton luén la phan mang day tinh danh dé trong thi clr. Diéu tét nhdt cé thé gid ban chinh la thuéc céc céng thuic, dinh nghia va khai niém toan hoc quan trong cé thé xuat hién trong bai thi SAT. Cé gang gidi quyét trudéc nhiing loai cdu hima ban biét rd, sau dé danh thai gian cho nhiing cu héi khé hon. Ban khéng nén mat qua nhiéu thdi gian cho mét cau toan khé ma bé quén thdi gian gidi cac cau hoi khéc. Loai trirdap an Néu mét cau héi od vé phiic tap hode dei héi nhiéu thdi gian dé tim ra cau tra Idi, hay tht loai tris cac cau tra ldi, Bat dau bang cach danh gia cac cau tra ldi dé xem ligu ban cé thé loai trit bat ky cau tra Idi nao ré rang Ia sai hay khong. Banc thé thu hep cac Iya chon cia minh cang nhanbh thi cang tot. Cai thign ngi phap cia ban igu nay nghe c6 vé hién nhién nhung SAT yéu ‘cau ban phai hiéu rd vé ngif phap tiéng Anh. Néu ban da doc ky phan ndi dung SAT cla Reading & Writing, ban cling da nhé sé cé mot phan hdi vé van pham tiéng Anh. Mét trong nhiing cach tét nhat dé lién tuc cai +thién ngif phap cila ban la doc va viét. Ban cé ‘thé luyén tp diéu nay trong qua trinh hoc SAT hay trong thdi gian ranh réi. Doc to nhiing cudn tiéu thuyét vui nhdn [a mdt cach tuyét voi dé cai thién ngit phap cia ban. Né citing gitip ban hoc cach xéc dinh nhing Idi ngét phap phé bién (nghe cé vé “quen tai”) trong bai thi. Hay chi y dén nhimng dang cau héi tu tir Trong ngén ngit hoc, tu ti e6 nghia la st dung ngén ngif dude thiét ké dé gay an tugng hodc thuyét phuc. Mot vi du vé cau hi nay la khi mot tiéu thuyét gia xy dung mét doan van trong cudn tiéu thuyét khoa hoc vién tuéng khién ngudi doc cam thay choang nggp trudc thé gidi ma hg mo ta. Cac cau héi tu ti trong SAT tap trung nhiéu hon vao cach trang dude cau tric hoac phat trién hon la dat cau hdi tap trung vao théng tin dude cung cép. Do dé, ban sé can phaitiép can cac cau hdi tu tir mét cach khac nhau. Hay suy nghi vé cach tac gid tiép cn tac phdm dé, cdc yéu t6 van phong ho da chon valy do tai sao ho lai dua ra nhiing Iya chon nay. 232. Chién thuat dac biét chinh phuc cac dang SAT khé Mit trong nhiing cach dé luyén ky nang gidi dé SAT t6t nhat chinh [a bat dau s6m. 6 méi giai doan, ban sé hoc nhiing kign thu co ban, sau do la chién thuat giai dé. Dudi day la tong hgp mot sé chién thuat lam bai cila cdc phan thi: *Luu y day chi la chién luge tham khdo va mang tinh chat vi du. Trén thuc té, dé thi Digital SAT c6 nhiéu dang cau héi mang tinh chat phuic tap. Vi thé viéc. viding kién thu'c luén la diéu quan trong hat. Véi ting ban hoc sinh, nén ty xy dung mét chién luge riéng hodc nhé sy tr¢ gidp ti ging vién uy tin dé tim ra phong cach hoc va giai dé phu hop. #1 Huéng dan giai dang cau héi: Word in context Dé gidp chung ta xac dinh ti t6t nhat trong ngif cnh, ching ‘ta nén tap trung vao hai yéu té: ngi canh va ham y. Nair canh (Context) Ngi canh dé cap dén tinh hung cy thé ma dé bai dang cé gang hoan chinh mét tir hodc cum ti. D8 hiéu git canh, chung ta phai doc kj van ban duge cung cp. Vi ching ta cn biét nghia cua tir dang tim kiém nén nghia cla tir dé sé duge cung cp ldn thi hai trong van ban. Phan nay doi hdi ban phai nm duge dau la ggi ¥ dung cho cum ti cn dién thay vi nham lin sang mét gai y khdc khéng lien quan. at cau va trinh bay Iai (Statement. Restatement) Bi quyét sau do Ia néi tit ma chung ta dang tim kiém vdi y tudng tuong ducing trong cau cén Iai. Hay cng nhin qua mét vi du nhu sau: In recommending Bao Phi's collection Séng | Sing, a librarian noted that pieces by the spoken-word poet don't lose their nature when printed: the language has the ‘same pleasant musical quality on the page as it does when performed by Phi. We have two matching statements here: + The poems keep their___nature when printed. + The poems have the same pleasant musical quality when “on the page”. Hay chu y ché tréng trong cau dau tién ph hgp véi cum tur chat lung 4m nhac dé chiu trong cau this hai nhu thé nao. ay la bdi cénh cho chung ta biét nén chon tir nao: tir gan nghia nhat la “pleasant” va “musical”.Ham y (Connotation) “Connotations” la sylién tuéng clla chuing ta véi cdc tirkhac. Mét vi du vé ham y la ligu mét tir vying sé co y nghia tich cuc hay tiéu cyc. Déi luc, cdc ti’ cé nghiia giong nhau nhung sac thai hoan toan trai nguge. Vi dy, tir“promising” and “ominous” déu mang nghia vé diéu gi dé co thé dy doan tuong lai. Du vay, trong khi tis “promising” mang sac thai manh mé vé tich cyc thi “ominous” mang mot ham y tiéu cuc hon. Vi vay, nhiing tl’ nay khéng thé dp dung mét cach logic cho cuing mét ngif can, 8 gidi quyét mot tir trong cau hdi ngif canh, hay lam theo ba budc sau: Budc 1: Tém tat van ban ‘Ding chi ludt qua van ban. Hay doc ky va cé gang tom tat y chinh bang Ii Ié cla ban. Diéu nay co thé phuc tap vi co thé thiéu mét tir quan trong. Néu ban dang gp khé khan trong viéc higu van ban, hay thi dich tung y tudng thanh mot dau dau dong don gian. Hay nhé rang, cac ti trong ngif cénh ggi ¥ c6 xu huéng tuan theo mot mau tucng ty. Ho sé dua ra tuyén bé va sau dé ho sé md rong hoac trinh bay lai tuyén bé do bang nhiing tir khéc nhau. Bu‘éc 2: Xac dinh tir khéa, cum tir hoac y tudng Van ban cung cp tt ca thong tin ban cn biét. Du van ban dang trinh bay quan diém nao, céu tra I6i dling sé cling c6 y tuéng dé, Théng thuéng, sé cé mét tls hoac cum tit trong vn ban cé ghia gan giéng véi cau tré Idi ding. Tim manh méi ng cénh phu hgp va phan tiép theo sé dé dang. Bude 3: Chon tif phi hgp Néu mét lua chon lam thay déi y nghia cla van ban hoac gidi thigu mot y tung hoac quan diém mdi thi dé khéng phai la tir chinh xc nhat trong gif canh. Chi mét trong cac Ilya chon sé phi hgp va nhan manh y tuéng dugc thé hién trong van ban. Ban cé thé ty tin Iva chon sy Iva chon do!#2 Hung dan giai dang cau héi: Transition Su lién két gitta cae doan van cé thé roi vao cc truéng hgp sau: Agreement or Disagreement (Béng tinh hoac bat déng) Cac céu c6 thé hién cung mét y tuéng hay khéng? Néu cé, ban co thé str dung tis néi gitta hai cau hoac doan nhu “similarly” Cac cau cé thé hién su bat déng hoac tung phan hay khéng? Néu c6, ban c6 thé str dung tir chuyén déi la “however”. Sequence and order (Trinh tu va thi tu). Néu céc cau la su kién sp xép theo thoi gian hoc vi tri, hay si dung tir néi mang tinh trinh tuvi du nhu “previously”. Addition and exemplification (B6 sung va vi dy) Cau thu hai cé chi tiét hon cu thy nhat hay khéng? Néu 06, hay str dung ti ndi mang tinh bd sung nhu “furthermore”. Cau tiép theo co cung cap mot vi dy cu thé hay khéng? Néu c6, hay strdung tir “for instance” Cause and effect (Nhan qua) Néu cu thts hai duge tao ra béi hé qua cla cau thi nhét, hay str dung tirndi mang tinh chi nguyén nhan va két qua nhu “therefore” #3 Huéng dan gidi dang cau hei: Inferences Cac cau héi suy luan déu xoay quanh cach ching ta két ndi théng tin va y tudng dé tao ra lap luan. Mt sé ngudi luyén thi SAT sé lam tét han khi nghi vé cac thanh phan cla ap luan. Chung ta cé thé chia cac lap luan thanh hai phan co ban: tién de va két luan. Tién dé la nhéing sy kién lam co sé cho mét lap luan. Khi cac tién dé dugc két néi vi nhau, chting phai cung cp bang chting viing chdc cho két ludn ctia lap lua két luan la trai tim cla cuéc tranh luan. 6 la tuyén bé téng thé ma tac gid cia cuéc tranh luan dang c6 gang hé tr¢. Néu khéng thé phan bi don gidn la “manh méi ching ta cing cé thé nghi céc luan diém va théng tin trong vn ban chi ho ché tréng. Du bang cach nao, yéu céu cén gidi quyét déu giéng nhau: ban cén xdc dinh diéu gi cén thiéu trong lap ludn va lp day khoang tréng dé bing mét trong cdc Iya chon. 26Dé gidi quyét mot cau hdi suy luan, hay xem xét lam theo cac bude sau: Buc 1: Tach van ban thanh céc y ngan gon (str dung gach dau hang) Moi thir ban cn dé tra Iai thanh céng mét cau héi suy ludn déu co trong doan van dugc cung cp. Vi vay, dé tim duge cau tra Iéi, ban cén phai doc ky va xem xét k¥ céc théng tin co trong van ban. Mét cdch tuyét vai dé lam diéu nay la lay ting y tung trong doan vn va bién né thanh gach dau déng riéng. Diéu nay sé tao ra su tién trién tiing buée cho lap luan dang duce dua ra va cho phép ban xem co thé tn tai bat ky khoang tréng nao. Buéc 2: Kiém tra lap luan Hay xem xét tUing phan théng tin duge cung cp trong doan van. Sau d6 hay can nhac xem nhiing lap luan khdp véi nhau nhu thé nao. Méi cau héi suy luan déu giéng nhu mot bi &n. Moi thi ban can dé gidi quyét bi én dé déu duge cung cp cho ban. Ban chi can tré thanh mdt tham ti va ghép cdc manh méi lai vdi nhau! én cudi bude nay, ban sé hiéu r6 vé lap ludn dang dugc dua ra. Biéu nay sé cung cép cho ban mét s6 y tuéng vé nhiing gi cé thé phu hgp véi ché tréng. It nhat, ban s8 duoc chudn bj tét hon dé nhan ra nhiing gi khéng phi hop véi ché tréng. Butdc 3: Xem xét cac dap an Hay xem xét ting Iya chon mot. Hay ty hi fiéu théng tin trong Iya chon cé hoan thanh lap luan trong doan van hay khéng. Hay canh giéc véi nhiing dap én mé khién cho cuéc thao luan hoae nhiing y tuéng duge dua ra khéng dugc dé cp ré rang trong phan con Iai cua doan van. Cac lap luan duge due ra trong cc doan van suy luan thuéng cé tinh cu thé a0. Hay loai bé céc dap an sai hoac khong déng Yv6i cdc diém dugc dua ra trong doan van. Budéc 4: Chon dap an cling cé lap luan Lya chon ban chon phai phi hgp kha rd rang voi ‘thdng tin duge cung cap trong doan van. Hon ‘thé nila, dap an cla ban khi két hdp voi phan cénlai ctia doan van, sé lam cho lap luan tro nén r6 rang va manh mé hon. Mét khi ban tim thay mét cau tra I6i nhu vay, ban c6 thé ty tin chon nd!#4 Hung dan giai dang cau hdi: Form, structure, and sense & Boundaries Form, structure, and sense Bai vi méi cduhdi sé tap trung vao mét quy ude cy thé trong tiéng Anh, day la bude dau tién dé xc dinh quy tac ngit phap nao dang dugc kiém tra. Boundaries Cac phudng phap tuong ty dang cau héi cho Form, structure, and sense nhung diém tap trung chi yéu chinh la quy tac ngif phap xudt cau. Trong dé sé bao gém ménh dé lién két, trang ngé bé sung va déu cau. Bude 1: “Biéu tra” ché tréng Doe ky van ban. Ché tréng cén cung cép nhiing gi con thiéu? Mot cum danh tH? Mot cum d6ng tu? Thir gi khac? So sanh cae Iya chon. Bigu gi thay déi tu’ sy Iva chon nay sang sy Iva chon khac? Cac d6ng tu’ c6 dugc lién hgp khdc nhau khéng? Cac dai tis khdc nhau 6 duge sit dyng khong? Bude 2: Tim ngit phap chinh duge sir dung Dya trén nhiing quan sat 6 budc truéc, ching ta c6 thé xac dinh (ca) quy uée tiéng Anh nao dang dude thé hién. Vidy, néu su khéc biét chinh gitta céc dap an la cach chia d6ng tis, ching tanén tp trung vao vig tranh cdc I6i 6 dang dong tir va su héa hgp gitfa chii ngit va Géng tis. Néu chting ta cé thé thu hep trong tam cla minh vao cac quy ude dang dugc néu ra, ching ta s& it phai suy nghi hon. Diu nay cé thé giip chung ta tiét kiém thai gian va chat xam. Bude 3: Loai bé cac Idi hién nhién Bién méi lya chen vao ché tréng va doc doan van. Hay ghi nhé cdc quy tée ngit phép trong tam, logi bé bat ky Iva chon nao tao ra Idi rd rang. Khi ching ta loai bd nhiing Ive chon gay ral6i cau truc, chung ta sé dé dang tim dugc cau tra Idi chinh xac. Fr ign trong 282.2. Chién thuat chinh phuc dang dé Math Dai sd Phuong trinh va bat phutong trinh tuyén tinh: Khi gidi phuong trinh tuyén tinh, si dung cdc phép ‘toan cd ban nhu' céng, trif, nhan va chia dé phan lap bién. Khi giai bat phudng trinh tuyén tinh, vé biéu dé bat phuong trinh sau do str dung biéu dé dé xac dinh tap nghiém. Phuong trinh va ham sé bac hai: Khi giai phuong trinh bac hai, si dung cng thifc bac hai hoje phan tich thanh nhan tir dé tim nghiém. Khi lam viéc véi céc ham sé bac hai, sit dung céng thuic inh dé tim dinh va giao diém véi truc tung. Phuong trinh va ham da thifc: Khi giai phuong trinh da thu, str dung phuong phap phan tich thanh nhan tir hodc chia da thtic 48 tim nghiém. Khi lam viéc véi cac ham da thiic, str dung dinh ly gidi han v6 cuc dé xc dinh hanh vi cla ham sé khi x tién téi duong hoac 4m v6 cuc. Phuong trinh va ham phan thitc: Khi gidi phyong trinh phan thifc, nhan hai vé clia phuong trinh véi mau sé chung. Khi lam viée véi cdc ham phan thiic, str dung dinh ly tiém cn thang ding dé xéc dinh hanh vi cua ham s6 khi x tién ti mét tiém cn thang ding, Biéu thutc va phuong trinh c&n: Khi rut gon biéu thie cn, sit dung cc tinh chat cla cn dé két ngp cac hang ti giéng nhau. Khi giai phusng trinh cn, hay phan lap hang tir cn sau dé binh phucng hai vé cla phuong trinh, S6 phisc: Khi lam viée véi sé phuic, sit dung cdc phép toan co ban nhu c6ng, tri, nhan va chia dé thuc hién cac phép tinh. Ban cling co thé si dung dang cyc cla sé phic dé giai quyét mot 86 loai bai toan nhat dinh. 29