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Because she always works harder than anyone else in her 4 th grade class, the teacher considers my younger sister to be the most student in the class.
A) intelligent B) rewarding C) diligent D) calculating E) metallic
For example, answer choice A) intelligent makes sense, right? Not so fast. Think about it carefully. The sentence doesn’t say she has an IQ of 141 12 , is at a 12 th grade reading level, or can do multi-variable calculus while walking backward. It says she works harder than anyone else . When you consider the context, she may or may not be smart, but she’s definitely diligent.
In the pages that follow, we’ll explore strategies to help you consider the answer choices thoughtfully—so you never get scammed 13 by the SAT.
12 A genius-level IQ 13 What do you think the “S” in SAT stands for? (Actually, it doesn’t stand for anything.)
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