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5658 SAT2006[05](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:45 PM Page 182 SAT Writing Section at a Glance There are four question types on the Writing section: ■ Identifying Sentence Errors—items require you to read a sentence and identify the error (if any) in gram- mar or usage ■ Improving Sentences—items require you to determine the best way to correct a sentence ■ Improving Paragraphs—items ask you how a draft essay could best be improved ■ Essay—requires you to write a coherent, well-constructed essay in response to a prompt I dentifying Sentence Errors Responding to Quotes. You will be given one or ■ Each sentence will have four underlined words or two quotes and asked to evaluate or compare phrases. You need to determine which underlined por- them by writing an essay. tion, if any, contains an error in grammar or usage. If Completing a Statement or Idea. You will be ■ none of the four underlined portions contain an error, given an incomplete statement and asked to ﬁll in you will need to select choice e, which is “No error.” the blank; then you will use the completed state- Approximately 18 of the 49 multiple-choice questions ment as the basis for an essay. in the Writing section will be this type. For both types of prompts, you will be asked to Improving Sentences develop a point of view and to back up your opinion With these question types, you will need to determine with examples from your own experience or from sub- which of ﬁve versions of a sentence is the most clear and jects you have studied. correct. Approximately 25 of the 49 questions in this section will be this type. W hy Write an Essay? Improving Paragraphs With these question types, you will be asked about Anyone who has gone to college can tell you that writ- ways in which a draft version of a short essay can be ing is a big part of the experience. Students have to take improved. These questions can cover everything from accurate notes in all classes, write essays and papers for grammar issues to matters of organization and devel- different subjects, and often have to respond to essay opment of ideas. Approximately 6 of the 49 questions questions on exams. Students need to be able to think will be this type. logically in order to do this, and be able to take a stance on an issue and defend their position in writing. Essay For the essay portion of the Writing section, you will have 25 minutes to respond to a prompt. This prompt will be one of two types: 182
5658 SAT2006[05](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:45 PM Page 183 – THE SAT WRITING SECTION – S coring writing based on a 0–6 rubric, which will be described in detail later in this chapter. Your raw score of 20–80 for the multiple-choice As in the Math and Critical Reading sections, for the questions will be combined with your raw score of multiple-choice questions in the Writing section, you 2–12 on the essay and both will be converted to a scaled will receive one point for each correct answer and lose 1 score of 200–800 for the entire Writing section. 4 point for each wrong answer. The essay will be scored by two expert graders who will evaluate your 183
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5658 SAT2006[05](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:45 PM Page 185 – LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – W riting Pretest On the pretest that begins on page 187, there are ten multiple-choice questions and one essay question. Give your- self ten minutes to complete the multiple-choice questions and 25 minutes to write the essay. After you have ﬁnished, you can check your answers and essay against the correct answers and sample essays (found at the end of the pretest) at each score level from 1–6. Use the answer sheet below to ﬁll in your answer choices for questions 1–10. ANSWER SHEET 1. a b c d e 2. a b c d e 3. a b c d e 4. a b c d e 5. a b c d e 6. a b c d e 7. a b c d e 8. a b c d e 9. a b c d e 10. a b c d e 185
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5658 SAT2006[05](fin).qx 11/21/05 6:45 PM Page 187 – THE SAT WRITING SECTION – E ssay Using the space provided on this page and the next, write an essay in response to the prompt below. “An inﬂuential person is one who leaves a footprint in the sand of our soul. To me, the most inﬂuential person I can think of is . . .” Assignment: Complete the sentence above with an appropriate phrase. Then write an essay supporting your completed statement. 187