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Activities - SAT Verbal

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2007-2008


 

Simulated SAT Verbal


Test measuring competency in reading comprehension, analogies and sentence completion.

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Level/Grade

High School/Grades 9 - 12

Teams

Individual Entries ONLY

Overview

Students will take an SAT Verbal exam that measures competency in reading comprehension, sentence completion, and grammar.  The exam administered on MESA Day will differ from the actual SAT I exam in two ways:  scoring and length.


Materials

The following materials will be provided by MESA:
   
•    Test Booklet
•    #2 Pencils
•    Scantron Answer Sheets


Rules

  1. Students will compete with peers from the same grade level.
  2. Questions will be administered in the following format:  30 minutes to answer approximately 30 questions.
  3. All questions consist of sentence completion, reading comprehension and/or grammar.


Judging

  1. Students will earn one point for each correct answer.
  2. There is no penalty for incorrect answers—guessing encouraged.
  3. In the event of a tie, multiple awards will be given.


Awards

Awards are given for 1st place for each grade level (9th, 10th, 11th, 12th).