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SAT Reading 1.1 Long Passages

SAT Reading: Long Passages Drill 1, Problem 1


History/Social Studies Passage Videos 43 videos

SAT Reading: Classifying the Relationship Between Two Passages
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How was the Beanie Baby era parallel to the Tulip Bubble? Similar events, only the TulipMania almost bankrupted Holland. Bean Babies only bankrupte...

SAT Reading: Describing President Obama's Reasoning for Referencing the Founding Principles
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We need to find solutions for modern problems. The founding fathers of the country had no idea we'd have fake news. We have to adjust to modern lif...

SAT Reading: Describing President Obama's Point of View in the Conclusion of His Speech
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Obama's stance on the nation: We need to reform our economic opportunities. More resources need to be allocated to those at the bottom of the socia...

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Science Passage Videos 22 videos

SAT Reading: Recognizing Explicit Information in a Scientific Passage
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Does the moon create lava tides? We can actually measure the moon's effects on volcanoes. How insanely cool is that? If we can do all this, then wh...

SAT Reading: Analyzing the Purpose of a Scientific Passage's Conclusion
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What is the purpose of a paragraph? What is the purpose of life? Jk, but this SAT Reading video will at least help you analyze the purpose of the f...

SAT Reading: Summarizing Quantitative Information in a Graph
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In this SAT Reading video you'll have to summarize information in a graph. We promise it's not too math-y!

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Short Passages Videos 6 videos

SAT Reading 1.2 Short Passages
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SAT Reading Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 2

SAT Reading 1.1 Short Passages
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SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 1, Problem 1

SAT Reading 3.2 Short Passages
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SAT Reading: Short Passages Drill 3, Problem 2

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U.S. and World Literature Passage Videos 25 videos

SAT Reading: Citing Evidence to Identify a Theme in Walden
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Contemplating one's life is key to fulfilled happiness. Thoreau's theme revolves around the simple life well lived. He clearly never tried virtual...

SAT Reading: Why Does Thoreau Use the Phrase "Mechanical Aids" in this Passage?
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Thoreau was all about simplicity; anything that took away from his vision was the enemy. Mechanical aids were one of them. Guess he had to train a...

What Does the Author Mean by "Front" in this Context?
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Thoreau uses "front" to mean "face". He wants to face The Facts of Life without shying away from our natural tendencies, roots, and the simply way...

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