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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: 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...

SAT Reading: Analyzing the Effect of Mentioning the Patriots of 1776 on the Entire Speech
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Obama encourages everyone to participate in their own governance. He cites the Founding Father's interests as the big driver here. And that we shou...

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Science Passage Videos 22 videos

SAT Reading: Which Answer Choice Accurately Represents Information in the Passage?
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How are Volcanos tied to the moon? Tidal Lunacy is more about Hawaii and surfing than were wolves but don't take our word for it...find out more by...

SAT Reading: Identifying the Main Purpose of a Scientific Passage
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This sci-fi passage is about what? We pick out keywords and phrases and glean that it's about a single theory: Maximal tides squeeze Earth like it'...

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...

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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 3.1 Short Passages
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SAT Reading Short Passages: Drill 3, Problem 1

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

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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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