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SAT Word of the Day: Mollify
Tips, reference guide and suggestions for the College Board test.
SAT Word of the Day:
Mollify-(verb)-to calm or soothe
In context: His sincere apology for his thoughtless words seemed to mollify his mother's anger and sadness.
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SAT Tip of the Day: When you practice pay attention to the effect that omitting answers has on your test score. You will earn one point for a correct answer, lose ¼ of a point for an incorrect answer and neither gain nor lose points for leaving an answer blank. While omitting does not lose points, it doesn't earn points either. Therefore too many blanks can ultimately hurt your score.
Suggested Resource: McGraw-Hill's SAT 2010 by Christopher Blach and Mark Anestis
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This guidebook offers a comprehensive overview of the exam, practice sections for specific types of questions and problems and several practice tests.
Did You Know? Raw SAT scores are converted into a scaled score range from 200 to 800 points on each of the three sections of the exam.
Michele Shulman is a graduate of Hofstra University where she majored in English and earned both a B.A. and M.A. She taught English at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens and Farmingdale High School, here on Long Island, before taking a leave of absence to raise her children. Currently, she teaches SAT preparation classes and tutors privately.
