Many students have a hard time with one specific type of SAT Grammar: Faulty Comparisons or Illogical Comparisons. I call this SAT Grammar topic Apples🍏 to Apples🍎. On the SAT, you should expect to see at least 2 questions based on the illogical comparison rule. If you are someone who aspires to...

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Below is a video response to a question on the science section of the ACT, test Z15, questions 24. This type of problem happens to be very typical for the ACT, and you should expect to see a similar ACT science question on every ACT science test.

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How important are lines on the SAT and the ACT? On the SAT, you should expect to see about 19 questions that are testing your knowledge of lines and linear functions. Considering that there are only 58 math questions in total, lines are responsible for 33% of your math score (about 260...

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Many of my students find reading on the SAT to be much harder than reading in their English. They tell me, “ Katya, I don’t get it. It’s the same reading. Why am I doing so well in my English class and get so many questions wrong on the SAT reading?” My usual answer is this: The reading that...

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Lost your motivation to study? Overcoming Fading Enthusiasm when preparing for the SAT and the ACT is an issue that many students deal with especially when the prep lasts for a few months. Let's begin by talking about motivation and enthusiasm in general. Motivation is a feeling that gets...

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A dangling or misplaced modifier is the type of concept that gets tested on both the SAT and the ACT, so whichever test you take, you must be familiar with this rule. The SAT will include at least one problem on the test while the ACT may add as many as three problems on this rule in a single...

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When you are doing a practice test, please make sure that you are not only printing out the whole test, but also printing out the scantron or the Answer sheet! Here is why: Both the SAT and the ACT are rigorously timed (on purpose or everyone will be getting a good score) and running out of...

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Even if you don't know what transitions are, you are familiar with at least two of them. Moreover, you use those transitions not only in your essays but also in your spoken speech. Those transitions are "for example," and "however."

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Many students don’t know that they could get a copy of their standardized test whether they took the SAT or the ACT. However, you can not get this service for any test date😤. Here are the exact rules: The SAT offers a QAS (Question and Answer Service) ONLY for Saturday tests. If you took the...

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I am a big believer in starting rituals. They work. They pacify the brain and facilitate a change of behavior. Brain yoga has become my starting ritual for a long study session. If you want to uplevel your studying and grades, you have to change the way you study. You may need to study for longer...

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