<p>The description of the stock market as a breeding ground for greedy thieves in the second passage is an example of </p>
<p>(A) onomotopeia<br>
<p>Obviously, I chose metaphor. But the actual sentence in the passage is this: “The stock market is like a breeding ground for greedy thieves.” Isn’t that actually a similie? I realize that metaphor is the closest choice, but I can’t tell when the SAT is just trying to trick me.</p>
<p>There is no way that that is an SAT question. Where did you get it? Where are you studying from? Whatever you are using, stop. :)</p>
<p>As for the sentence, you’ve got a metaphor within a simile.</p>
<p>^^That’s more like an AP English Literature or an SAT Subject Literature Test.</p>
<p>Actually? I’m using the SparkNotes practice tests. Is this question too hard or too easy to be on the SAT? Keep in mind that sentence was in a passage in the CR section.</p>
<p>It’s not about difficulty; the SAT would not ask a question of that type (with literary elements). Stop using Sparknotes and turn instead to official materials.</p>
<p>No one who understands the SAT and could offer a helpful alternative to the official tests would write a question like that.</p>
<p>Ok well I ordered the blue book but it’s not here yet. In the meantime, what do you suggest I do?</p>
<p>Sit tight, study some vocabulary, and/or try the officially released practice tests that are available online.</p>
<p>where are they available online?</p>
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<p>I’ll just post the excerpt from my [guide[/url</a>] where I talk about some of this: </p>
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The College Board publishes its own preparatory book for the SAT, *The Official SAT Study Guide<a href=“often%20referred%20to%20as%20%5Bi%5DThe%20Blue%20Book%5B/i%5D”>/i</a>. The [url=<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide/dp/0874477182/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275070354&sr=1-5]First[/url ”>http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide/dp/0874477182/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275070354&sr=1-5 ]First[/url</a>] Edition of this book came out in 2004, in preparation for the first administration of the new SAT in 2005. Released in July 2009, the [url=<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275070354&sr=1-1]Second[/url ”>http://www.amazon.com/Official-SAT-Study-Guide-2nd/dp/0874478529/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275070354&sr=1-1 ]Second[/url</a>] Edition comprises ten tests; most of these were in the original book, though.</p>
<p>If you are preparing for the SAT, you need this book (either edition is acceptable with respect to the actual practice tests, but the Second Edition is highly preferable because it has corresponding official solutions online). It will surely prove to be your most valuable preparatory resource: it is the only guide whose tests were written by the same people who will be writing the actual SAT that you take (in fact, the first three tests in The Blue Book were previously administered). Because much of preparing for the SAT (especially with respect to the Critical Reading section) is getting a sense of how the College Board and ETS write their questions and what the proper thought processes are in order to arrive at their answers, no other company’s practice tests will hold nearly as much value—they may even throw you off by presenting questions that are not the same in type, content, or difficulty as those on the actual SAT. </p>
<p>There are, however, some successful SAT-takers who have claimed that other companies’ tests were valuable when they ran out of Blue Book tests; in particular, the other companies’ Math sections are known to be fairly reliable (Critical Reading is difficult to reproduce). I recommend turning to other tests only when you have exhausted the College Board’s official resources and you feel that you still have room for improvement. Just make sure that you do not use those tests as meaningful indicators of what you will score on the actual SAT, as unofficial tests vary wildly in difficulty (most tend to be harder, though). The Princeton Review’s practice [url=<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Tests-PSAT-College-Preparation/dp/0375429344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275071594&sr=8-1]tests[/url ”>http://www.amazon.com/Practice-Tests-PSAT-College-Preparation/dp/0375429344/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275071594&sr=8-1 ]tests[/url</a>] seem to be the most well-received of the unofficial tests and may be the most accurate in indicating how you will score on the actual SAT. Nevertheless, I must reiterate: The Blue Book is by far the most valuable source for practice tests. In fact, aside from *Direct Hits<a href=“which%20I%20will%20touch%20on%20soon”>/i</a> and this guide (which I truly hope is helpful), The Blue Book may be the only resource that you need to realize your potential on the SAT.</p>
<p>There is another potentially helpful source of official tests: [url=<a href=“https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/login/splashSecondEditionConsumerLogin.jsp]The ”>https://satonlinecourse.collegeboard.com/SR/login/splashSecondEditionConsumerLogin.jsp ]The</a> Official SAT Online Course](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/955109-silverturtles-guide-sat-admissions-success.html]guide[/url ”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/955109-silverturtles-guide-sat-admissions-success.html ). I have not personally tried this out, but most people have positive things to say about it as an alternative when The Blue Book has been fully exploited. Additionally, I have been told that some high schools freely offer this course to interested students; consult your guidance counselors. Signing up for the College Board’s free SAT Question of the Day is not a bad idea either. You can find an archive of some of those Questions of the Day [url=<a href=“http://www.atekkie.com/2010/01/18/sat-question-of-the-day-archive-search/]here[/url ”>http://www.atekkie.com/2010/01/18/sat-question-of-the-day-archive-search/ ]here[/url</a>]. </p>
<p>Also, the College Board releases a practice test each year. Here are the recently released tests: [url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools ”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools ]2008[/url</a>], [url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools ”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools ]2009[/url</a>], and [url=<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools ”>SAT Practice and Preparation – SAT Suite | College Board ]2010[/url</a>]. The links include the answers.</p>
<p>For some test dates you can order a Question-Answer Service packet. This is mailed a couple months after you take the test and includes the test that you took plus the answer and difficulty level for each question.
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<p>Those three links at the bottom are what I was referring to.</p>
<p>You the man. Thanks alot.</p>