On the SAT, how can I tell if a question is a "trick question"

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<p>How can I tell if a question is a difficult question in disguise? I keep falling for it on the practice tests. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Usually, if you solve a question in approximately 10 seconds (like you would on the first third of the section) between number 14-20, then you’ve fallen in a trap.</p>

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<p>^ unless you’re fast and really good at math</p>

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<p>For error IDs, underline your subject and its corresponding verb. Watch out for long prepositional phrases between the two. The College Board likes to use those to confuse you on subject-verb agreement.</p>

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<p>Yup, what Mariecc said ^</p>

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<p>They also like to throw curveballs… I initially thought vocabulary wasn’t directly tested on the writing section…</p>

<p>NOT ON THE JANUARY.</p>

<p>One of the error IDs included the misuse of EMINENT (they instead wrote IMMINENT). For those who read fast through these questions, a vocabulary based mindset is absent. The grammar mindset is present. People would then easily fall into this trick. I have never seen the SATs do that before though?</p>

<p>Weird.</p>

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<p>Same thing in October. The very last ID question had a choice “Corroborate” but it really should have been “Collaborate.” I didn’t think that was particularly difficult to identify though…</p>

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<p>Homophones!!</p>

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<p>Yah those diction questions are mean.</p>

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<p>Can anyone tell me what problem # to what problem # is the easiest, medium, and hardest?</p>