****! They're changing the SAT AGAIN!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Tristesse
Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:40:17 +0000

DBQ/synthesis - isn’t that applicable to AP tests only? Or does the College Board intend to add analysis of a given document as part of the essay requirement? Could you explain, marvin100?

@Wood5440: Thanks for asking my question. From what I know, “DBQ” is “document-based question” and usually refers to essays on AP tests (i.e. US history, English, &c.) where the test taker is given a set of documents and is asked to create a thesis-driven argument using those documents as support. I suppose the word “synthesis,” in this case, is an accurate description of the test taker’s task (try saying that 3 times fast).