Here students focus on reading and writing topics critical to high scores on the Reading, Writing, and Language tests. Classes meet Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for 1.5 hours each day. Mondays coach test-taking strategies for physical and social science reading passages; Tuesdays, classic fiction passages; Wednesdays, original documents; and Thursdays, grammar, editing, and writing passages. in-depth preparation for SAT reading comprehension, emphasizing reading approaches tailored to passage types (science, social science, fiction, and original documents). A thorough review of, and enriched instruction in, grammar and writing topics necessary for exceptional scores on the Writing and Language test. The course emphasizes test-taking strategies for both tests. Online practice tests and reviews are available.

Here are some sample questions from this course reading paragraph.
Based on the passage, the design of Triplett's fishing-reel experiment most Likely ruled out which potential objection to his findings?
A) Improvements in the subjects' performance after being asked to perform the task in front of an audience may reflect the subjects' increasing competence at the task.
B) Differences between the subjects' performance with an audience and their performance without an audience may be influenced by the subjects' prior experience with the task.
C) Variations in performance among the subjects under either audience condition may be attributed to variations in the subjects' ages and physical development.
D) Changes in the subjects' performance after being put in front of an audience may result from some subjects observing and imitating the performance of more highly skilled subjects.

The main purpose of the passage is to
A) assert that the majority of people learn more effectively in a group than they do alone.
B) present the contradictory results of two studies about learning that have each been considered groundbreaking.
C) show how various experiments helped establish and refine the understanding of an audience's effect on performance.
D) chronicle the historical development of competing theories of social interaction.

The author uses the terms "athletic cockroaches," "roach spectators," and "cockroach athletes" in the last paragraph of the passage most likely to
A) call attention to the similarity of the two experiments described.
B) stress the skepticism with which the author views the design of the experiment.
C) create a casual tone that offsets the seriousness of the work being done.
D) reinforce the idea that the observed cockroach behavior is comparable to that of humans.

As presented in the passage, Triplett would most likely agree that human beings
A) are capable of ultimately mastering almost any task with which they are presented.
B) exhibit a general tendency to avoid attempting difficult tasks when they are alone.
C) have a strong desire to cooperate with other members of a group.
D) possess abilities that they are not always able to exploit.

Based on the passage, which choice best describes what happened when the cockroaches in Zajonc's experiment attempted to complete the complex maze in front of a cockroach audience?
A) The cockroaches became less hesitant in making choices than they had been without an audience.
B) The cockroaches completed the maze more slowly than they had without. an audience.
C) The cockroaches in the maze appeared to communicate directly with the audience.
D) The cockroaches sought out the simpler task instead of the complex maze.