1. 5/13/20151 PSAT with The Catcher in the Rye SENTENCE COMPLETION

2. 5/13/20152 “(Angrily), he came in _______ about how cold it was out.”- Holden

3. 5/13/20153 “(Angrily), he came in _______ about how cold it was out.”- Holden 1.Read the sentence 2.Look for clues that will help you determine what kind of word should go in the blank 3.Fill in your own word that you think works 4.Decide if that word is positive (+) or negative (-) 1.Read the sentence 2.Look for clues that will help you determine what kind of word should go in the blank 3.Fill in your own word that you think works 4.Decide if that word is positive (+) or negative (-)

4. 5/13/20154 Now look at the answer choices: A.Boasting B.Griping C.Bragging D.Shivering A.Boasting B.Griping C.Bragging D.Shivering

5. 5/13/20155 Decide if each choice is positive or negative (mark the words with the given symbols) A.Boasting B.Griping C.Bragging D.Shivering A.Boasting B.Griping C.Bragging D.Shivering

6. 5/13/20156 Now, eliminate the choices that do not line up with the word you wrote (if the word you wrote is positive, eliminate the negatives, and vice- versa)

7. 5/13/20157 Next, choose which word you think fits best in the sentence from the answer choices that you have not eliminated. That will be your answer…

8. 5/13/20158 Now, let’s go through the steps together…

9. 5/13/20159 I read the sentence: “(Angrily), he came in _______ about how cold it was out.” I decided that ANGRILY was a clue that meant that “he” was not happy

10. 5/13/201510 The word I wrote was: complaining  I decided that complaining is a negative (-) word.  (I chose a negative word because I realized that “he” is not happy from the sentence’s clues)  I decided that complaining is a negative (-) word.  (I chose a negative word because I realized that “he” is not happy from the sentence’s clues)

11. 5/13/201511 Then, I looked at the answer choices and marked them positive (+) or negative (-) A.Boasting + B.Griping - C.Bragging + D.Shivering - A.Boasting + B.Griping - C.Bragging + D.Shivering -

12. 5/13/201512 Since my word (complaining) is negative, I was able to cross off the two positive answer choices… A.Boasting + B.Griping - C.Bragging + D.Shivering - A.Boasting + B.Griping - C.Bragging + D.Shivering -

13. 5/13/201513 Now, I’m left to choose between: B. Griping (-) D. Shivering (-) B. Griping (-) D. Shivering (-)

14. 5/13/201514 Which makes more sense when inserted back into the sentence? B. “(Angrily), He came in GRIPING about how cold it was out.” OR D. “(Angrily), He came in SHIVERING about how cold it was out.” B. “(Angrily), He came in GRIPING about how cold it was out.” OR D. “(Angrily), He came in SHIVERING about how cold it was out.”

15. 5/13/201515 Though I may not be sure of what “GRIPING” means, I know that one is not usually “SHIVERING” about something…  So, I choose: B. Griping (-)  So, I choose: B. Griping (-)

16. 5/13/201516 Now for sentences with TWO “blanks”, here is what we should do…

17. 5/13/201517 Read through the sentence: “I’m the most _______ liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m on my way to the store… and somebody asks me where I’m going, I’m liable to say I’m going to the opera. It’s ______.”- Holden

18. 5/13/201518 Next, concentrate on ONLY the first blank… Use the clues within the sentence… - “most” comes right before the first blank Use the clues within the sentence… - “most” comes right before the first blank

19. 5/13/201519 What kind of word would you put in there? -Fill in the FIRST BLANK with your own word -Mark your word as positive or negative -Fill in the FIRST BLANK with your own word -Mark your word as positive or negative

20. 5/13/201520 Now look at the answer choices A.best… wonderful B.fabulous… great C.terrific… terrible D.horrible… horrendous A.best… wonderful B.fabulous… great C.terrific… terrible D.horrible… horrendous

21. 5/13/201521 Concentrate only on the FIRST word in the answers… A. best… wonderful B. fabulous… great C. terrific… terrible D. horrible… horrendous A. best… wonderful B. fabulous… great C. terrific… terrible D. horrible… horrendous

22. 5/13/201522 Mark each of the FIRST words as positive (+) or negative (-) A. Best ( )… wonderful B. Fabulous ( )… great C. Terrific ( )… terrible D. Horrible ( )… horrendous A. Best ( )… wonderful B. Fabulous ( )… great C. Terrific ( )… terrible D. Horrible ( )… horrendous

23. 5/13/201523 Now read the sentence again, concentrate on the SECOND BLANK this time “I’m the most _______ liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful. If I’m on my way to the store… and somebody asks me where I’m going, I’m liable to say I’m going to the opera. It’s ______.

24. 5/13/201524 Use the clues within the sentence to determine what kind of word you should write… -Fill in the SECOND BLANK with your own word -Mark your word as positive or negative -Fill in the SECOND BLANK with your own word -Mark your word as positive or negative

25. 5/13/201525 Now look at the answer choices A.best… wonderful B.fabulous… great C.terrific… terrible D.horrible… horrendous A.best… wonderful B.fabulous… great C.terrific… terrible D.horrible… horrendous

26. 5/13/201526 Now concentrate only on the SECOND word in the answer choices A. best… wonderful B. fabulous… great C. terrific… terrible D. horrible… horrendous A. best… wonderful B. fabulous… great C. terrific… terrible D. horrible… horrendous

27. 5/13/201527 Mark each of the second words as positive (+) or negative (-) A. best… wonderful ( ) B. fabulous… great ( ) C. terrific… terrible ( ) D. horrible… horrendous ( ) A. best… wonderful ( ) B. fabulous… great ( ) C. terrific… terrible ( ) D. horrible… horrendous ( )

28. 5/13/201528 Now, match up your words (and their symbols) with the answer choices… Eliminate any of the answer choices that do not match yours

29. 5/13/201529 The two words I chose to write were Fabulous (+) And Horrible (-) Fabulous (+) And Horrible (-)

30. 5/13/201530 I evaluated my answer choices as follows… A. Best (+) … wonderful (+) B. Fabulous (+)… great (+) C. Terrific (+)… terrible (-) D. Horrible (-)… horrendous (-) A. Best (+) … wonderful (+) B. Fabulous (+)… great (+) C. Terrific (+)… terrible (-) D. Horrible (-)… horrendous (-)

31. 5/13/201531 I then compared it to the words I wrote and their symbols and eliminated the answer choices that did not match… A. Best (+) … wonderful (+) B. Fabulous (+)… great (+) C. Terrific (+)… terrible (-) D. Horrible (-)… horrendous (-) A. Best (+) … wonderful (+) B. Fabulous (+)… great (+) C. Terrific (+)… terrible (-) D. Horrible (-)… horrendous (-)

32. 5/13/201532 The ONLY choice left is: C. Terrific (+)… terrible (-) So, that is my answer. C. Terrific (+)… terrible (-) So, that is my answer.