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Special programs designed by ivyGoal to crack SSAT / ISEE verbal - the most difficult section.
Teachers: Nick Ni & Mason Kenton- highly regarded Prep teachers in the bay area and have taught thousands of students.
Homework: Students are expected to complete 1-3 hours of homework per week in order to successfully complete the course.
Lesson Instruction: students will log into ivyGoal’s Zoom online classroom and study with us by following ivyGoal’s rigorous program.
Registration: students need to register the class on a monthly base. After each month, parents can decide if you want your child to continue. The class will end in January, which is time for the last ISEE / SSAT test.
Vocabulary Skills Covered:
- Synonym.
- Filling the blank.
- Connotation.
- Parts of speech.
- Roots.
- Process of elimination.
Vocabulary Words Samples (total 1110 words):
- albeit, granted (that), nonetheless, notwithstanding, lest, conversely, thereupon, thus,
- detain, perceive, revitalize, cohesive, futile, convex, repulsive, assemble, compel, literal
- tangible, abhor, dejection, illiteracy, compassion, alleviate, sleek, remorse, prolific, climax
- meticulous, voyage, trajectory, akin to, slated to, sinister, ponder, cluster, ponder, multifacet,
- detrimental, impair, introspection, preordained, pertinent, undermine, tribute, induce, deduce,
- discern, deleterious, context, phantom, pilgrim, behold, referent, susceptible, indifference,
- reprimand, altruism, eminent, extrovert, pensive, persevere, plausible, cynicism, intrinsic,
- ardent, eminent, adhere, encompass, refute, reign, ransack, poised, condone, elusive, contrive,
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Reading Skills Covered:
- Deploying different reading skills for different types of reading passages.
- What to read and what to skip or skim.
- How to identify the main idea.
- How to decipher an author's purpose.
- How to perform deductive reasoning.
- How to apply grammar skills to improve reading comprehension.
- How to become an active reader vs a passive reader.
Mock tests:
- 10 mock tests will be assigned to students to practice and to be reviewed in class.