If you took the SAT cold, you’d still get some Sentence Completions right. But you probably wouldn’t get those points in the most efficient way possible. Plus, there are many items you might skip, items you’ll find a lot more approachable with just a little coaching and some simple strategies.

We’d like to present two methods you can use to solve Sentence Completions. The first is the “forward” method. This is an explicit discipline you should follow every time you attempt a Sentence Completion. The second is the “backward” method. You’ll use this method when you can’t successfully use the forward method.