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Why Students Keep Making the Same SAT® and ACT® Mistakes

Learn why students keep making the same SAT® and ACT® mistakes, even after reviewing corrections, and how tutors can help those corrections stick.

Matt McCorkleJuly 14, 2026mistakes, Learning Gaps, Learning Gap, Learning Goals, problem-solving, Academic Skills, skill building, Supporting Clients, Supporting Students, Test-Prep Support, Answer Choices, Trap Answers, Trick Answers

Top 10 Most Common Distractor Answer Choices on the SAT® Reading & Writing Test: Part 2

Part 2 explores 5 more tricky distractor answer types, this time in SAT® Writing questions. Discover how to help students avoid traps involving redundancy, modifiers, transitions, and other common grammar pitfalls.

Matt McCorkleAugust 5, 2025Answer Choices, Trick Answers, Trap Answers, Distractors, Distractor Answer Choices, SAT® Prep, SAT® Writing, SAT® Reading, SAT® Reading and Writing, DSAT® Reading and Writing, Test Prep

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