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SAT Reading Notes from Erica READING summarized by Dr. Zainab Mohamed 01115375887Voc. Words page 48-50
- Transition words p. 203
- Glossary of Function words 232
- List of Positive, Negative, and Neutral function words, and those that are likely to be
incorrect p.217
· Read all of the literature passage, but the other passages read only as learned.
· Literature passages: look for characters, characteristics, dialogue, events
· Science: look for scientists, experiments, studies, survey, study
· History: look for names, dates, and main ideas
· Don’t answer the passages in order, choose the easy ones first, but make sure to
answer in the corresponding bubbles on the answer sheet
· The science and social science have graphs
· There are 12 types of questions. Make sure to know their rules.
· Look for synonyms, if the words are the same in the question and passage,
approach it with caution
· Wrong answers fall under the following categories:
· Off-topic
· Too broad (e.g. the passage discusses one scientist while the
answer refers to scientists)
· Too extreme (e.g. the passage is neutral or slightly negative/positive
but the answer is extremely negative/positive)
· Half-right, half-wrong (e.g. right information, wrong point of view)
,SAT Reading Notes from Erica READING summarized by Dr. Zainab Mohamed 01115375887
· Could be true but not enough information
· True for the passage as a whole, but not for the specific lines in
question
· Factually true but not stated in the passage
· You should circle any words or phrases that indicate the author is making a
point, e.g. the point is, goal/, or intention, along with the word important and
any of its synonyms (significant, central/, essential, key) and any italicized
words. If you see one of these terms in the middle of a paragraph as you're racing
through, you need to slow down, circle it, and read that part carefully. If the author
says it's important, it's important.
· You need to learn to recognize when an argument changes or when new and
important information is being introduced: transitions such as however,
therefore, in fact; "unusual" punctuation such as dashes, italics, and colons;
strong language such as only, never, and most, and "explanation" words such
as answer, explain, and reason are all "clues" that tell you to pay attention. If one
of these elements appears either in or around the lines you're given to read, the
answer will typically be located right around that spot.
· Pay attention to
1- Transition words
2- Punctuation
3- Strong language
4- Explanation words
, SAT Reading Notes from Erica READING summarized by Dr. Zainab Mohamed 01115375887
· When the question does not have a line reference, look for key words in the
question and skim the passage to look for its synonyms.
· Pay attention to the first and last sentence of each paragraph because they are
most likely to include important words.
· If the line reference begins or ends halfway through a sentence, however, make
sure you back up or keep reading so that you cover the entire sentence in which it
appears. If a line reference begins close to the beginning of a paragraph, you should
automatically read from the first sentence of the paragraph because it will usually
give you the point of the paragraph.
· If you read the lines referenced and have an inordinate amount of difficulty
identifying the correct answer, or get down to two answers and are we able to
identify which is correct, that's often a sign that the answer is actually located
somewhere else. Go back to the passage, and read the surrounding sentences.
· For long line references: a long line reference is, paradoxically, a signal that you
don't need to read all of the lines. Usually the information you need to answer the
question will be in the first sentence or two, the last sentence or two, or in a section
with key punctuation (dashes, italics, colon). Start by focusing on those places and
forgetting the rest; they'll almost certainly give you enough to go on.
· When you're stuck between two answers, there are several ways to decide
between them.
1- First, go back to the passage and see if there are any major transitions
or strong language you missed the first time around; you may have been
focusing on the wrong part of the line reference, or you may not have read far
enough before/ after the line reference. If that is the case, the correct answer
may become clear once you focus on the necessity information.
2- The correct answer will usually contain a synonym for a key word in the
passage, so if a remaining choice includes this feature, you should pay very
close attention to it.
3- You can also pick one specific word or phrase in an answer to check out
when you go back to the passage. For example, if the lines in question focus on
a single scientist and the answer choice mentions scientists, and then the answer
is probably beyond the scope of what can be inferred from the passage.
Likewise, if an answer focuses on a specific person, thing, or idea not mentioned
in the lines referenced, there's also a reasonable chance that it's off topic.
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