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The SAT Exam 2021I. Reading Section
II. Writing and Language Section
III. Math Section
I. Reading Section
This is based on 4 individual passages and one set of paired passages
Note: Check https://blog.prepscholar.com/topic/sat-reading for skills in reading and
hard questions.
8 types of SAT Reading Questions
1. Big Picture / Main Point
These questions are about big ideas found in large parts of the passage.
Examples:
"This passage is written from the point of view of a..."
"The author's attitude toward narrative structure is best described as one of..."
"Which of the following best characterizes Staffaroni's attitude toward 'today's digital
technologies' (lines 42-43)?"
"Which best reflects the perspective of the "narrativists" (line 42) on aleatoric music?
, "The authors of both passages agree that Valve’s Portal..."
"With which of the following statements about the role of music in games would the
author most likely agree?"
In addition, these questions ask what’s the point (vs. what’s a point, which would be a
detail question).
Is the cited text describing an issue or event? Is it trying to review, inform, prove, contradict,
parody, or hypothesize? Primary purpose questions are almost always asked in this way:
"The primary/main purpose of the passage(s)/paragraph/X paragraphs is to…"
On occasion, there's a little variation in the wording:
"The sixth paragraph (lines 67-68) is primarily concerned with establishing a contrast
between…"
"The passage primarily serves to "
Also, “Big Picture” includes rhetorical strategy questions are more commonly asked
about, but not limited to, paired passages. Rather than asking why something happens
in the passage (an inference question), these questions ask how something
happens/happened in the passage(s).
"Which best describes the overall relationship between Passage 1 and Passage 2?"
"Which choice identifies a central tension between the two passages?
"Which best describes the overall structure of the passage?"
Strategies for Big Picture / Main Point Questions
#1: Check the Introduction and Conclusion #2:
Use Key Words as Clues: Words like "in contrast," "while," "however," and so on, indicate important,
contrasting information, while words like "again," "still," and "similarly" indicate the information is the
same (or comparable to) what was just written.
#3: Answer In Your Own Words First
2. Little Picture Questions
Little picture questions are questions that ask you to find specific details from a passage.
In order to answer such,
* Find the Information in a Specific Place: By far, questions that give you a location and ask you to
find the detail to answer the question are the most common type of little picture question.
You'll have to paraphrase the detail (meaning the passage uses slightly different wording than the
correct answer choice). This is most often the case with questions that ask things like the following
question:
, “Which of the following views of conflict is best supported by lines 37-40 (“These . . . one”) ?”
To answer this question, you must first go to the lines cited in the question
* Find the Information in a Non-Specific Place:
Examples:
“Which statement about the Fermi Paradox is supported by both passages?”
“At the end of the passage, the author suggests that it would be ideal if the”
“According to the author, too much energy today is spent debating”
“In the first two paragraphs of the passage (lines 1-23), the author suggests that both sides
of the debate”
“Both passages support which of the following conclusions about Earth’s carrying capacity
for humans?”
“Darwin (lines 1-13, Passage 1) and Meek (lines 45-51, Passage 2) serve as examples of”
“Both the author of Passage 1 and the “experts” mentioned in line 53 of Passage 2 directly
support the idea that”
* Given Line Information, Find What a Word/Phrase Refers to …
These are detail questions where you are given a word or phrase (in a specific line) and asked
what it's referring to. You don’t just have to go to the lines in question to find the detail – you have
to figure out what that detail is referring to (which is not necessarily included in the cited lines).
3. Inference Questions
Inference questions ask about the meaning of a line, paragraph, or even an entire passage.
The ideas being asked about are not directly stated in the text, which mean that inference
questions often include the phrases “could be interpreted to mean” or “suggests that."
Tip: If you're having trouble with an inference question because the lines cited aren't
enough, the best strategy is to look at the sentences before and after the
phrase/sentence/lines you’re given in the question.
4. Vocabulary in Context
Vocabulary in context questions are the questions on SAT Reading passages that question
you directly about vocabulary in the context of a paragraph
NOTE: Only the answer that is directly supported by the context of the passage is
acceptable. Do not answer the question based on things that "could be right,"
depending on information you do not know.
Tip: Replace the word with one that keeps the meaning of the sentence, cross our answers
that clearly don’t fit
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