Reading Overview
How many passages are on the SAT Reading Test?
Five
What should you always read FIRST when starting a passage?
The introduction and overview at the start of the passage
What's the first step in answering Main Idea questions?
READ THE PASSAGE
A complete sentence must have both a subject and verb and express a complete thought. If any one of these elements is missing, the sentence is called a __________________.
Fragment
FALSE - PICK A LETTER OF THE DAY
How many questions are on the SAT Reading test?
52 questions
What passages should you annotate about the characters and their relationships?
US/World Literature or Fiction passages
TRUE or FALSE - In the Reading Section, if you are stuck on a question, you should try to figure it out before moving to the next question.
FALSE
Name all seven FANBOYS.
(For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So)
FANBOYS can be added instead of commas to correct run-on sentences.
In order to answer Vocabulary-in-context you should read _____ lines up and ____ lines down.
3 lines up and 3 lines down (meaning read three lines before the line where the vocabulary word is located and three lines after.
How many questions are on each Reading passage, on average?
10-11 questions
What passages should you annotate for the thesis statement and main ideas?
Nonfiction passages (Social Science, Science)
What's one strategy to answer Evidence Linked Questions?
Go for the second question, read line numbers, and answer based off of that OR answer the first question and find the evidence to answer the second.
Sanjay had two important tasks to complete: a science experiment and an essay. What other punctuation could you use instead of the colon?
Dash
As used in line 20, "drag" most nearly means (What question type is this?)
Vocabulary-in-Context
What are the three different passage types on SAT Reading?
US/World Literature, Social Science, Science
What passage will NEVER have a chart or graph next to it?
US/World Literature or Fiction
TRUE OR FALSE: Annotations are not recommended on the SAT Reading Test.
FALSE: ALWAYS, ALWAYS ANNOTATE.
A popular tourist destination is Paris--the capital of France. Name one of two punctuations that can be used in this sentence to make it correct.
A popular tourist destination is Paris, the capital of France.
A popular tourist destination is Paris (the capital of France).
What was John Brown's primary purpose for giving this speech? (What question type is this?)
Global
As you read a passage, ALWAYS look for the primary purpose the author wrote the passage and/or the main idea of the passage.
How much time do you have per passage on the SAT Reading test if you divide your time evenly?
13 minutes a passage
The Paired Passage is typically found in what passage?
Either Social Science or Science
You should eliminate answers when...
You're unsure of answering the passage or eliminating answer choices.
Naomi likes apple pie and to drink coffee on chilly weekend afternoons. What is the problem with this sentence?
PARALLELISM
Naomi likes apple pie and coffee on chilly weekend afternoons.Naomi likes to eat apple pie and to drink coffee on chilly weekend afternoons.
The phrase in lines 21-25 ("when the fire started suspiciously") implies that (Which question type is this)
Inference - You must take an educated guess based on the information provided.