Reading Overview
What should you always read FIRST when starting a passage?
The introduction and blurb at the start of the passage
What's the first step in answering Main Idea questions?
READ THE FIRST AND LAST PARAGRAPHS
1. Which choice is the best synopsis of what happens in the passage?
Central Idea
This type of question deals with why the author did something specific.
Purpose
What passages should you annotate about the characters and their relationships?
Literature or Fiction passages
Where do you look to answer Vocabulary in Context questions in a passage?
2 lines up, 2 lines down
2. Which choice best describes the developmental pattern of the passage?
Structure
This type of question focuses upon vocabulary usage.
Language/Word Choice
What passages should you annotate for the thesis statement and main ideas?
Nonfiction passages (Social Science, Science, & History)
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.
3. As it is used in line 5 and line 10, "fancy" most nearly means
Language/Word Choice
This type of question deals with specific writing style, including literary devices.
What are the three different passage types on SAT Reading?
Literature, Social Science, and Science
What passage will NEVER have a chart or graph next to it?
Literature or Fiction
TRUE OR FALSE: Annotations are not recommended on the SAT Reading Test.
FALSE: ALWAYS, ALWAYS ANNOTATE.
4. Which emotion does the narrator most sense from the stranger regarding his imminent meeting with the captain?
Inference
This category occurs when you have a paired question and are asked to provide evidence for your answer to another question. This also connects to when you need to explain how the graphs or other images connect to the passage.
Evidence
The Paired Passage is typically found in what passage?
Either Social Science or Science
You should eliminate answers when...
You're unsure of the answer from the passage
5. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous questions?
Evidence
This type of question asks the reader to make a judgment about something either inside or outside of the text using information from or style of the text as the measure.
Inference