Reading SAT 101
Strategies
Question Type
Words in Context
SAT Basics
100

The time frame for the reading SAT. 

What is 65 minutes?

100

This type of answer is supported by the text.

What is every answer?

100

The 'best evidence' questions ask you to determine this for an answer choice. 

What is textual support?

100

Before looking at the choices for this type of question, I should do this.

What is trying to define the 'word in context' on my own? 

100

This company makes the SAT. 

What is College Board or ETS?

200

The number of literary passages on the reading section. 

What is one?

200

This should be the first thing read when coming to a new reading section. 

What is 'the blurb?'

200

This question is known as a "vocabulary" question. 

What is words in context?

200

In 1996, a loggerhead turtle called Adelita swam across 9,000 miles from Mexico to Japan, crossing the entire Pacific on her way. Wallace J. Nichols tracked this epic journey with a satellite tag. But Adelita herself had no such technology at her disposal. How did she steer a route across two oceans to find her destination?

"Tracked" most nearly means this.

A) searched for. B) traveled over. C) followed. D) hunted.

What is followed?

200

This is the penalty for wrong answers.

What is zero or none?

300

The SAT aims to see your comprehension of texts you will find in these two future endeavors. 

What is college and career. 

300

These type of questions are answered first.

What are questions with line references?

300

This type of question gives you 4 choices - two agree and two disagree. 

What is a yes-yes-no-no question?

300

After I define the word on my own, I should do this with the answer choices.

What is plugging in each answer choice to see which one fits in context?

300

Out of all 4 answer choices, this is how many you should consider.

What is all four answer choices?

400

The number of questions in the reading section. 

What is 52?

400

The amount of lines I should read around line references. 

What is 5-10 lines?

400

This question is not supported by the text. 

What is no question - EVER?

400

Sixteen years had Miss Taylor been in Mr. Woodhouse’s family, less as a governess than a friend, very fond of both daughters, but particularly of Emma. Between them it was more the intimacy of sisters. ...Emma doing just what she liked; highly esteeming Miss Taylor’s judgment, but directed chiefly by her own. 

"Directed" most nearly means this.

A) trained. B) aimed. C) guided. D) addressed.

What is guided?

400

This makes simple SAT questions tricky and hard.

What is the wording of the questions and/or answers?

500

The amount of time that should be spent on section. 

What is 10 minutes?

500

I should do this after read the question and before looking at the answers.

What is answering the question in my own words?

500

This type of question ask you for the reason behind the passage.

What is a purpose question?

500

It was only small change—if I’d had to buy a book with that pittance, I would probably have been able to afford only a booklet of cigarette papers. When it was time for me to leave, I would do so dragging my feet, a weight on my soul. If it had been up to me, I would have stayed there forever.

"Weight" most nearly means this.

A) bulk. B) burden. C) force. D) clout.

What is burden?

500

These are the type of "vocab" words will you find on the SAT.

What are "high utility" words?