Basic Strategies
What passage should you always attempt last on the SAT Reading test?
Paired Passage
29. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
D. Lines 51-53 (“Huge... scales”)
1. Over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a
A. general discussion of the narrator’s love of reading to a portrayal of an influential incident.
8. As used in line 44, “weight” most nearly means
B. Burden
5. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the main reason that the narrator considers Great Expectations to be the best gift he ever received is because
A. reading the book convinced him that he wanted to be a writer.
How many questions are typically on a passage?
10-11 questions
4. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
D. Lines 59-61 (“That afternoon . . . see it”)
2. The main purpose of lines 1-10 (“Even... awaited me”) is to
C. describe the passion that drives the actions the narrator recounts
25. As used in line 20, “rule” most nearly means
B. Control
28. Based on the passage, which choice best describes the relationship between salt behavior in the nanoworld and in the macroworld?
A. In both the nanoworld and the macroworld, salt can be flexible.
When ordering passages based on chronological order, which one would you attempt first?
A. 1945
B. 2018
C. 1745
D. 2001
2018; the newest passage first (UNLESS IT'S A PAIRED PASSAGE)
6. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
D. Lines 66-68 (“Soon... done”)
22. One central idea of the passage is that...
A. sometimes materials behave contrary to expectations
27. As used in line 42, “lead to” most nearly means
B. result in
24. Which choice provides the best evidence for the claim that Moore’s group was surprised to observe salt stretching?
A. Lines 17-18 (“But... says”)
23. Which choice best describes the overall structure of the passage?
D. An introduction to an interesting salt property, description of its discovery, and speculation regarding its application
13. As used in line 43, “strength” most nearly means
D. significance
17. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
C. C) Lines 62-68 (“Even... investigator”)
26. According to the passage, researchers have identified which mechanism as potentially responsible for the initial attraction between the microscope tip and the salt?
D. Van der Waals interactions
12. As used in line 21, “allows” most nearly means
D. enables