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Types of Passages
Question Strategy
Passage 3 Questions
Passage 4 Questions
100
How many passages are on the SAT Reading Test?
Five
100
What should you always read FIRST when starting a passage?
The introduction and overview at the start of the passage
100
What's the first step in answering Main Idea questions?
READ THE PASSAGE
100


25. As used in line 20, “rule” most nearly mean...


B. Control


100

32. In the first paragraph of Passage 1, the main purpose of Douglas’s discussion of the growth of the territory and population of the United States is to


B)  suggest that the division into free and slave states does not endanger the Union.


200
How many questions are on the SAT Reading test?
52 questions
200
What passages should you annotate about the characters and their relationships?
US/World Literature or Fiction passages
200
Where do you look to answer Vocabulary in Context questions in a passage?
2 lines up, 2 lines down
200

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

200

33. What does Passage 1 suggest about the US government’s provisions for the institution of slavery, as framed in the Constitution?

34. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?




C)  They provided a good basic structure that does not need to be changed.


B.  Lines 25-27 (“I now . . . made it”)


300
How many questions are on each Reading passage, on average?
10-11 questions
300
What passages should you annotate for the thesis statement and main ideas?
Nonfiction passages (Social Science, Science)
300
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.
300

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.


300

36. Based on Passage 2, Lincoln would be most likely to agree with which claim about the controversy over slavery?





B) It would abate if attempts to introduce slavery to regions where it is not practiced were abandoned.




400
What are the three different passage types on SAT Reading?
US/World Literature, Social Science, Science
400
What passage will NEVER have a chart or graph next to it?
US/World Literature or Fiction
400
TRUE OR FALSE: Annotations are not recommended on the SAT Reading Test.
FALSE: ALWAYS, ALWAYS ANNOTATE.
400

30. According to the information in the graph, when the microscope tip is moving away from the salt surface and is 15 nanometers from the surface, what is the approximate force on the microscope tip, in micronewtons?


C) 0.75



400

39. Which choice identifies a central tension between the two passages?


C)  Douglas criticizes Lincoln for finding fault with the Constitution, and Lincoln argues that this criticism misrepresents his position.


500
How much time do you have per passage on the SAT Reading test if you divide your time evenly?
13 minutes a passage
500
The Paired Passage is typically found in what passage?
Either Social Science or Science
500
You should eliminate answers when...
You're unsure of answering the passage or eliminating answer choices.
500

31. Based on the passage and the graph, which label on the graph indicates the point at which a salt nanowire breaks?


D) T



500

41. In the context of each passage as a whole, the questions in lines 25-27 of Passage 1 and lines 67-69 of Passage 2 primarily function to help each speaker


D: undermine the other’s argument.