Strategies
First thing read when starting a new passage
What is BLURB?
I’m not sure if people who are caught up in fallacious beliefs—flat-earth theorists and climate change deniers—are really that gullible or are they just trying to gain attention.
What are mistaken beliefs?
As used in line 00 " " most nearly means
What is vocabulary in context?
What is the author's purpose?
number of questions on the SAT reading test
What are 52?
The number of lines one should read around a line reference question.
What is five up and five down?
Today’s ugly political atmosphere is fueled by the partisans on either side of the debate, both Republican and Democrat.
What is a strong supporter of a party?
Test your ability to find the central point of the passage
What is the main idea?
to make an educated guess
What is infer?
The time frame for the SAT reading test
What are 65 minutes?
The SAT structure that helps you to find answers in order.
What is chronology?
Josh felt the chores forced upon him at home were too onerous, getting in the way of his social life and requiring too much effort for the small allowance his parents gave him.
What is duty involving an amount of effort?
Ask test-takers to evaluate the author's attitude
What is the tone?
the author points out an idea
What is to indicate?
the average amount of time spent on each passage
What are 13 minutes?
Names, dates, places, and quotes
What are Lead words?
At first, the surgery seemed to be successful. But several hours later, the patient’s condition began to deteriorate, and it continued to worsen over the next few days.
What becomes progressively worse?
Ask test takers to support their answers choice
What is best evidence?
to shorten a passage
What is summarize?
number of passages on the Reading test
What are five?
The best way to understand the question
What is paraphrasing the question?
The winsome young lady, charming and pleasant, was a favorite of all the teachers and her classmates alike.
What is attractive and charming?
ask the test taker to find out what the author is suggesting
What is to imply?
to give details
What is describes?
points deducted for incorrect answers
What is none?