Reading Overview
How many passages are on the SAT Reading Test?
Five
What should you always read FIRST when starting a passage?
The questions
What's the first step in answering Main Idea questions?
READ THE PASSAGE
Global questions
Used to answer the author's central idea and purpose
to accommodate oneself to a new condition, setting, or situation
Clue: readjust
Adapt
How many questions are on the SAT Reading test?
52 questions
What passages should you annotate about the characters and their relationships?
US/World Literature or Fiction passages
Where do you look to answer Vocabulary in Context questions in a passage?
2 lines up, 2 lines down
Command of evidence
relies on the answer that is in the question before it.
Though his resume was adequate, the company doubted whether he’d be a good fit.
Define the word adequate
having sufficient qualifications to meet a specific task or purpose
How many questions are on each Reading passage, on average?
10-11 questions
What passages should you annotate for the thesis statement and main ideas?
Nonfiction passages (Social Science, Science)
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.
Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
What type of question is this?
Command of Evidence
Though he had never won any awards or even been published, he was complacent with his life as a poet.
Define complacent.
satisfied, with no desire to change or improve
What are the three different passage types on SAT Reading?
US/World Literature, Social Science, Science
What passage will NEVER have a chart or graph next to it?
US/World Literature
kind, generous
clue: charitable
Benevolent
This passage can be best described as?
Global question
After cheating on the exam, Emily began to feel as though she’d made an egregious mistake.
Extremely bad
How much time do you have per passage on the SAT Reading test if you divide your time evenly?
13 minutes a passage
This guides me as i answer questions from the passage.
Passage Map
You should eliminate answers when...
You see that you have a right answer.
What are the three steps to the Kaplan Method for Comprehension?
Actively reading
Examine the question stem
Predict and answer
Our paramount concern is the safety of our employees.
Define paramount.
Paramount