A Look at the SAT Reading Format
The first section of the SAT is reading. SAT reading is for 65 minutes and includes 52 questions. These are all multiple-choice questions with four response options: A, B, C, and D. All of the questions are based on texts, including four single passages and one set of paired passages.
Each passage or set of paired readings will have 10 to 12 questions, and one or more of the passages will have a visual, such as a chart, bar graph, or scatterplot. The data interpretation questions in these passages will be related to the graphic in SAT reading.
You may obtain a general idea of what the passages will be like by knowing how many questions you'll get on Reading and how long you'll have to answer them. Continue reading for a complete breakdown of the different sorts of passages seen on the SAT Reading section.
Types of SAT Reading Passage
While you won't be able to forecast where your passages will come from, you will be able to identify the genre in which they were chosen. You'll only get one passage from either American or World Literature. Two will be from the discipline of history or social studies, while the other two will be from the field of science.
Each piece, or set of linked sections, shall be between 500 and 750 words long. As previously stated, one or two of them will have a graph, table, or chart relating to the passage's subject in SAT reading.
Often, paired sections will tackle the same topic or idea, but from a different angle. Many questions associated with passages will challenge you to compare and contrast the two authors' points of view, or to consider what one author might think of the other author's point of view.
You can prepare by learning about the different question kinds in addition to familiarising yourself with the Reading section's format. We've found 8 of them.
8 Types of SAT Reading Questions
College Board is unlikely to claim that its questions may be divided into categories. It proposes that pupils use a holistic approach and simply try their hardest to read the sections.
However, a free-for-all strategy would not get you very far. We discovered eight particular question categories that appear throughout the Reading portion after thoroughly reviewing the test. Below is a breakdown of each kind, as well as examples taken from the College Board's official SAT practise tests.
· Big Picture/Main Point
Big picture questions inquire about the passage's broader intent or meaning. What is the point of the passage? What is it attempting to achieve? Is the section attempting to enlighten, review, refute, prove, mock, or speculate? What's the goal of it all?
· Little Picture/Detail
These queries usually focus on a single line or two in a piece and inquire about a specific detail. The text is numbered every fifth line, so you should be able to find a detail quickly. These inquiries could be about function or author method (which you'll learn more about later), but they usually apply to a specific line or phrase.
· Inference
You must interpret the meaning of a line, a paragraph, or the entire passage in these questions. Because there can only be one correct response, these won't be overly subjective or unclear.
· Vocabulary in Context
Vocabulary questions inquire about the definition of a particular word. These terms are sometimes very common; however, they may be utilised in an uncommon way within the context of the piece. Vocabulary in context questions, like detail questions, will direct you to a specific line inside the text, like in the following example.
· Function
Function questions are similar to detail questions in that they focus on the way a phrase or sentence functions within a passage. They want to know how a detail affects the passage, like in the example question below.
· Author Technique
You should consider about the author's writing style in addition to thoroughly reading the text. You could answer these questions by describing the author's tone, style, voice, attitude, or point of view. In questions that follow paired texts, you'll usually be asked to compare author strategies, as you read above. They also tend to appear following single passages.
· Evidence Support
Evidence-based inquiries aren't sufficient on their own. Rather, they allude to any of the previous question categories and ask you to back up your answer with evidence.
· Data Interpretation
Data interpretation is the last sort of question you'll see on the Reading section. These questions ask you to interpret the information offered in images such as graphs and charts. Data interpretation questions frequently inquire about the graphic's relationship to the passage.
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