Reading section SAT

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Popular wrong answers to reading questions

1. Not in passage 2. Half right = all wrong 3. True but doesn't answer the question 4. Extreme ( always/never, everyone/no one, in the median, middle.

What are the 6 things you do when you aproach a reading?

1. Read the blurb, which is the 1 - 2 sentencces before the passage 2. Read passage for main iea. 3. Pick a ? And go from easiest to hardest. Easiest questions have shortest answers 4. Go back to the passage 5. Answer questions in your own words 6. Process of elimination.

How to deal with a reading couplet

1st read question then read evidence in the next question to find answer in first to answer both at the same time

What to do with vocab in context questions

Cover answers with hand. Then find the word in passage, cross it out and read entire sentence.then choose your own word that fits in the blank created. Next use Poe, or process of elimination. Right answers have synonyms for the word its replacing, and fit contax

What is inference

Not reading in between the lines, what must be true based on the passage.

Reading skills to use

Read until you get the main idea. Read first paragraph, then first and last sentence of every paragraph. Then read the last paragraph entirely like the first one

What to do with dual passages

Work one passage at a time. Do all passage one questions first. Then do all passage 2 questions next. Look for similarities when reading passage 2 and one and differences. Save both questions for last

What to do with Charts and graphs

Work the figure look at labels, trends, and the x and y axis. When looking at the axis's also look for the units.


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