SAT READING CRAFT & STRUCTURE

the two types of vocabulary question

1. “most logical & precise word that completes the text”

2. “what does __ most nearly mean”

strategies for “most logical & precise word that compels the text”

• highlight phrases/sentences that give clues

• POE : answers that could be true , extreme lang , opposite

strategies for “most nearly mean”

• highlight words that give clues

• think “what type of word would go there”

how to identify purpose questions

• words like : purpose , function , structure (purpose question)

  • why the text was written

for questions of main purpose

• find the claim

for questions of function

• highlight videos of the sentence itself/before/after to understand connections or interactions

for questions of overall structure

• find the main claim and examine each sentence (before/after) to see how the claim is supported

• highlight words that show : chronology , comparison , contrast between ideas

NEVER FORGET TO..

ANNOTATE FOR ALL QUESTIONS

for dual text questions

it asks how one text would respond to the other

• determine what or who is the focus

• read/highlight both texts for the main idea/viewpoint referenced from the question

• establish the relationship between the texts : agreement/disagreement/explanation

• POE