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SAT

Critical Reading

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TYPES OF SATVERBAL REASONING QUESTIONS

The verbal sections o the SAT I testvocab!lar"# verbal reasonin$# an% the

ability to process reading passages&T'o (!estion t")es*

+& Sentence ,o-)letions

.& ,ritical Rea%in$# both short an% lon$)assa$es

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T")es o te/ts

This t")e o (!estion tests "o!r abilit"to rea% an% !n%erstan% )assa$es

ta0en ro- an" o the ollo'in$cate$ories* h!-anities# socialsciences# nat!ral sciences# an% ictionor noniction narrative&

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General %escri)tion

Based upon reading selections ranging from 200 to 850

words, critical reading questions may require you to

• Recognize the meaning of a word as used in context

• nterpret specific information presented in the passage

• !nalyze information in one part of the passage in terms

of information presented in another part of the passage

• "#aluate the author$s assumptions or identify the logicalstructure of the passage

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Paire% Passa$es

So-e rea%in$ selections consist o a )air o)assa$es that )resent %ierent )oints ovie' on the sa-e or relate% s!b1ects&

The )assa$es -a" s!))ort each other# o))oseeach other# or in so-e 'a" co-)le-enteach other&

So-e (!estions relate to each )assa$ese)aratel" an% others as0 "o! to co-)are#contrast# or eval!ate the t'o )assa$es

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Ti)s

Don’t waste time on specificquestions.

Sentence completions arearranged in increasing order of 

  difficulty.

If you are able to eliminate one ormore answers to a question, youshould have an educated  guess.

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Ti)s

ar! your answers in groups.

Create a record"!eeping systemfor yourself. #circle, question

mar! or $%