SAT Digital Reading and Writing Test quick start guide: Difference between revisions

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<pre>The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills.</pre>
<pre>The questions in this section address a number of important reading and writing skills.</pre>
=== Skills ===  
=== Skills ===  
* Vocabulary
* '''Vocabulary'''
** contextual identification,especially for parts of speech and word "type"
** contextual identification, especially for parts of speech and word "type" or its appropriate associations
** word definition anticipation
** word definition anticipation
* Reading comprehension, including
* '''Reading comprehension''', including
** paragraph construction (esp. topic and concluding sentences)0
** paragraph construction (esp. topic and concluding sentences)
** contextual purpose of a sentence
** contextual purpose of a sentence
** main point
** main point
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** author perspective point of view
** author perspective point of view
** using evidence
** using evidence
* '''Logic & Reasoning''', including
** inverted or backwards thinking (especially with the word "not" to invert an idea)
** identifying patterns, especially in charts
** inference from given evidence


* Grammar & punctuation, including
* '''Grammar & punctuation''', including
** verb tense
** verb tense
** clauses and phrases, especially participle phrases
** clauses and phrases, especially participle phrases
** pronouns  
** pronouns
** modifiers, especially determiners ''(such, this, one,some, any,'' etc.)
** modifiers, especially determiners ''(such, this, one, some, any,'' etc.)
** punctuation of phrases, dependent clauses and independent clauses
** punctuation of phrases, dependent clauses and independent clauses
* '''Usage'''
** parallelism (maintaining "parallel" sentence and word forms)
** '''concise''' and '''precise''' word choice and sentence construction
*** i.e. avoiding redundancy, wordiness and passive voice


= Elimination =
= Elimination =