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'''SAT Reading section techniques and strategies'''
'''SAT Reading section techniques and strategies'''


[[Category:SAT verbal]]
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[[Category:SAT Reading]]
[[Category:SAT exam prep]]


* see also:
* see also:
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* for paired evidence questions, usually 2 of the possible answers from the evidence source question don't address the prior question itself, so eliminate
* for paired evidence questions, usually 2 of the possible answers from the evidence source question don't address the prior question itself, so eliminate
* focus on '''information in questions'''
** every question contains information: identify it!
*** ex. the question, ''Why is the sky blue?'' tells us that the "sky" is "blue"
** identify exactly what the question is asking for
** pay attention to important question qualifiers such as ''most often'', ''usually, some times, generally,'' etc.
** if there are '''two parts''' to a question, possible answers or in comparison questions
*** ''you only need to eliminate ONE of the parts for the answer to be wrong''
* '''eliminate for errors''' instead of jumping on what you think is the correct answer  
* '''eliminate for errors''' instead of jumping on what you think is the correct answer  
** unless you see the correct answer directly in the text!
** unless you see the correct answer directly in the text!
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* in expository / comparison passages:
* in expository / comparison passages:
** pay attention to rhetorical questions
** pay attention to rhetorical questions
** look for straw man arguments (statements that put words in the mouths of opponents)
** look for straw man arguments (statements that put words in the mouths of opponents
 
* if there are '''two parts''' to a question, possible answers or in comparison questions
** you only need to eliminate ONE of the parts for the answer to be wrong


== BIG IDEAS ==
== BIG IDEAS ==
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** Fiction
** Fiction
** Expository/Persuasive
** Expository/Persuasive
** Social Science (academic)
** Social Science (academic or journalistic)
** Scientific (academic)
** Scientific (academic or journalistic)
** Comparison (two expository/ argument passages)
** Comparison
*** historical primary source
*** journalistic or editorial
*** persuasive


=== Fiction ===
=== Fiction ===
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=== Useful vocabulary for SAT Reading section comprehension ===
=== Useful vocabulary for SAT Reading section comprehension ===


* '''fathers/ "founding fathers"'''
* Vocabulary terms are essential not just for reading comprehension of passages but also of questions themselves.
** for historical passages, "fathers" refers to people who started or created a new government
* Please see these entries on useful and important vocabulary for SAT verbal sections:
** in U.S. history, "founding fathers" = the writers of the Constitution, or those who formed the United States government under it
** [[SAT verbal sections terms for effective test-taking]]
** in English history, "fathers" refers to any set of prior leaders who shaped the current governmental system
** [[SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes#Historical%20terminology|SAT Reading section historical timeline & themes]]
* '''hypothetical/ hypothetically'''
** Writing section skills & strategies category for more on
** = an idea or situation that is not real but could be
*** [[Transition words translations|transition words]]  
*** used to test a "hypothesis" or theoretical prediction or observation that has not been tested in reality
*** [[SAT_Writing_section_techniques,_strategies_%26_approaches#Useful_vocabulary_words_for_SAT_Writing_section|Useful vocabulary words for SAT Writing section]]  
** SAT Reading section uses it frequently for inference questions
*** i.e., "''Given the hypothetical condition, then...''" = "''if this were true, then...''"
* '''merely'''
** = "only"
** the SAT frequently measures student comprehension of this word
** note that "merely" is different from "a little," "a few" or "few"
* '''nevertheless'''
** = "yes, but..."
** used to accept a prior argument or statement, then deflect, negate, or contradict it.
** for Reading section, transition words mark important statements an author wants to make
** see also Writing section skills & strategies category for more on  
** [[Transition words translations|transition words]]
** [[SAT_Writing_section_techniques,_strategies_%26_approaches#Useful_vocabulary_words_for_SAT_Writing_section|Useful vocabulary words for SAT Writing section]]


== Comprehending difficult text ==  
== Comprehending difficult text ==  
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* see also:
* see also:
** video by Michael Bromley on simplifying a complex sentence from College Board Practice Test 10, Reading Section Question 15: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3M8G4SulCw&feature=youtu.be SAT Reading Prep breaking down a complex sentence Test 10, Q 15]
** video by Michael Bromley on simplifying a complex sentence from College Board Practice Test 10, Reading Section Question 15: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3M8G4SulCw&feature=youtu.be SAT Reading Prep breaking down a complex sentence Test 10, Q 15]
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