SAT Reading section techniques, strategies & approaches

SAT Reading section

Strategies & Techniques

Transition words

• translate the transition words into your own language
  • ex., "nevertheless" = "yeah, but" or "anyway"
• identify if any two transition words are synonymous
  • if both mean the same thing, they can't both be right, so eliminate
  • ex., "However" and "Yet" = synonymous, so eliminate
• identify if the transition word is generally positive or negative, i.e,

POSITIVE	NEGATIVE
expands	contrasts
explains	contradicts
restates	states an opposite
adds information	offers alternative
gives example
compares
draws a conclusion from

• click EXPAND to see table