The SAT Reading Test: Content and Strategies
Prepare for the SAT Reading Test with an overview of the test structure, passage topics, and question types. Explore literary and informational passages, including social sciences and founding documents. Get insights into interpreting various text formats and graphs, essential for scoring well in this section. Practice with Khan Academy resources to excel in the Reading Test.
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THE SAT Breaking It Down
Reading Test (65 min) Writing and Language Test (35 min) Math Test-No Calculator (25 min) Math Test-Calculator (55 min) Essay-Optional (50 min) TEST ORGANIZATION
SAT READING TEST WHAT to EXPECT
Topics Literary: includes works of fiction from the United States and around the world PASSAGE TOPICS Informational: includes science, social science, founding documents, and the great global conversations they inspire READING TEST
This section includes prose fiction texts from a range of: Contemporary pieces Classic pieces American pieces LITERATURE Global pieces Short stories/excerpts Novel excerpts READING TEST
SOCIAL SCIENCES: passages that draw from the fields of anthropology, communication studies, economics, education, human geography, law, linguistics, political science, psychology, and sociology and their various subfields. *may include paired passages FOUNDING DOCUMENTS/GREAT GLOBAL CONVERSATIONS: classic and contemporary texts by American and international authors who are grappling with political, legal, social, moral, and ethical issues in an attempt to answer a simple but profound question: How should we live together? *may include paired passages and/or graphs INFORMATIONAL SCIENCE: passages that deal with biology, chemistry, physics, and Earth science and their various subfields. Passages may discuss recent discoveries, interesting hypotheses and theories, and innovative research studies and methods. *may include paired passages and/or graphs READING TEST
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The SAT Reading Test assesses your ability to read and interpret a variety of texts similar to the reading you will find in college and your career. 6 passages (4 single passages, 1 pair of passages) 10-11 questions each Total of 52 questions Work time: 65 minutes Questions could be linked to: 1 passage a pair of passages a passage with an informational graphic or two, such as tables, charts, and graphs. SHOW VIDEO: KHAN ACADEMY: SAT READING TEST: What to Expect READING TEST
Information and Ideas: Questions that focus on what the passage says, directly or indirectly WHAT the Rhetoric: Questions that ask about how the author conveys meaning QUESTONS ARE Synthesis: Questions that ask you to draw conclusions and make connections between two related passages or between passages and informational graphics ASKING READING TEST
These questions that focus on what the passage says (directly or indirectly). INFORMATION Reading closely and Citing Textual Evidence IDEAS: Determining Central Ideas and Themes Summarizing AUTHOR S Understanding Relationships MESSAGE READING TEST
One definition of the word rhetoricis the study of writing or speaking. How well you understand the choices that authors make as they structure and develop their texts to convey meaning? Some sub-topics within rhetoric: Analyzing word choice Analyzing text structure Analyzing point of view Analyzing purpose Analyzing arguments RHETORIC *If you know SOAPSTone, that s what you want to keep in mind as you read! READING TEST
Draw conclusions and make connections between 2 related passages or between passages and informational graphics. Sub-topics within synthesis: Analyzing multiple texts SYNTHESIS Analyzing quantitative information READING TEST
Go to Khan Academy SAT READING TEST: INFORMATION and IDEAS SAT READING TEST: RHETORIC SAT READING TEST: SYNTHESIS READING TEST
