About SAT Reading section

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Recently, I discussed the books suggested for SAT preparation. Today I will talk about the first section of SAT - Reading Section.

As mentioned in my previous posts, this section consists of 5 passages of 10-11 questions each, for a total of 52 questions. The student needs to complete this section in 65 minutes. Passages ,generally, come about the following topics-




  • US/World Literature
  • History/Social Science
  • Science


    • In one of the 5 passages, there would be two smaller passages.This passage is called as "paired passage". When I prepared for my SAT, I considered these paired passages to be the most time consuming because in limited time, you have to read two passages and solve the related questions.
    Here is an example-


    In reading section, questions come of following types-


  • Information and Ideas: Questions that focus on what the passage says, directly or indirectly.
  • Rhetoric: Questions that ask about how the author conveys meaning.
  • Synthesis: Questions that ask you to draw conclusions and make connections between two related passages or between passages and informational graphics

    • When your SAT scores arrive, you see your total score of all the four sections. But apart from these scores, you also see your sub-scores. In reading section, there are two sub-scores,

    1. Command of Evidence-This category of questions determines the best evidence in a passage for specified answer to a previous question or for specified conclusion.It also asks students to interpret data(graphs,tables etc.) and think about how an author makes use of supporting information.
    2. Words in Context- This category of questions will ask students to describe the precise meaning of words and phrases as they are used in context. These questions would ask students to think about how an author's choice of words and phrases help shape meaning,tone,and style.


    I request students to first read more about this section in College Board's guide. After this, try to solve the examples and the sample tests given in the book.

    In my next post, I will talk about SAT Writing and Language section.

    Till then
    Keep learning :)

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