SAT Techniques

SAT Techniques

Tactics for scoring higher

Tactics 1 & 2

• Make Use of the Introductions to Acquaint Yourself with the Text

• Use the Line References in the Questions to be Sure You've Gone Back to the Correct Spot in the passage.

Tactics 3, 4, and 5

• When You Have a Choice, Tackle Passages with Familiar Subjects Before Passages with Unfamiliar Ones.

• In Tackling a 500-750 Word Reading Passage, First Read the Passage; then Read the Questions.

• Try to Answer All the Questions on a Particular Passage Before You Move on to the Next.

Tactic 6: Learn to Spot the Major Reading Question Types

• Main Idea

• Specific Details

• Inferences

• Tone/Attitude

• Vocabulary

• Techniques

• Graphics and Command of Evidence

Tactic 7

• When Asked to Find the Main Idea, Be Sure to Check the Opening and Summary Sentences of Each Paragraph.

• Key Terms