SSAT Reading Strategies

Front

Inference from a passage implies making a small logical leap based on its information.

Back

Make a small logical leap based on information in the passage.

Front

In answer choices, look for:

Back

the best or 'least bad' answer

Front

Stanza

Back

A series of lines grouped together within a poem.

Front

NOT a simile: Their feet were glued to the floor in fear.

Back

Their feet were glued to the floor in fear.

Front

Acupuncture involves inserting very fine needles into specific body parts. The word 'fine' most nearly means:

Back

thin

Front

Birds are diurnal, meaning they are active during the day.

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awake during the day

Front

"The sun smiled down from the bright sky." This sentence exemplifies which literary device?

Back

Personification

Front

"What light through yonder window breaks? It is the east and Juliet is the sun." Literary device?

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Metaphor

Front

Recommended strategy for SSAT reading section?

Back

All of the above.

Front

After reading the passage, what to do first?

Back

Summarize the main idea of the passage.