SAT Reading and Writing

For the SAT Essay, which of the following are you expected to do?

• Write a persuasive essay.

• Read and write an informative essay.

• Read an argument essay and write your own essay explaining how the writer builds his argument.

• Read an argument essay and write your own essay explaining whether you agree or disagree with the writer.

When writing your SAT Essay, what should each of your body paragraphs include?

• A small quote or passage from the author's argumentative essay.

• A summary of the author's stance.

• A personal opinion about the author's argument

• Critical thoughts about the author's opinion(s).

This SAT sub-test measures how well you can read, analyze, and write about a passage.

• Essay Test

• Math Test

• Reading Test

• Writing and Language Test

You are given _____ minutes to complete the SAT Writing and Language Test (AKA English Test).

• 35

• 44

• 40

• 55

The SAT reading covers what types of questions:

• Information and ideas

• Rhetoric

• Purpose and craft

• All of the above

What is the effect of using a first-person narrator in a story?

• It limits the narrative to what the narrator knows.

• It allows the author to present multiple perspectives simultaneously.

• It makes the story less believable.

• It provides an objective viewpoint.

Answer explanation

The effect of using a first-person narrator is that it limits the narrative to what the narrator knows, providing a subjective viewpoint.

What is the main purpose of rhetorical devices such as metaphors and similes in a text?

• To provide factual evidence

• To confuse the reader

• To add humor to the text

• To create vivid imagery or emphasize a point

Answer explanation

Rhetorical devices like metaphors and similes are used to create vivid imagery or emphasize a point in a text, not to confuse the reader or provide factual evidence.

What types of questions are on the SAT Reading assessment?

• Synthesis Questions

• Information & Idea Questions

• Rhetoric Questions

• Literary Analysis Questions

Which type of reading question would you NOT see on the SAT

• main point

• inferences

• primary purpose

• evidence support

What is the correct order of the SAT sections from first to last?

• Reading, Writing and Language, Math (No Calc), Math, Essay

• Writing and Language, Reading, Math (No Calc), Math, Essay

• Math (No Calc), Math, Reading, Writing and Language

• Essay, Reading, Writing and Language, Math (No Calc), Math