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SAT QUESTION TYPE DRILL by Patrick B

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question:

"The description in the third paragraph (lines 27-30) primarily serves to"

a)

Global

b)

Detail

c)

Inference

d)

Function

2.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question

"The narrator's reaction suggests that she is experiencing which strong emotion?"

a)

Vocabulary in Context

b)

Function

c)

Inference

d)

Detail

3.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"The main purpose of the passage is to "

a)

Function

b)

Global

c)

Inference

d)

Command of evidence

4.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"As used in line 20, the word "threshold" most nearly means"

a)

Vocabulary in context

b)

Inference

c)

Command of evidence

d)

Detail

5.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"According to the passage, sunspots are most likely to form during which part of the solar cycle?"

a)

Function

b)

Global

c)

Vocabulary in context

d)

Detail

6.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?"

a)

Inference

b)

Detail

c)

Command of evidence

d)

Global

7.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"The main purpose of the question in the third paragraph is to"

a)

Inference

b)

Function

c)

Global

d)

Detail

8.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"The passage indicates that which of the following has been true of philatelists' tools for the past half-century?"

a)

Detail

b)

Command of evidence

c)

Function

d)

Inference

9.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"The author mentions the demise of the Federalist party primarily in order to"

a)

Command of evidence

b)

Detail

c)

Global

d)

Function

10.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"The author implies that Leonardo Da Vinci left Milan for Venice because"

a)

Function

b)

Command of evidence

c)

Inference

d)

Detail

11.

Which type of SAT Reading question uses these key words?


"main idea"/"purpose of the passage"/ "theme"

a)

Function

b)

Detail

c)

Inference

d)

Global

12.

Which type of SAT Reading question uses these key words?


"most nearly means"

a)

Global

b)

Command of evidence

c)

Vocabulary-in-Context

d)

Inference

13.

Which type of SAT Reading question uses these key words?


"states"/"indicates"/asserts"/"according to"

a)

Detail

b)

Global

c)

Inference

d)

Function

14.

Which type of SAT Reading question uses these key words?


"Primarily serves to"/purpose of … is to"/"mainly serves to"

a)

Function

b)

Detail

c)

Inference

d)

Global

15.

Which type of SAT Reading question uses these key words?


"implies"/"suggests"/most likely to agree"/"based on"

a)

Detail

b)

Global

c)

Function

d)

Inference

16.

Which type of SAT Reading question uses these key words?


"provides the best evidence"/"offers evidence"

a)

Command of evidence

b)

Vocabulary-in-context

c)

Function

d)

Detail

17.

Identify this type of SAT Reading question


"The author mentions "migratory birds" (line 5) to highlight"

a)

Detail

b)

Inference

c)

Function

d)

Global

18.

Which type of SAT Reading question tells you that the answer must be explicitly stated in the passage?

a)

Global

b)

Detail

c)

Inference

d)

Function

19.

Which type of SAT Reading question asks you for why the author chose to include that part of the passage?

a)

Detail

b)

Function

c)

Global

d)

Inference

20.

Which type of SAT Reading question asks for the definition of a word as it is used in the passage

a)

Command of evidence

b)

Detail

c)

Vocabulary-in-context

d)

Function