Your score on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing component of the SAT is 50% based on the reading section and 50% based on the writing and language section.
The reading test is considered difficult because of its heavy weightage, but it is manageable. You merely need to understand how to approach each reading even though there are no formulae or comma rules to learn.
Use these crucial reading techniques to prepare for a high SAT reading score:
1. Know what to expect
You will have 65 minutes to read five texts from the arts, sciences, social sciences, and history sections, and to respond to a total of 52 questions. The questions will challenge you in a variety of ways, such as asking you to interpret words in their context, determine why an author included a particular detail, identify the primary concept of an entire section, contrast two passages, or even identify data on a graph.
2. Read what you need to
You don’t have to spend time attempting to become an expert on the subject at hand by reading every word of the text. The passage is immediately in front of you. Therefore, go back and forth between the passage and the questions, concentrating just on what you need without becoming bogged down in the plethora of little details.
3. Select your preferred order
Don’t be afraid to skip a challenging question, and don’t stress yourself if you can’t respond to all of them. You can always come back to the previous questions. Devise a strategy for answering problems out of sequence. Practise it.
4. Take dual passages one at a time
One of your science, history, or social studies sections will consist of two shorter paragraphs that discuss the same subject. Solve the questions regarding the first passage before you solve questions for the next text. Then do questions that are based on both the passages. This will save time and prevent you from mixing up the two paragraphs when analysing the possible answers.
5. Save the main idea questions for the last
The very first question for many of the Reading sections will provide a broad inquiry regarding the paragraph’s principal idea or aim, the narrative point of view, or a transition that takes place during passage. You shouldn’t answer those broad questions initially because you haven’t read the complete text. You’ll have a solid understanding of the text’s major themes once you’ve answered the majority of the other questions.
6. Do not give opinions
You will frequently be asked to present your own viewpoint, backed up by the text, in an English class. However, this is not the case for SAT though. Watch out for questions that include the words “infer,” “imply,” or “suggest.” Even if the solution isn’t explicitly mentioned in the text, there will still be a ton of supporting information.
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