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Critical Reading
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TYPES OF SATVERBAL REASONING QUESTIONS
The verbal sections o the SAT I testvocab!lar"# verbal reasonin$# an% the
ability to process reading passages&T'o (!estion t")es*
+& Sentence ,o-)letions
.& ,ritical Rea%in$# both short an% lon$)assa$es
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T")es o te/ts
This t")e o (!estion tests "o!r abilit"to rea% an% !n%erstan% )assa$es
ta0en ro- an" o the ollo'in$cate$ories* h!-anities# socialsciences# nat!ral sciences# an% ictionor noniction narrative&
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General %escri)tion
Based upon reading selections ranging from 200 to 850
words, critical reading questions may require you to
• Recognize the meaning of a word as used in context
• nterpret specific information presented in the passage
• !nalyze information in one part of the passage in terms
of information presented in another part of the passage
• "#aluate the author$s assumptions or identify the logicalstructure of the passage
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Paire% Passa$es
So-e rea%in$ selections consist o a )air o)assa$es that )resent %ierent )oints ovie' on the sa-e or relate% s!b1ects&
The )assa$es -a" s!))ort each other# o))oseeach other# or in so-e 'a" co-)le-enteach other&
So-e (!estions relate to each )assa$ese)aratel" an% others as0 "o! to co-)are#contrast# or eval!ate the t'o )assa$es
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Ti)s
Don’t waste time on specificquestions.
Sentence completions arearranged in increasing order of
difficulty.
If you are able to eliminate one ormore answers to a question, youshould have an educated guess.
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Ti)s
ar! your answers in groups.
Create a record"!eeping systemfor yourself. #circle, question
mar! or $%