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Student Question Bank: Reading and Writing Questions
One of the best things about the Reading and Writing section in the SAT Suite of Assessments is its consistency. No matter what passage you're reading, the questions will look similar. Scan the list of question stems below and identify which ones you want to review further. Then click the plus sign to learn how to find more questions like this in the Student Question Bank.
| Domain | Question | Skill |
|---|---|---|
| Information and Ideas | Which choice would best support the conclusion? | Command of Evidence |
| Which choice most logically completes the text? | Inferences | |
| Which choice best states the main idea of the text? | Central Ideas and Details | |
| Question about a specific detail in the passage. | ||
| Craft and Structure | Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? | Words in Context |
| As used in the text, what does ______ most nearly mean? | ||
| Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole? | Text Structure and Purpose | |
| Based on the text, the authors of both passages would most likely agree on which statement? | Cross-Text Connections | |
| How would the authors of Passage 2 respond to a claim from Passage 1? | ||
| Expression of Ideas | Which choice most effectively uses information from the student's notes to accomplish the goal? | Rhetorical Synthesis |
| Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition? | Transitions | |
| Standard English Conventions | Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English? |
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