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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.
Reading and Writing Question Stems
Which choice would best support the conclusion?
Domain: Information and Ideas
Skill: Command of Evidence
Skill: Command of Evidence
Which choice most logically completes the text?
Domain: Information and Ideas
Skill: Inferences
Skill: Inferences
Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
Domain: Information and Ideas
Skill: Central Ideas and Details
Skill: Central Ideas and Details
Question about a specific detail in the passage.
Domain: Information and Ideas
Skill: Central Ideas and Details
Skill: Central Ideas and Details
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
Domain: Craft and Structure
Skill: Words in Context
Skill: Words in Context
As used in the text, what does ______ most nearly mean?
Domain: Craft and Structure
Skill: Words in Context
Skill: Words in Context
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
Domain: Craft and Structure
Skill: Text Structure and Purpose
Skill: Text Structure and Purpose
Based on the text, the authors of both passages would most likely agree on which statement?
Domain: Craft and Structure
Skill: Cross-Text Connections
Skill: Cross-Text Connections
How would the authors of Passage 2 respond to a claim from Passage 1?
Domain: Craft and Structure
Skill: Cross-Text Connections
Skill: Cross-Text Connections
Which choice most effectively uses information from the student's notes to accomplish the goal?
Domain: Expression of Ideas
Skill: Rhetorical Synthesis
Skill: Rhetorical Synthesis
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Domain: Expression of Ideas
Skill: Transitions
Skill: Transitions
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
Domain: Standard English Conventions
Skills:
Skills:
- Boundaries: Options contain different punctuation.
- Form, Structure, and Sense: Options contain different words or sentence structures.