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Lesson 1: Reading- Active Reading Step | Science passage | Reading test | SAT
- SAT Reading: How to approach a Science passage
- Survey step | Literature passage | Reading Test | SAT
- SAT Reading: How to approach a Literature passage
- Active reading step | History passage | Reading test | SAT
- SAT Reading: How to approach a History passage
- Survey step | Social Science passage | Reading Test | SAT
- SAT Reading: How to approach a Social Science passage
- Worked example: Science passage, part 1
- Worked example: Science passage, part 2
- Worked example: Literature passage, part 1
- Worked example: Literature passage, part 2
- Worked example: History passage, part 1
- Worked example: History passage, part 2
- Worked example: Social science passage, part 1
- Worked example: Social science passage, part 2
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- Purpose | Quick guide
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- Words in context | Quick guide
- Word choice | Quick guide
- Evaluating evidence | Quick guide
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- Paired passages | Quick guide
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Word choice | Quick guide
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Top tip: Don’t overthink it!
Unless the selected word or phrase left you completely puzzled during your initial reading, you likely already understand its purpose in context. What did the words tell you? What did they imply about the subject of the text? These are questions that we subconsciously process every time we read!
I do not understand this part(3 votes)
This part basically tells you to keep asking questions to yourself when figuring out problems like Word Choice on the SAT. By thinking about the function of the words and what meaning those words give (both denotation and connotation), you can more effectively analyze word choice questions. If you read closely, you usually end up asking yourself questions like these automatically, so instinct might be helpful for these questions (although you never should rely fully on it).(6 votes)
Unless the selected word or phrase left you completely puzzled during your initial reading, you likely already understand its purpose in context. What did the words tell you? What did they imply about the subject of the text? These are questions that we subconsciously process every time we read!(1 vote)- We don't need to understand every word to get the meaning of a sentence. But if we understand the meaning of a sentence, we can often determine the meaning of the words and phrases it contains(1 vote)
why word choice important.(0 votes)