Craft & Structure
October 12, 2026 · 5 min read
SAT words in context: use the sentence as your clue
Instead of memorizing long word lists, learn to predict a word’s job from the passage and test each answer in context.
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Craft and Structure
Words in context, text structure and purpose, and cross-text connections: about 28% of Reading and Writing.
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Craft & Structure
September 27, 2026 · 7 min read
SAT cross-text questions: how would one author respond to the other?
Two short texts, one question: how would one author respond to the other? Learn to summarize each position in a line, find where they touch, and pick a response that is neither too weak nor too strong.
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September 20, 2026 · 7 min read
SAT text structure and purpose: what is this sentence doing?
Some SAT questions ask what a sentence does in the text, not what it says. Learn to label each sentence’s role, follow how a text is built, and choose the answer that describes its function.
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September 7, 2026 · 6 min read
SAT vocabulary: common words with uncommon meanings
Words like “qualify,” “check,” and “sound” often appear on the SAT in their less familiar senses. Learn to let context overrule your first instinct, with a guide to frequent secondary meanings.
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