SAT Reading and Writing skill
Central ideas, inferences, and evidence from texts, tables, and graphs: about 26% of Reading and Writing.
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A practical way to summarize a short passage, avoid answers that are too broad, and choose details that actually support a conclusion.
Read articleSome Reading and Writing questions include a graph or table. Learn to choose the data point that is both accurate and relevant to the claim, with a worked example and a quick checklist.
Read articleInference questions end with a blank and ask for the most logical completion. Learn to follow the text’s chain of reasoning, predict a careful conclusion, and spot answers that go too far.
Read articleSome questions ask which quotation best illustrates a claim, and others ask which finding would support a hypothesis. Learn to split the claim into parts and require evidence for every part.
Read articleFiction and poetry on the SAT rarely state feelings outright. Learn to read actions and details as evidence, choose tone words precisely, and avoid answers that invent a backstory.
Read articlePractice Information and Ideas
Turn an article into points: practice a few questions on this skill while the idea is fresh.