The SAT reading test is 70 minutes long and consists of 67 questions. This requires candidates to answer a question one minute in advance. Therefore, it is very necessary to master certain SAT reading skills. With certain answering skills, candidates will be easier to deal with when taking the SAT. The following small series summarizes the relevant contents of the actual answering skills of the SAT reading test for your reference.
Practical answering skills of SAT reading test;
1. Pay attention to the first paragraph of the article.
Read the first paragraph of the article actively, and try to remember the questions (phenomena or opinions) raised by the author in the SAT reading test, as well as some concepts and vocabulary about the content of the article, such as whether the article is about biochemistry, Japanese corporate culture or black movement. What is the theme of the article and what does the author want to say?
2. Form the author's ideas
Draw the structural concept of an article in your mind or on draft paper. What is the purpose and theme of each paragraph?
Thirdly, the SAT reading test examines the ability to answer questions, not reading. You don't have to master the whole article and know every detail in it. Actually, you don't have that much time. Instead, you should just read the 1 sentence in the paragraph of the article and quickly browse the rest. When you "read" this article, you will have a general grasp of its structure.
3. Pay attention to modal particles and transitional words
When reading an article quickly, we should pay special attention to modal particles and transitional words that may appear at the beginning or end of a paragraph. Doing so will help you grasp the author's ideas and quickly grasp the main idea of the article.
4. Summarize the main idea of the article
Before answering the questions, take a few seconds to summarize the ideas and themes of the article.
Start answering questions
Answer the questions according to your overall thinking about the article. Locate questions (or options) to specific paragraphs or even specific sentences in the article. Here, you can be more careful than the third step.