SAT Craft and Structure practice questions
Words in context, text structure, purpose, and comparing how two passages treat a topic.
41 free questions, each with a full worked solution and an explanation of what each wrong answer means.
Practise this domain adaptively →Easy (7)
- Words in context (meaning of a common word)
As used in the text, what does the word "plain" most nearly mean? - Text structure and purpose (function of a sentence within the text)
Which choice best describes the function of the first sentence in the text as a whole? - Cross-text connections (relationship between paired texts)
Which choice best states the relationship between the two texts? - Text structure and purpose (function of a specific detail)
In the text, the author mentions Marchetti's spiral notebooks primarily to - Words in context: meaning of a multi-word phrase
As used in the text, what does the phrase "set aside" most nearly mean? - Text structure and purpose: function of a specified sentence
Which choice best describes the function of the second sentence in the text as a whole? - Cross-text connections: identifying a difference in emphasis between paired texts
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two texts present green roofs?
Easy–Medium (6)
- Words in context (verb)
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Words in context: multiple-meaning verb
As used in the text, what does the word "command" most nearly mean? - Text structure and purpose: function of a paragraph
Which choice best describes the function of the second paragraph in the text as a whole? - Cross-text connections: identifying a difference in emphasis
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two texts discuss volunteer-collected observations? - Text structure and purpose: function of an underlined phrase
Which choice best describes the function of the phrase "a nursery with a thousand doorways" in the text as a whole?
Medium (12)
- Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? - Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Words in context (verb)
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Text structure and purpose
What is the main purpose of the text? - Predicting one author's response to another's claim
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Foss's argument that camera traps "yield an un… - Identifying a difference in how two texts treat one property
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two texts discuss the predictability of tidal power? - Finding the point of agreement between two authors
Based on the texts, which statement would the authors of both texts most likely agree with? - Contrasting which costs each text counts
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two texts discuss the costs of switching to electric vans? - Characterizing the overall relationship between two texts
Which choice best describes the relationship between the two texts? - Predicting a researcher's qualified response to a claim
Based on the texts, how would Oyelaran most likely respond to Pike's explanation of why some customers tolerate his brea…
Hard (9)
- Text structure and purpose
What is the main purpose of the text? - Function of a sentence
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined final sentence in the text as a whole? - Overall structure
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text? - Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Words in context
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word? - Text structure and purpose
What is the main purpose of the text? - Overall structure
Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text? - Function of a sentence
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined final sentence in the text as a whole? - Cross-text connections
Which of the following statements would the authors of BOTH texts most likely agree with?
Very hard (7)
- Cross-text connections
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1? - Function of a sentence
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined final sentence in the text as a whole? - Cross-text connections
Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the claim in Text 1 that tests let officers co… - Text Structure and Purpose: function of an underlined sentence within an argument
Which choice best describes the function of the sentence "Okonkwo herself has been more circumspect" in the text as a wh… - Cross-Text Connections: identifying how two authors' treatments of the same finding differ
Which choice best describes a difference in how the two authors discuss the pollinator diversity of vacant lots? - Words in Context: abstract noun with a metaphorical extension
As used in the text, what does the word "economy" most nearly mean? - Text Structure and Purpose: function of a paragraph within a two-paragraph text
Which choice best describes the function of the second paragraph in the text as a whole?
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