{"id":3620,"date":"2014-08-15T17:43:24","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T17:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/testpreparations.com\/help\/?p=3620"},"modified":"2014-12-02T08:25:26","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T08:25:26","slug":"deciphering-meaning-from-reading-passages-on-the-sat-and-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schooltutoring.com\/help\/deciphering-meaning-from-reading-passages-on-the-sat-and-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Deciphering Meaning from Reading Passages on the SAT and ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Questions about longer reading passages on the SAT, ACT, and other standardized tests tap students’ abilities to find and use meaning from what they read.\u00a0 These skills are important to college success, as students are expected to read and understand textbooks in unfamiliar subjects.\u00a0 Students are expected to extract the main ideas from what they read, distinguish between fact and opinion, recognize the author’s point of view, and summarize the passage, along with other skills.<\/p>\n

Reading for Main Ideas<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Most often, the main ideas in a reading passage will be in the first few sentences of a reading passage.\u00a0 Multiple-choice questions will give alternative statements of what the main idea might be.\u00a0 Read all the alternatives carefully before deciding on the best answer.\u00a0 One alternative might be too brief to contain enough information, while another might ask for a conclusion or opinion, a third might give more information than is necessary, \u00a0and the correct alternative will give enough information to decide on the main idea.<\/p>\n

Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Even fairly short passages will contain a number of supporting facts and some opinions, as any event is open to interpretation.\u00a0 Opinions will ask the reader to draw conclusions from the supporting facts rather than merely stating those facts.\u00a0 Opinions ask the reader to draw inferences as may not be supported within the text,<\/p>\n

Recognizing the Point of View<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Many of these questions ask readers to recognize the tone of the passage.\u00a0 Does the author believe the research is valuable or does the author believe the research is a waste of time?\u00a0 Is the author pessimistic or optimistic about the outcome of the research presented?\u00a0 If it is a historical article, is the author on the side of the winners or the losers?<\/p>\n

Summarizing the Passage<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Normal reading passages on standardized tests are relatively brief, so the summaries are no more than a sentence or two long.\u00a0 They \u00a0restate key points , and cover the entire passage rather than just one section of the passage.\u00a0 The best alternatives focus on the big picture rather than one section.<\/p>\n

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