SAT Question types(from difficult to easy): 1. Inferences Example: Some scientists argue that the energy demands of prolonged deep sleep seem insufficient to explain why it became so widespread in the animal kingdom. These scientists therefore imply that Question: Which choice most logically completes the text? Problem: In most cases, students get stuck between two answer choices whendealing with this question type. This may happen because students do not usually understand the core concept of the text. Plus, there are some terms related to science (biology, medicine, astronomy) that can also make it difficult for them. Solution: Practicing summarizing the sentences and the text as a whole. Learning how to distinguish between the last two "correct" answer choices( which one is actually true and answers the question being asked). Elimination method can be used here. 2.Cross-text connections Text 1: A historian argues thattechnological advancements in transportation have always led to economic growth by improving trade efficiency. Text 2: A recent study finds that while transportation technology has improved, its economic impact varies depending on infrastructure investments and government policies. Question: How would the study in Text 2 most likely respond to the argument in Text 1? Problem: Here, big picture is important, not every detail. Students struggle to identify agreements and disagreement between two texts. Many texts will be partially agree with another one, so looking for complete agreement/disagreement is not right.Solution: Identifying whether the second text fully or partially agrees/disagrees with the first. Skimming can help. We need a gist in texts. 3.Command of evidence: Quantitative These include charts, data, graphs. Plus, there will be a short text related to that data. Problem: Students don't understand the data itself. They misread the graph or table, cannot find connection between data and short text given. They also fail to consider the keywords given in the short text.Solution: Understand how the numbers relate to the graph, what the claim wants from us( maybe some small details from the data). 4. Text Structure and Purpose Question: What is the purpose of the underlined portion? Problem: In this type of question, the common problem is that students only focus on the underlined sentence instead of reading the whole text, so they don'tfully grasp what it is actually talking about. 5.Transitions Q: The scientist’s early research was largely ignored.__, her later discoveries revolutionized the field. Answer Choices: A) As a result B) In contrast C) Similarly D) Therefore Problem: Not knowing the meaning of transition words. Students can't identify whether the relationship between the first and thesecond sentences is opposition, cause&effect, or result. Solution:Students can write down a short summary of what they've read and note whether the underlined statement agrees/ disagrees/describes the rest of the text. 6.Command of Evidence: Textual Q:What is the main idea of the text? Problem: Students focus on details, not on the whole meaning of the text, so they pick answers that mention the details in the text. Solution: Improving on comprehension through Reading different passages.Summarizing every sentence 7.Words in Context Problem: trying to learn a lot of difficult words. Solution: it's better to identify the meaning of the word in the context itself. 8.Rhetorical Synthesis. This question type requires to summarize the student's notes. Problem: Not understanding what the question is asking( result of the study, characteristics of certain species) Solution: no need to read the notes, it's better to move on analyzing the question, and what it is asking for.Boundaries. Form, structure and sense How to improve? Here, the main focus is on Improving students’ grammar: OC Plural and possessive nouns © Subject-modifier placement ©) Verb forms ©) Subject-verb agreement