SAT Question Type Directory

SAT Question Type Directory

— For Question Writers –

Precise Cats. 2

Vocab in Context 2

Detail 4

Inference (Suggest/Imply/Indicate/supports/would most likely) 9

Lit Technique 15

Primary Purpose (In Order To/Serves To/Primary Purpose of whole or part of passage) 16

Organization/Structure 22

Analogy 22

Assumption 23

Strengthen Weaken 23

Tone 23

Tags. 26

I, II, III 26

Except/Not/Least 26

Dual 27

Detail 27

Inference 28

Main Idea 30

Primary Purpose 31

Analogy 31

Tone 31

Blank Question Formats. 31

Precise Cats

Vocab in Context

These questions use relatively common words, but are asking for its contextual use, which is usually a second or third definition or figurative meaning.

We have NOT seen these used as vocabulary testers in ETS tests, though such treatment of VIC is common in TPR materials. In ETS VICs they do NOT ask about difficult or high-level words that the student is unlikely to know the meaning of unless they use the context.

LRN    A.              In line X, “word” most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRN    A.              In line X, “word” most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRAuto A.           In line X, “word” most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRD    A               In line X, "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRD    A               In line X, "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRAuto A            In context, "word" primarily serves to suggest something

(A)   onewordans(adj)

(B)    onewordans(adj)

(C)    onewordans(adj)

(D)   onewordans(adj)

(E)    onewordans(adj)

LRD    A               In line X, "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRArgSci              A            In line X, "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRArgSci              A.           In line XX "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRSci A.              In line XX "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRN    A               In line XX, "an word" most nearly means

(A)   a starts 3-6 word ans

(B)    an starts 3-6 word ans

(C)    an starts 3-6  word ans

(D)   a starts 3-6 word ans

(E)    a starts 3-6 word ans

LRD    A               In lines X-X, "phrase" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   two words

(E)    two words

LRD    A               In line XX, "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRAuto  A            In line XX, "word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRD    A               In line XX,"word" most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRNar A.              The word “history” refers to a

(A)   5-7 word definition

(B)    5-7 word definition

(C)    5-7 word definition

(D)   5-7 word definition

(E)    5-7 word definition

LRArgSci              A            In line X, “word” most nearly means

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRArgSci              A            In line X, “word” most nearly means

(A)   3-5 word definition

(B)    3-5 word definition

(C)    3-5 word definition

(D)   3-5 word definition

(E)    3-5 word definition

Detail

LRN    B1.             In line XX, "quote" serves as an example of a place that is

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRN    B1.             In lines X-X (“quote . . . quote”), the narrator reacts to CHARACTER's suggestion by

(A)   ing word  starts 5-10 word ans

(B)    ing word  starts 5-10 word ans

(C)    ing word  starts 5-10 word ans

(D)   ing word  starts 5-10 word ans

(E)    ing word  starts 5-10 word ans

SRJC   B1.             In line X, "quote" serves as an example of something

(A)   onewordans

(B)    onewordans

(C)    onewordans

(D)   onewordans

(E)    onewordans

LRAuto B1          Which of the following best describes the initial interaction of the “CHARACTER” (line X)  and the narrator?

(A)   A 5 to 9 word sentence.

(B)    A 5 to 9 word sentence.

(C)    A 5 to 9 word sentence.

(D)   A 5 to 9 word sentence.

(E)    A 5 to 9 word sentence.

LRD    B1              In lines XX-XX (“quote . . . quote”) the author of Passage 2 argues that XXX

(A)   verb starts 7-8 word ans

(B)    verb starts 7-8 word ans

(C)    verb starts 7-8 word ans

(D)   verb starts 7-8 word ans

(E)    verb starts 7-8 word ans