사진 출처: Pixabay

 

9 QUESTION TYPES

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1. Big picture questions

- About author's POV / primary purpose of the passage, and rhetorical strategy

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2. Little picture/ Detail questions

- About specific small detail in a passage/ might ask phrase in passage

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3. Inference questions

- Make a logical assumption(statement, implication, conclusion) based on the detail in the passage

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4. Function questions

- Figure out what the purpose or effect of a line or paragraph in a context/ or why author used a certain phrase

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5. Vocabulary in context Questions

- Definition of a word as it is used in the context of a passage

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6. Analogy questions

- Make a comparison between a condition or relationship described in the passage and a condition or relationship that is not mentioned in the passage

- Detect the similarity between something in the passage and a separate hypothetical situation

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7. Author Technique questions

- The author’s tone in the the passage or the mood the passage conveys to the reader

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8. Data Reasoning questions

- Need to interpret the data in the figure and place it in the context of the overall passage

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9. Evidence Support questions

- Cite evidence that supports your answer to the previous question you answered.

 

Question Type	Average Number of Questions per Section	Percentage of Total Reading Questions
Big Picture	11	21%
Little Detail	7	13%
Inference	5	10%
Function	5	10%
Vocabulary in Context	8	15%
Analogy	1	2%
Author Technique	1	2%
Evidence Support	10	20%
Data Reasoning	5	10%
All Critical Reading Questions	52	103%(due to rounding)

 

 

* How Does This Information Affect Approach to SAT Reading

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- Skim the passage before reading the question

- A good skimming strategy is to read

the first and last paragraphs and the first and last sentences of each body paragraph

- Interence, function, and big picture questions together make up nearly half of the reading questions on the test

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출처: Prepscholar, " Breakdown of Every Question Type in SAT Reading by %",

https://blog.prepscholar.com/breakdown-of-every-question-type-in-sat-reading-by-percentage (Dec 20, 2017)