Cross Text Connections SAT practice questions
Reading and Writing, Craft and Structure. 147 questions
Two short texts discuss the same topic, and you decide how the author of one would most likely respond to the other.
What this skill tests
- Comparing two authors’ positions
- Predicting agreement or disagreement
- Finding the exact point of difference
How to approach it
- 1Summarize each author’s position in a few words before comparing them.
- 2Look for the specific point where the texts agree or disagree.
- 3Avoid options that exaggerate how strongly one author rejects the other.
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