Text Structure and Purpose SAT practice questions

Reading and Writing, Craft and Structure. 451 questions

You decide what a passage, or one sentence in it, does: introduces a claim, gives an example, describes a method or challenges a view.

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What this skill tests

  • Identifying the purpose of a passage
  • Explaining the role of a sentence
  • Describing how a text is organized

How to approach it

  1. 1Name the function in your own words, using a verb: argues, describes, contrasts.
  2. 2Read the whole passage; the role of a sentence depends on what comes around it.
  3. 3Reject options that describe the content correctly but not its purpose.
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