SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 1

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

So this is the first post in a series of posts aimed at helping both my students and any other interested readers learn to read more critically. For a more in depth discussion of my motivation here and why this skill is so important, both on the SAT and in real-life,...

SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 1 (Analysis)

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

This is an analysis of the passage that I introduced in the previous post (SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 1). Please see that post for more information about the purpose of this exercise. The article being referenced is: One thing to be aware of in the...

SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 2

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

This is the second post in my Reading Critically series. The article that follows is a bit longer than the first (its hard to find articles that are as short as SAT passages), but it is a pretty interesting piece. I will pose the questions below, but first a couple of...

SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 2 Analysis

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

This is the second post in my Reading Critically series. The article that follows is a bit longer than the first (its hard to find articles that are as short as SAT passages), but it is a pretty interesting piece. I will pose the questions below, but first a couple of...

SAT Reading Comprehension Exercises – Passage 3

SAT/ACT, SAT/ACT Verbal

In this installment of the Reading Critically Exercises, I chose to go with an easier, shorter, and perhaps more interesting passage. The length is closer to what you would see on the SAT (though still a bit longer) and the author’s purpose is a little more obvious....