This exam covers all 10 core SAT English units. Read each concept summary before attempting the questions. Write your answer in the text box and click Check to receive instant feedback.
SAT reading passages test your ability to understand main ideas, support claims with textual evidence, and interpret author purpose. Passages span literature, history, social science, and natural science.
"The author primarily argues that urban green spaces are not merely aesthetic amenities but are essential infrastructure for public health."
The SAT tests standard English grammar: subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, verb tense consistency, parallel structure, and punctuation (commas, semicolons, colons, dashes).
"Neither the manager nor the employees aware of the policy change."
SAT vocabulary questions ask for the most contextually appropriate meaning of a word, not just its dictionary definition. The answer depends entirely on how the word functions in that specific sentence.
"The scientist's acute observations led to a breakthrough." — Here "acute" most nearly means:
Evidence-based questions come in pairs: the first asks an interpretive question; the second asks which lines best support the previous answer. Both answers must work together.
Q1: "What does the author suggest about renewable energy?" Q2: "Which lines best support that answer?" — You must match lines that directly state or imply the Q1 conclusion.
These questions ask why an author makes a specific stylistic or structural choice — the rhetorical purpose, not just what the text says. Focus on effect and persuasion.
"The author opens with a story about a child losing her home. The primary purpose of this anecdote is to…"
SAT passages often include charts, graphs, or tables. You must read the visual accurately and identify what the data supports, contradicts, or leaves unaddressed in the text.
Two short passages on the same topic present different perspectives. Questions test understanding of agreement, disagreement, and how Author 2 responds to Author 1's claims.
These questions test whether you can identify which piece of evidence most effectively supports a given claim or which sentence, if removed, would weaken an argument most.
Expression of Ideas questions test transitions, sentence combining, relevance, and paragraph organization. Choose options that improve clarity and logical flow without altering meaning.
These questions present a sentence with a blank and ask for the word or phrase that best completes the meaning. They test both vocabulary and logical reasoning within sentence context.