One of the most important skills for success on the Digital SAT (DSAT) English section is the ability to identify the main idea of a passage. This is especially crucial when answering “main purpose” questions, which test your understanding of the author’s primary objective in writing the text. Understanding the Main Idea The main idea […]
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There’s a bullet-proof strategy for Words in Context Questions on DSAT Reading and Writing (English section) that helps you stay focused on the context instead fussing over the choices. 1. Ignore the Choices Initially: The key strategy is to first read and understand the passage without looking at the answer options. This helps you determine
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Textual Evidence Questions For Textual Evidence Questions on DSAT Reading and Writing (English section), always read the question sentence first. The goal here is to look for the word “support.” “Which finding, if true, would most directly support the astrophysicists’ claim?” Your job is to figure out which answer choice backs up the idea stated
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When tackling Details questions like this one in DSAT Reading and Writing (English section), it helps to break down both the passage and the answer choices carefully. In our example, the excerpt from The Wind in the Willows gives us lots of descriptive clues, but it also plays with language in a way that can
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