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SAT English ( Reading and Writing) Syllabus
This section contains short and medium passages 100 to 150 words, with direct and indirect questions. It aims to assess English reading, comprehension, analytical, reasoning and general language skills.
The syllabus contains the following two broader topics.
- Critical Reading and Vocabulary
- Writing and Language
Critical Reading
The critical reading questions focused on Reading and Understanding passages and English Vocabulary
Writing and Language
The writing questions are related to Improving or correcting sentences and paragraphs. One needs to focus on grammar and language
Key focus areas
The reading and writing questions are focused on the following skill areas
- Standard English Conventions
- Formation of English sentences
- Sentence structure and correctness
- Usage and correction of punctuation
- Sentence boundaries
- Craft and Structure
- Words and phrases in context
- Cross text connections
- Reasoning and comprehension
- Vocabulary and Synthesis
- Expression of Ideas
- Ability to revise texts
- Enhance the effectiveness of written expression
- Rhetorical synthesis transition
- Information and Analysis
- Information analysis from tables, graphs and text
- Interpretation and inferences
- Command of evidence
- Reasoning and analytical evaluation