SparkNotes: Old SAT: Reading Comprehension Instructions

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6.1	Location of Reading Comprehension

6.2	Order of Difficulty

6.3	Reading Comprehension Instructions

6.4	Format and Structure

6.5	Strategic Approaches

6.6	Types of Reading Passages

6.7	Types of Reading Comprehension Questions

6.8	Sample Passage and Questions

Reading Comprehension Instructions

Here are the instructions for reading comprehension, as they appear on the SAT.

Each passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and in any introductory material that may be provided.

Have you read them? Read them again. Do you understand them? Will you remember them tomorrow? Good. Let’s move on.

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