Words in Context. Cover the choices. Predict the word yourself from the sentence’s logic, then look. The answer is decided by context, never by which word sounds most impressive.
Text Structure & Purpose. Ask what the passage does, not what it says. Describes? Challenges? Illustrates?
Cross-Text Connections. Two short passages. Pin down each author’s position in your own words before reading a single choice.
Domain 2 — Information & Ideas (~26%)
Central Ideas & Details. The main idea must cover the whole passage. Choices that are true but partial are the standard trap.
Command of Evidence (textual). The evidence must support the specific claim asked about, not the general topic.
Command of Evidence (quantitative). A graph or table. Read the axis labels and units first — most misses here are misreadings, not reasoning failures.
Inferences. Complete the logical gap using only what’s on the page. If you needed outside knowledge, it’s wrong.
Domain 3 — Standard English Conventions (~26%)
Boundaries. Sentence joins and punctuation. The highest-frequency rule set on the test.
