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Lekcja 4: About the SAT Reading Test
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The SAT Reading Test: Synthesis

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Details about Synthesis in the Reading Test.

What is synthesis?

One of the question types you'll see on the SAT Reading Test is called synthesis: these questions ask you to draw conclusions and make connections between 2 related passages or between passages and informational graphics.
A note on the images in this article: all Reading Test items will be associated with a passage, but the passages are not included here. Each question pictured is just one example of how items in that category can look.
Sub-topics within synthesis:

Analyzing multiple texts.

Questions will ask you to synthesize information from paired texts.
Image of two Reading test questions asking you to analyze multiple texts. The questions say:
  1. Which choice best describes the relationship between the two passages? A) Passage 2 relates first-hand experiences that contrast with the clinical approach in Passage 1. B) Passage 2 critiques the conclusions drawn from the research discussed in Passage 1. C) Passage 2 takes a high-level view of a result that Passage 1 examines in depth. D) Passage 2 predicts the negative reactions that the findings discussed in Passage 1 might produce.
  2. On which of the following points would the authors of both passages most likely agree? A) Computer-savvy children tend to demonstrate better hand-eye coordination than do their parents. B) Those who criticize consumers of electronic media tend to overreact in their criticism. C) Improved visual-spatial skills do not generalize to improved skills in other areas. D) Internet users are unlikely to prefer to reading onscreen text to reading actual books.

Analyzing quantitative information.

Questions will ask you to analyze information from graphs, charts, tables, and other graphics in relation to the text.
Image of data from a table and an accompanying question asking you to analyze information from that table.
The table is titled "Base composition of DNA". On the far left-hand side of the table there is a list of organisms, and on the right there is the percentage of base in organisms DNA (percentages of adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine).
Maize has 26.8% adenine, 22.8% guanine, 23.2% cytosine, and 27.2% thymine.
Octopus has 33.2% adenine, 17.6% guanine, 17.6% cytosine, and 312.6% thymine.
Chicken has 28% adenine, 22% guanine, 21.6% cytosine, and 28.4% thymine.
Rat has 28.6% adenine, 21.4% guanine, 20.5% cytosine, and 28.4% thymine.
Human has 29.3% adenine, 20.7% guanine, 20% cytosine, and 30% thymine.
Grasshopper has 29.3% adenine, 20.5% guanine, 20.7% cytosine, and 29.3% thymine.
Sea urchin has 32.8% adenine, 17.7% guanine, 17.3% cytosine, and 32.1% thymine.
Wheat has 27.3% adenine, 22.7% guanine, 22.8% cytosine, and 27.1% thymine.
Yeast has 31.3% adenine, 18.7% guanine, 17.1% cytosine, and 32.9% thymine.
E. coli has 24.7% adenine, 26% guanine, 25.7% cytosine, and 23.6% thymine.
The accompanying question says:
Based on the table and passage, which choice gives the correct percentages of the purines in yeast DNA? A) 17.1% and 18.7% B) 17.1% and 32.9% C) 18.7% and 31.3% D) 31.3% and 32.9%
Image of a question which asks:
Do the data in the table support the authors' proposed pairing of bases in DNA? A) Yes, because for each given organism, the percentage of adenine is closest to the percentage of thymine, and the percentage of guanine is closest to the percentage of cytosine. B) Yes, because for each given organism, the percentage of adenine is closest to the percentage of guanine, and the percentage of cytosine is closest to the percentage of thymine. C) No, because for each given organism, the percentage of adenine is closest to the percentage of thymine, and the percentage of guanine is closest to the percentage of cytosine. D) No, because for each given organism, the percentage of adenine is closest to the percentage of guanine, and the percentage of cytosine is closest to the percentage of thymine.
You will not need to know the names of these question types for the test, but this list gives you an idea of some of the types of items you will encounter.
Are you ready to practice your synthesis skills? Start here!

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This article was adapted from the following sources:
“Test Specifications for the Redesigned SAT” from The College Board.
“SAT Practice Tests” from The College Board.

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