SAT Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure
SAT Text Structure and Purpose Practice
Describe how a passage is organized and the purpose of a sentence or of the whole text.
149practice questions
51easy
56medium
42hard
About These Questions
There are 149 official questions for this skill in the College Board question bank: 51 easy, 56 medium and 42 hard. All of them are multiple choice. Each one has the official answer and explanation.
Tips for Craft and Structure
- For words in context, predict your own word for the blank, then match it to a choice.
- Ask what each sentence is doing (introducing, contrasting, giving an example) to answer structure questions.
- For cross-text questions, note how the second author would respond to the first author's main claim.
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