SAT Reading and Writing · Information and Ideas
SAT Central Ideas and Details Practice
Identify a passage's main idea and the key details that support it.
138practice questions
41easy
52medium
45hard
About These Questions
There are 138 official questions for this skill in the College Board question bank: 41 easy, 52 medium and 45 hard. All of them are multiple choice. Each one has the official answer and explanation.
Tips for Information and Ideas
- Put the main idea of the passage in your own words before you read the choices.
- For evidence questions, pick the choice that directly supports the exact claim in the question.
- For inferences, choose the answer the text makes true, not one that is only possible.
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