SAT Reading / Comprehension

Paraphrase Recognition

Recognize SAT answer choices that express the text’s meaning in different words. Check who did what, how the ideas connect, and how certain and broad the claim is.

Part of the full libraryOpens January 2, 2027 · $97 for a year
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Thomas MeliSAT instructor

Mina lending a camera to Dev is restated as Dev borrowing it from Mina, with the same loan direction. Changing borrowed to bought makes the rewording describe a purchase. The demonstration identifies Jules as the person who prepared a meal, then rejects will as a replacement for may because it removes uncertainty. The closing finding is “The team tested six helmets; none cracked.” Its rewording is “Every helmet is crackproof.”

You’ll leave with these skills

  1. Match the idea, not the words
  2. Keep who did what, and how ideas connect
  3. Preserve the claim's meaning and certainty
  4. Match the idea the question asks for

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