SAT · English · Inference / Reading — T/F

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   'She was the first to leave' suggests she left before others.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   An author's tone can be 'objective' AND 'sarcastic' at the same time.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   If the passage says 'the bridge was reinforced after the storm', we can infer the storm damaged it.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   A passage's main idea is always stated in the first sentence.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   An inference must be supported by evidence in the passage.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   All SAT reading questions test memorization.

Instructions

Decide each statement about SAT reading skills.