Compare two authors' views, and choose the data that proves a claim.
Goal: compare two authors' views, and choose the data that proves a claim.
Help: do all of this alone or with your family. You do not need a tutor or teacher. The Forms score your answers, and the answer key explains every choice.
How it works: work down the page in order. When you reach a Stop here line, you are done for that day.
Get these ready:
Why it is built this way: a major review of study methods rated practice testing and spacing your study over time as the two most useful methods.
| When | What to do | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sitting 1 | Try First Check, Part 1, then Game 1 | 30 minutes |
| Sitting 2, two or three days later | Replay Game 1, then Parts 2 to 4, then Game 2 | 30 minutes |
| Sitting 3, about a week after Sitting 1 | Replay Game 2, then Game 3, Part 5, and the Exit Check | 30 minutes |
| Return day, one to two weeks later | Replay one game, then retake the Exit Check | 15 minutes |
A family member does not need to know the answers. They can run the timer, read the game items out loud, and ask, "Which words in the text prove that?"
Answer all 5 questions before you read anything below. Mark how sure you are on each one. It is fine to miss some, because trying first helps you remember the answers later. When you submit, choose View score and read why each answer is right or wrong. Write your score on the My Scores tab of your tracker.
Trouble with the box? Open it in its own tab.
Got 5 out of 5? Skip Part 1 and go to Game 1.
Two-text questions give you two short passages by different authors. The question asks how the authors relate: who agrees, who adds, and who pushes back.
| Trap | What it means |
|---|---|
| Wrong relationship | It names a relationship the texts do not have, such as agreement when there is pushback. |
| Too strong | It overstates. "Also" and "may" do not mean "never" or "not at all." |
| Opposite | It says the reverse of what an author says. |
| Not in the text | Neither text says this. |
Text 1: Teacher Rosa Lund says that spelling tests help students remember words.
Text 2: Researcher Ian Cole found that students remembered new words better when they used them in sentences than when they only took spelling tests.
| Step | What you think |
|---|---|
| Line for Text 1. | Lund: spelling tests help students remember. |
| Line for Text 2. | Cole: using words in sentences worked better than tests. |
Your turn: name the relationship in one sentence. Does Cole say tests never help? Then check the Worked Example section of the answer key.
Read both texts, then say which text states each point. Set the timer for 3 minutes, or play without it. Choose an answer for each item, then press Check.
Replay Game 1 and try to beat your score.
Table and graph questions give a claim and ask which choice uses the numbers to prove it. The numbers must match the claim exactly.
| Trap | What it means |
|---|---|
| Misread data | It uses the wrong number, the wrong group, or swaps the order. |
| True but off task | The numbers are correct, but they do not show what the claim says. |
| Claim word | Look for |
|---|---|
| rose, grew, increased | A later number that is larger than an earlier one. |
| fell, dropped, dipped | A later number that is smaller than an earlier one. |
| peaked, was highest | The largest number in the set. |
| more than doubled | A number more than twice another. |
Table: Hours of sleep. Monday: 6. Tuesday: 7. Wednesday: 8. Claim: sleep rose each night.
| Step | What you think |
|---|---|
| Claim in a few words. | Sleep rose each night. |
| Numbers to find. | Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, in order. |
Your turn: write the sentence that quotes the numbers in order. Then check the answer key.
These are original practice questions. The Form asks how sure you are on each one, scores your answers, and explains every choice.
Trouble with the box? Open it in its own tab.
Prefer paper? Open the printable module doc and answer there.
Read the explanation for every choice, including the questions you got right. Write your score on the My Scores tab of your tracker. For each question you missed or rated 1 or 2, add a row on the My Mistakes tab. Each explanation names the sticking point to choose. Leave the Trap column blank for now.
Read both texts, then name how Text 2 relates to Text 1. Set the timer for 3 minutes, or play without it. Choose an answer for each item, then press Check.
Replay Game 2 and try to beat your score.
Read the data, then decide whether the statement matches it. Set the timer for 3 minutes, or play without it. Choose an answer for each item, then press Check.
With a family member or friend: Take turns. One person reads a data line and a statement out loud, and the other says whether it matches and shows the numbers.
| Sticking point | Domain | Skill | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two related texts | Craft and Structure | Cross-Text Connections | Easy |
| Evidence from a table or graph | Information and Ideas | Command of Evidence | Easy |
No account, or the Question Bank will not open? Use the Practice links: cross-text connections; command of quantitative evidence, or the Khan Academy SAT Reading and Writing course.
Answer all 5 questions without your notes. When you submit, choose View score and read why each answer is right or wrong. Write your score on the My Scores tab of your tracker. Add any question you missed to the My Mistakes tab.
Trouble with the box? Open it in its own tab.
4 or 5 right: you are ready for your return day. 3 or fewer right: replay Game 3 and reread Parts 1 and 2 before your return day.
Set your return date. Pick a date one to two weeks from today. Write it on the Next Step tab of your tracker and on your calendar.
4 or 5 right: go to Module 5. 3 or fewer right: open the help for the questions you missed, then retake the Exit Check in a few days.
When you can, use the Student Question Bank: Craft and Structure, Cross-Text Connections, and Information and Ideas, Command of Evidence, Medium. Answer 10 questions in 12 minutes. Add each miss to My Mistakes.