Answer:
Explanation:
This feature provides a checklist of the 15 reading strategies and literary elements that are most likely to appear in questions and answer choices on the
SAT Literature Test.
The list provides you with a hint about how to answer a question about
each element or strategy. Two sample questions are provided, showing you
how questions relating to each element or strategy are likely to be worded.
See “Test-Taking Strategies for the Literature Test” for specific types of
questions and how to approach them.
1. CHARACTER/MOTIVATION
Understand why a character does or says something and what a character
may be thinking or feeling based on clues in the passage. Be able to locate
specific words or phrases in a passage that support your interpretation.
Examples
Which best characterizes the speaker?
Which is NOT a reasonable conclusion to draw about the captain?
2. SETTING
Know how to identify a time or place based on clues in a passage or poem,
how setting relates to mood or tone, and how setting affects characters. Look
for hints in the selection.
Examples
The setting of this passage is best described as
How does the setting affect the mood of the poem?
