How to Score 700+ on SAT Reading: Main Idea Question TIPS & TRICKS - Don't Read the Passages!

I STRUGGLED on the SAT Reading Section. But now, with these tips and strategies that I am sharing with you, I score a 760-800 in English on every SAT I take! And I help my students do the same!

This video covers how to find the answers to SAT Reading section main idea questions WITHOUT having to read the passage. Where can you find the primary purpose? Where can you find the central claim? What about a focus shifts question? You will be a BOSS at these and will earn MORE POINTS after watching this video and learning these proven test-taking strategies. Just make sure to keep practicing SAT tests and implementing these SAT strategies on your own.

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[asalem]

Just off the topic,
I like a lot your background.
All the best👍

[bhavsalhi]

Watching this 10 minutes before the test!!!!

[azamthegreat]

I'm a little confused with how you are supposed to answer a supporting question such as "which of the following lines help prove the answer to the previous question, " if you are not reading the passage. Do you have any tips on that?

[ishitakapur]

Ma'am your channel is very helpful .I really don't have any problem with maths and sat writing but I can't do sat reading section I always get 30 questions wrong and feel demotivated, I try to take as much as practice set but results aren't that good .i preferred sat official guide but now I didn't find it any more relevant.i have now started reading Erica book her concept of teaching is fabulous.i had just one question to ask u I have already taken all official set questions of writing and reading but reading I have left as it is a section which doesn't love me.will it be okay if I practice reading from only Erica's book??as if have go through fancy book and official guide then I would again feel demotivated.Now sat is now on coming october.would u plz refer me any tip for reading by using Erica's book 🙏🙏

[edenlemma]

How can we do well in interpreting the tables and graphs

[radhaaa]

Can you pls share about calculator section..?? It's tho like tough

[bellissimosole]

hello ma'am do u have any tips for history passages? I always solve history by just guessing :(

[OhCe-E]

When asked the main purpose of a passage is the same as the primary purpose?

[radhaaa]

And can we really score 1500+ within just 1 mon??

[bubblesnuggles]

These are horrible tips and tricks. When is the last time u took the SAT? The readings now are not written w topic sentences first sentence.