Types of reading questions

         Emphasis on words in context

         Emphasis on command of evidence

         Inclusion of informational graphics

         Specified range of text complexity

Tips and strategies for reading

Practice reading excerpts

      Andrew Jackson’s First Inaugural Address

      Silas Marner #1

      Great Expectations

      Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

      Silas Marner #2

      James Madison’s First Inaugural Address

      Global Warming

      Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth – Part I

      Oliver Twist

      Deforestation via Beetles

Reading passages from the College Board's SAT Student Guide