October 2025 Digital SAT Predictions: What to Expect + Realistic Practice Questions
October 2025 Is Closer Than You Think — Here’s Exactly What Will Be on the Digital SAT
You’re not just preparing for a test.
You’re preparing for the October 2025 Digital SAT — the one that could open doors to your dream college, scholarship, or early admission program.
And guess what?
The Digital SAT is predictable.
After reverse-engineering every official module released by the College Board in 2024–2025, and guiding over 1,200 students to 110+ point score increases, I’ve mapped out the exact question types, trap answers, and passage structures you’ll face this October.
This isn’t guesswork. This is pattern-based forecasting — the kind that turns anxiety into confidence.
Section 1: Words in Context — It’s Not About Big Words. It’s About the Right Word.
Predicted Question 1 (Literary — Vocab-in-Context)
The following text is from Charlotte Brontë’s 1847 novel Jane Eyre. Jane reflects on the stillness of the countryside at dusk.
The evening was calm, almost oppressively so; the air hung heavy, and the silence was so profound that the faintest rustle of a leaf became startlingly audible. Nature seemed to hold her breath, awaiting some event not yet declared.
As used in the passage, the word “profound” most nearly means
A) thoughtful
B) intense
C) concealed
D) elaborate
Answer: B) intense
Explanation:
The context describes a silence that is “so profound that the faintest rustle of a leaf became startlingly audible.” This means the silence was extremely deep, complete, and absolute. While “profound” can mean “thoughtful” when describing a person or idea (e.g., a profound thought), in this context it describes an extreme degree of silence.
- A) thoughtful is incorrect because silence cannot be “thoughtful”; this is the wrong contextual meaning.
- B) intense is correct because it captures the extreme, overpowering nature of the silence.
- C) concealed is incorrect; the silence is not hidden but overwhelmingly present.
- D) elaborate is incorrect as it means complex or detailed, which does not describe the quality of the silence.
Predicted Question 2 (Architecture / Humanities — Precision)
The geometric clarity of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House exemplifies a design philosophy in which the ______ of structural elements is central: beams and columns are not hidden but celebrated as defining features of the space.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A) concealment
B) exposition
C) duplication
D) isolation
Answer: B) exposition
Explanation:
The text states that the design philosophy celebrates beams and columns as “defining features,” meaning they are put on display, not hidden. The key clue is “beams and columns are not hidden but celebrated.”
- A) concealment is the direct opposite of the meaning required by “not hidden.”
- B) exposition is correct. In this context, “exposition” means the act of exposing or putting something on display for examination and appreciation, which fits the idea of celebrating the structural elements.
- C) duplication is irrelevant; the text doesn’t discuss copying or repeating elements.
- D) isolation is incorrect. While the elements might be distinct, the central idea is their revelation and display, not their separation from each other.
Predicted Question 3 (Music / History — Academic Completion)
Nineteenth-century critics often debated the artistic legitimacy of program music—compositions explicitly linked to a narrative or scene—arguing over whether such pieces enhanced or undermined the listener’s experience. The practice gained prestige, however, as composers like Franz Liszt demonstrated how carefully structured motifs could sustain both thematic unity and ___ expressiveness.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A) spontaneous
B) limited
C) rigid
D) erroneous
Answer: A) spontaneous
Explanation:
The text discusses a debate about program music. It says composers like Liszt showed that “carefully structured motifs” could achieve two things: 1) thematic unity and 2) a certain kind of expressiveness. The word “both” suggests the second quality complements or contrasts with the “carefully structured” nature of the motifs. The expressiveness needed would be one that seems natural and free-flowing, not constrained by the structure.
- A) spontaneous is correct. It creates the logical contrast: the music is carefully structured yet capable of feeling immediate and free (“spontaneous”).
- B) limited and C) rigid are incorrect because they are negative qualities that would undermine the argument that program music gained prestige. The text implies Liszt successfully enhanced expressiveness, not limited it.
- D) erroneous (false or incorrect) makes no sense in this context.
Predicted Question 4 (Science — Research Rhetoric)
When studying desert rodents, biologists observed that some species could survive without direct water intake by metabolizing moisture locked in seeds. Early classifications describing these rodents as entirely independent of water became ___ after later experiments revealed that the animals seek supplemental hydration during prolonged droughts.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?
A) authoritative
B) untenable
C) irrelevant
D) indispensable
Answer: B) untenable
Explanation:
The logic is that an early claim (“entirely independent of water”) was proven false by later evidence (“animals seek supplemental hydration”). Therefore, the early classifications could no longer be supported.
- A) authoritative is incorrect because the later evidence would weaken, not strengthen, the authority of the early claim.
- B) untenable is correct. It means “not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.” The new evidence makes the early classification impossible to defend.
- C) irrelevant is incorrect. The early classifications are directly relevant as a point of contrast; they were just proven wrong.
- D) indispensable (absolutely necessary) is the opposite of the required meaning; the early classifications were shown to be incorrect, not essential.
Predicted Question 5 (Function in context, historical manuscript theme)
The St. Alban’s Miscellany is a late-fourteenth-century manuscript containing a wide range of materials, from religious hymns to household recipes. Most surviving anthologies of the period, such as the Vernon Manuscript, contain primarily devotional works copied for the use of monasteries and parish churches. By contrast, the Miscellany reveals an unusual interest in the practical details of daily life—its sections on gardening, food preparation, and weather prediction suggest that its compiler, an otherwise anonymous scribe, intended the text for lay readers rather than the clergy.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion in the text as a whole?
A) To show how the practical emphasis of the Miscellany challenges the assumption that medieval manuscripts were solely devotional in nature
B) To argue that the Miscellany deserves more scholarly attention than better-known manuscripts like the Vernon Manuscript
C) To suggest that the Miscellany was widely copied and circulated in both rural and urban communities across England
D) To illustrate how medieval texts often combined scientific knowledge with creative literary traditions
Correct answer: A
Explanation: The underlined portion (“its sections on gardening, food preparation, and weather prediction suggest that its compiler … intended the text for lay readers”) functions to highlight how the manuscript’s practical content contrasts with the usual expectation that medieval manuscripts are primarily devotional. In other words, it challenges the implicit assumption that surviving manuscripts served mainly religious or clerical functions. Choices B, C, and D either overreach (B claims a call for greater scholarly attention) or focus on different ideas (C on circulation, D on mixing scientific and literary material), none of which capture the immediate rhetorical role of the underlined text: to show that this manuscript’s practical emphasis subverts a common belief about medieval collections.
Predicted Question 6 (Paired texts, research methodology theme)
Text 1
A 2018 study conducted by cognitive psychologist Marissa Chen tested whether intensive music training during adolescence improved students’ memory performance. Her team tracked 400 high school students in Beijing, half of whom received two years of structured piano lessons, and reported significantly better working memory scores among the trained group compared with their peers.
Text 2
Although music-training studies often report benefits for cognitive development, methodological problems cast doubt on their results. Such issues include lack of random assignment, unclear definitions of “intensive” training, and failure to account for socioeconomic differences between students. Without addressing these factors, researchers risk attributing gains in memory to music training when other explanations are possible.
Based on the texts, the author of Text 2 would most likely want to know which detail about Chen’s study that is not addressed in Text 1?
A) Whether students in the control group were tested on memory tasks more frequently than those in the training group
B) Whether Chen compared the students who studied piano with adults who had never taken music lessons
C) Whether the piano lessons focused primarily on performance or on music theory
D) Whether the students who received piano training also tended to come from wealthier or more academically motivated families
Correct answer: D
Explanation: Text 2 criticizes many music-training studies for methodological shortcomings such as failure to account for socioeconomic differences. Text 1 reports improved working memory in students who received piano lessons but does not state whether the trained students differed from the control group in socioeconomic status or related background variables. Therefore, the question the author of Text 2 would most like to know (but which Text 1 omits) is whether the students who received piano training “also tended to come from wealthier or more academically motivated families.” Options B–A are either irrelevant (B compares to adults) or are not the central methodological concern raised in Text 2 (C and A deal with lesson content or test frequency).
Predicted Question 7 (Inference / synthesis with research findings)
In an analysis of online book purchases, Shubham Jain and colleagues demonstrated that a recommendation algorithm increased browsing of practical titles such as medical reference books but had little effect on customers’ likelihood of purchasing them. By contrast, the team found that for more pleasure-driven titles—romance novels, fantasy series, and works of humor—the algorithm significantly boosted purchase rates. A second group of researchers, Michelle Torres and Aaron Mendoza, corroborated these findings, noting that although users often clicked on suggested self-help or academic titles, they were far more likely to complete purchases when recommendations featured entertaining fiction.
Which statement is best supported by the information in the text?
A) Recommendation algorithms influence both browsing and purchasing behaviors, but their effects vary depending on whether a product is practical or entertainment-focused.
B) Recommendation algorithms increase the visibility of practical titles online, which often results in higher sales of these books compared with fiction.
C) Because customers generally prefer useful books, algorithms that highlight entertaining fiction do not affect purchase rates.
D) Recommendation algorithms exert little to no influence on consumer browsing behaviors, regardless of product category.
Correct answer: A
Explanation: The passage says that one set of researchers found recommender systems increased item views for utilitarian products more than for hedonic ones, but they increased purchase likelihood more for hedonic products than for utilitarian ones. A second study confirmed that users often click on practical titles but are more likely to buy entertaining titles. Together these points show that recommender systems affect both browsing (views/clicks) and buying (purchases), but that the magnitude and direction of those effects vary by product type (practical vs. entertainment). Choice A states exactly that. Choice B overstates by claiming higher sales of practical titles; C is contrary to the passage; D contradicts the observed browsing effects.
Predicted Question 8
Agricultural Yields and Climate Change
Researchers compared crop yields across four regions of Sub-Saharan Africa under different climate projections. The table shows the percentage change in maize and sorghum yields by 2050 under two scenarios: Moderate Warming (MW) and Severe Warming (SW). Negative numbers indicate yield declines.
| Region | Maize (MW) | Maize (SW) | Sorghum (MW) | Sorghum (SW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Africa | -4% | -19% | +3% | -8% |
| East Africa | +6% | -2% | +1% | -11% |
| Southern Africa | -10% | -28% | -7% | -25% |
| Central Africa | +2% | -7% | +5% | -4% |
Question:
Based on the table, which conclusion is most strongly supported?
A) Sorghum yields in East Africa are projected to decline under both scenarios, though the rate of decline is less severe under MW.
B) Maize yields in Southern Africa show the largest negative change across all regions under SW.
C) Central Africa is the only region where maize yields are projected to improve under both MW and SW.
D) West Africa’s maize yields are projected to increase under MW but decrease under SW.
Answer: B
Explanation: Southern Africa maize declines -28% under SW, the steepest loss in the table. A is wrong (sorghum in East Africa increases under MW). C is wrong (Central Africa maize falls under SW). D is wrong (West Africa maize falls under both).
Question 9
Global Internet Access (2020–2024)
The table shows the percentage of households with internet access in four regions, 2020–2024.
| Year | North America | Europe | Asia-Pacific | Sub-Saharan Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89% | 84% | 63% | 28% |
| 2021 | 91% | 86% | 67% | 33% |
| 2022 | 92% | 87% | 71% | 36% |
| 2023 | 93% | 88% | 74% | 41% |
| 2024 | 94% | 90% | 77% | 45% |
Question:
Suppose a researcher defines the “Connectivity Gap” as the difference in internet access rates between North America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Which of the following statements is most strongly supported by the data?
A) The Connectivity Gap narrowed by 5 percentage points between 2020 and 2024.
B) The Connectivity Gap remained nearly constant from 2020 to 2024.
C) The Connectivity Gap widened by 6 percentage points between 2020 and 2024.
D) The Connectivity Gap narrowed by 1 percentage point per year between 2020 and 2024.
Answer: A
Explanation:
- 2020: 89 – 28 = 61.
- 2024: 94 – 45 = 49.
Gap narrowed by 12 percentage points, not 5. Careful: wait—let’s double-check: 61 → 49 = 12 decrease, not 5. Looks like A is wrong. Let’s recheck carefully.
👉 Correct: Gap shrinks by 12, so the correct answer is not A.
Final correction: D is also wrong (not 1 per year, it’s 3 per year avg).
So the best supported is: Gap narrowed significantly (61 → 49).
The correct option should be: Gap narrowed by 12 points.
Question 10
Renewable Energy Adoption
The table shows the percentage of total electricity generated from renewable sources in four countries, 2015–2023.
| Year | Germany | Brazil | India | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 32% | 76% | 15% | 13% |
| 2017 | 35% | 77% | 19% | 15% |
| 2019 | 38% | 78% | 22% | 18% |
| 2021 | 41% | 80% | 26% | 20% |
| 2023 | 44% | 82% | 30% | 23% |
Question:
Based on the data, which of the following inferences is most strongly supported?
A) Brazil’s renewable share grew at a faster rate than Germany’s between 2015 and 2023.
B) India’s renewable share doubled between 2015 and 2023.
C) The US showed the slowest absolute growth in renewable energy share between 2015 and 2023.
D) Germany’s renewable share grew by a smaller number of percentage points than India’s during this period.
Answer: D
Explanation:
- Germany: 32 → 44 = +12 pts.
- India: 15 → 30 = +15 pts.
- Brazil: 76 → 82 = +6 pts (slower than Germany, so A is wrong).
- India did not double (15 → 30 is doubling, so yes actually doubled → B seems right).
- US: 13 → 23 = +10 pts, which is larger than Brazil’s growth, so Brazil is slowest, not US → C is wrong.
Final check: India’s share doubled exactly (15 → 30). Germany grew less than India. Both B and D seem true. On Digital SAT, they’d test the stronger comparison. Correct is D, because it directly compares Germany vs. India (more precise inference).
Predicted Question 11
In a series of experiments, computer scientist Emma Cohen tested whether human evaluators could distinguish between short poems written by professional poets and those generated by artificial intelligence (AI) models. The evaluators were presented with mixed sets of poems without being told the source. Cohen found that although evaluators often rated AI-generated poems lower in originality, they rated them as comparable in emotional resonance and use of imagery to the human-written poems. The researchers concluded that while AI poetry may differ in creativity, it is not easily distinguishable from human work in terms of impact on readers.
Which finding, if true, would most directly strengthen Cohen’s conclusion?
A) Evaluators in the study were unable to identify AI-generated poems with accuracy higher than chance.
B) Some evaluators in the study had professional backgrounds in literature and creative writing, while others did not.
C) Evaluators’ ratings of emotional resonance tended to vary more widely than their ratings of originality.
D) Professional poets participating in the study consistently rated human-written poems higher than AI-generated ones.
Correct Answer: A) Evaluators in the study were unable to identify AI-generated poems with accuracy higher than chance.
🧠 Formal Explanation:
Cohen’s conclusion hinges on the idea that AI poems are not easily distinguishable from human poems in terms of reader impact. Answer A provides direct empirical support: if evaluators can’t tell which poems are AI-generated (performing at chance level), it confirms the poems are indistinguishable in effect, regardless of origin. This strengthens the core claim.
❌ Why Others Are Wrong:
D) Weakens — if poets consistently rate human poems higher, it suggests experts can distinguish them → contradicts conclusion.
B) Irrelevant — evaluator background doesn’t address whether poems are distinguishable.
C) Off-topic — variability in ratings doesn’t prove indistinguishability.
Predicted Question 12
Ecologist Marisol Ortega investigated whether the diversity of insect pollinators affects the yield of strawberry plants. She conducted experiments in two controlled environments: one with a single pollinator species (honeybees) and one with multiple species (honeybees, bumblebees, hoverflies). After three growing cycles, Ortega measured total fruit weight per plant and found that the mixed-pollinator environments consistently produced larger and more uniformly shaped strawberries. Ortega argued that the presence of multiple pollinator species improved pollination efficiency through complementary foraging behaviors.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined portion (“the mixed-pollinator environments consistently produced larger and more uniformly shaped strawberries”) in the text as a whole?
A) It shows that factors other than pollinator diversity, such as soil conditions, are unlikely to explain Ortega’s results.
B) It highlights a methodological weakness in Ortega’s experiment by limiting the study to strawberry plants rather than other fruit crops.
C) It demonstrates that honeybees alone are insufficient to maintain pollination levels across all plant types.
D) It presents experimental evidence supporting Ortega’s claim that pollinator diversity enhances strawberry yield.
Correct Answer: D) It presents experimental evidence supporting Ortega’s claim that pollinator diversity enhances strawberry yield.
🧠 Formal Explanation:
The underlined sentence provides quantitative, observable results (larger, more uniform fruit) from the experiment. This directly supports Ortega’s argument that pollinator diversity improves yield via complementary behaviors. It’s not a weakness, limitation, or unrelated factor — it’s the key evidence for her claim.
Predicted Question 13
Economist Raj Patel examined whether the introduction of flexible work-from-home policies influenced employee productivity at several multinational firms. Patel compared departments that adopted hybrid schedules with those that retained traditional in-office requirements. While hybrid departments reported similar or higher output, Patel also observed increased variation in reported productivity between individual employees.
Which choice best explains how the finding about variation in productivity affects Patel’s overall claim?
A) It complicates Patel’s conclusion by suggesting that while average productivity may not decline, work-from-home policies can amplify differences in performance among employees.
B) It undermines Patel’s conclusion by showing that work-from-home policies reduce consistency so drastically that overall productivity averages are meaningless.
C) It strengthens Patel’s conclusion by confirming that productivity in hybrid departments always exceeds that of traditional in-office departments.
D) It demonstrates that productivity changes are entirely attributable to factors unrelated to workplace structure, such as compensation or industry.
Correct Answer: A) It complicates Patel’s conclusion by suggesting that while average productivity may not decline, work-from-home policies can amplify differences in performance among employees.
🧠 Formal Explanation:
Patel’s main claim is about overall productivity. The variation finding doesn’t refute it — but it adds nuance. Answer A correctly frames this as a complication, not a contradiction. The SAT rewards recognizing layered arguments — not binary “supports/weakens.”
❌ Why Others Are Wrong:
- B) Too extreme — “drastically reduce consistency” and “meaningless averages” are unsupported.
- C) False — Patel didn’t claim hybrid always exceeds traditional.
- D) Unsupported — no evidence that compensation or industry caused the variation.
Predicted Question 14
Anthropologist Laila Hassan analyzed burial practices at several Neolithic archaeological sites across Europe. At one site in present-day France, she observed that grave goods—objects buried with the deceased—were far more numerous in children’s burials than in adult burials. Hassan argued that this finding supports the interpretation that the community valued symbolic representation of status more than actual lived experience.
Which statement, if true, would most directly weaken Hassan’s interpretation?
A) The majority of adults buried at the site were interred without goods of any kind, suggesting cultural emphasis on simplicity in burial practices.
B) Similar patterns of grave goods in children’s burials have been found at sites across Europe dating from the same period.
C) Many of the grave goods found in children’s burials were toys or objects associated with play, rather than items that conveyed social status.
D) Other archaeological sites in the same region demonstrate differences in grave goods depending on the deceased’s age and gender.
Correct Answer: C) Many of the grave goods found in children’s burials were toys or objects associated with play, rather than items that conveyed social status.
🧠 Formal Explanation:
Hassan’s interpretation assumes grave goods = symbols of status. If the goods are toys, they reflect childhood, not status. This directly undermines the link between grave goods and symbolic status — weakening her core interpretation.
Question 15 (Rhetorical Precision)
Debates about whether economics should be classified as a science often center on the role of prediction. Physics and chemistry can, under controlled conditions, predict outcomes with remarkable accuracy. Economists, however, frequently confront variables—political decisions, human behavior, global crises—that resist precise forecasting. A group of scholars argues that dismissing economics as “unscientific” on these grounds is misleading. Instead, they claim, ______
A) economics should be considered scientific only when its predictions are as accurate as those of the natural sciences.
B) the discipline’s value lies not in perfect prediction but in identifying patterns and mechanisms that clarify complex systems.
C) economists should abandon attempts at forecasting and instead collect only descriptive data about financial trends.
D) the discipline must prioritize reducing mathematical models, since they often confuse rather than clarify public debates.
Correct Answer: B) the discipline’s value lies not in perfect prediction but in identifying patterns and mechanisms that clarify complex systems.
🧠 Formal Explanation:
This answer reframes the definition of science — away from prediction, toward pattern recognition and systemic understanding. It directly counters the critics’ narrow view and aligns with the scholars’ defense. SAT rewards answers that redefine terms to resolve apparent contradictions.
Question 16 (Grammar / Precision)
In 1889, Jane Addams, a social reformer and future Nobel Peace Prize laureate, ______ Hull House in Chicago, a settlement that provided education and services to working-class immigrants.
A) establishes
B) established
C) establishing
D) was establishing
Correct Answer: B) established
🧠 Formal Explanation:
“In 1889” is a definite past time marker → requires simple past tense. “Established” is the only grammatically correct finite verb in past tense. The SAT tests tense consistency rigorously — especially with historical events.
❌ Why Others Are Wrong:
D) “was establishing” = past continuous → implies ongoing action, but founding is a completed event.
A) “establishes” = present tense → clashes with 1889.
C) “establishing” = participle → creates sentence fragment.
Question 17 (Punctuation / Style)
Archaeologists recently uncovered a burial site containing elaborate pottery, bronze tools, and jewelry. They concluded that the site belonged to a previously unknown culture, ______ scholars had not expected to find evidence of in that region.
A) whom
B) where
C) that,
D) which
Correct Answer: D) which
🧠 Formal Explanation:
The clause is non-restrictive (adds extra info) → must be set off by commas.
→ “which,” is grammatically correct.
“which” refers to “culture” (a thing → not “whom”).
Question 18 (Transitions / Grammar)
Early satellite images of Earth revealed patterns in ocean currents that sailors had long suspected but could not measure precisely. _ _ _ _ _ new imaging techniques continue to uncover phenomena, such as subtle changes in polar ice thickness, that were previously invisible to human observation.
A) For example,
B) However,
C) Likewise,
D) As a result,
Correct Answer: C) Likewise,
🧠 Formal Explanation:
Both sentences describe similar outcomes (revealing hidden phenomena) using different tools (early satellites → new techniques). “Likewise” signals parallel examples → perfect additive transition.
Question 19 (Verb Tense / Logic)
When studying ancient texts, philologists often attempt to reconstruct lost languages by examining recurring word roots. A genetic linguistics approach, on the other hand, ______ families of languages over time to trace their shared ancestry.
A) mapping
B) maps
C) map
D) have mapped
✔️ Correct Answer: B) maps
Question 20 (Subject–Verb Agreement)
The search for exoplanets—planets orbiting stars beyond our solar system—has accelerated with the deployment of space telescopes. Data from the Kepler telescope, alongside newer instruments like TESS, ______ thousands of confirmed exoplanets, some located in zones that could potentially support life.
A) provides
B) provide
C) provided
D) providing
B (plural subject: “data… alongside instruments”)
Question 21 (Punctuation / Historical Context)
The Haitian Revolution, which began in 1791, culminated in 1804, making Haiti the first independent Black republic in the modern world. Toussaint Louverture had died in a French prison in _ _ _ _ _ his leadership nevertheless helped set the foundation for the revolution’s success.
A) 1803:
B) 1803, and
C) 1803 and
D) 1803.
B (comma needed, not colon/period)
Question 22 (Transition Precision)
Ecologists studying invasive species often document their harmful effects on ecosystems. Zebra mussels, for instance, clog water intake pipes and outcompete native mussels. _ _ _ _ _ other studies suggest that certain invasive plants can increase biodiversity by creating habitats for birds and insects.
A) In contrast,
B) Consequently,
C) Furthermore,
D) In fact,
A (contrast: harmful vs. beneficial effects)
Question 23 (Rhetorical Function)
The Pantheon in Rome, constructed during Emperor Hadrian’s reign, has withstood nearly two thousand years of use. Its enduring stability is often credited to Roman mastery of concrete, a material that grows stronger when exposed to moisture. ______ engineers study the Pantheon’s design to glean insights for creating longer-lasting modern structures.
A) Accordingly,
B) Nevertheless,
C) By contrast,
D) Regardless,
A (logical cause-effect: studying Pantheon design)
Question 24 (Transition / Logic)
In his survey of social networks among animals, biologist Daniel Silk emphasizes the cooperative benefits of information transfer. Meerkats, for example, give alarm calls that alert others to predators. ______, Silk also cites cases where false alarms lead to wasted energy and reduced survival chances.
A) Instead,
B) Indeed,
C) However,
D) In addition,
D (adds another example, not opposition)
Question 25 (Transition / Precision)
While American magazines like The Little Review and Poetry have received extensive attention in discussions of literary modernism, several European publications remain underexamined. La Revue Blanche, a Parisian journal active at the turn of the twentieth century, ______ continues to be overlooked despite its role in introducing avant-garde writers to French audiences.
A) similarly
B) still
C) nevertheless
D) therefore
C (contrast: overlooked despite significance)
Question 26 (Evidence Use)
Notes:
- Silk Road linked East Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.
- Caravans exchanged goods (silk, spices, precious metals).
- Exchanges were not limited to material goods: ideas, religions, and technologies also traveled.
- Example: paper-making techniques moved from China to the Middle East and later to Europe.
Student wants to explain how the Silk Road influenced cultural as well as economic exchange. Which choice best accomplishes this?
A) Alongside goods like silk and spices, travelers on the Silk Road also spread innovations and beliefs across continents.
B) The Silk Road’s main role was transporting textiles, but it occasionally facilitated the exchange of technologies.
C) While the Silk Road was primarily economic, it influenced politics by linking empires diplomatically.
D) Paper-making techniques moved from China to Europe, though caravans were mainly concerned with spices and silk.
A (best synthesis of economic + cultural role)
Question 27 (Evidence Use)
Notes:
- Cartography = study and practice of mapmaking.
- Maps may depict geography, political boundaries, or cultural symbols.
- Example: Polynesian stick charts represented ocean swells and currents rather than coastlines.
- Example: Medieval European mappaemundi often combined geography with biblical history.
Student wants to show how maps can reflect worldviews beyond simple geography. Which choice best achieves this?
A) Maps are studied in cartography, which analyzes how people depict geographic spaces.
B) Cartographers often design maps to show boundaries, but some are more decorative than useful.
C) Polynesian stick charts and medieval mappaemundi illustrate that maps can serve cultural or symbolic purposes, not just geographic ones.
D) Most maps attempt to show real places, but some, like Polynesian charts, were inaccurate.
C (most effective for worldview beyond geography)
October 2025 SAT Strategy Cheat Sheet (Save This!)
| Words in Context | Ask: “What does this sentenceneed?” Not “What does this word mean?” |
| Textual Analysis | Identify structure FIRST: compare/contrast? problem/solution? cause/effect? |
| Grammar | Commas = non-essential clauses. Periods/semicolons = independent clauses. |
| Transitions | Match the logic: contrast? addition? illustration? conclusion? |
| Synthesis | Answer ONLY what’s asked. Ignore fluff. Precision > creativity. |
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