SAT Reading and Writing · Information and Ideas
SAT Central Ideas and Details Practice
Identify a passage's main idea and the key details that support it.
About These Questions
There are 138 official questions for this skill in the College Board question bank: 41 easy, 52 medium and 45 hard. All of them are multiple choice. Each one has the official answer and explanation.
Tips for Information and Ideas
- Put the main idea of the passage in your own words before you read the choices.
- For evidence questions, pick the choice that directly supports the exact claim in the question.
- For inferences, choose the answer the text makes true, not one that is only possible.
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What do SAT Central Ideas and Details questions test?
Identify a passage's main idea and the key details that support it. It is part of Information and Ideas in SAT Reading and Writing.
How many SAT Central Ideas and Details practice questions are there?
138 official questions from the College Board question bank: 41 easy, 52 medium and 45 hard. All of them are multiple choice.
Do these questions have explanations?
Yes. Each one has the official answer and explanation, and you can check your answer instantly.
How do I get better at SAT Central Ideas and Details?
Put the main idea of the passage in your own words before you read the choices. For evidence questions, pick the choice that directly supports the exact claim in the question.
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