INFORMATION AND IDEAS

1. Information and Ideas Domain

The Information and Ideas Domain starts on page 101 of the Digital SAT Study Guide and runs through page 129.

What It's About

The Information and Ideas Domain typically includes 12 to 14 questions and accounts for approximately 26 percent of your verbal score.

Question Types

The Information and Ideas Domain includes three types of questions:

• Central Ideas: What is the passage mostly about?
• Command of Evidence: Tests your ability to identify evidence either from text or from quantitative data.
• Inference: Tests your ability to draw conclusions from passages.

What To Do

Download the PDF documents below and print them out. Follow along with the live class or use the video recording for the "Information and Ideas Lessons" document.

Once you've completed that portion, turn to the "Information and Ideas Drills" document. Do those practice problems slowly and carefully. The answers appear at the end of the document.

If you get stuck on a problem, click on the corresponding link below to watch a video explanation of how it's solved.

Video Explanations for the "Information and Ideas Drills" Questions