SAT Craft and Structure Questions — Complete Guide

Learn to ace SAT Craft and Structure questions covering vocabulary in context, text structure, purpose, and cross-text analysis.

Overview

Craft and Structure questions assess your understanding of word choice, text structure, author purpose, and how texts relate to each other.

How It Works

These questions focus on: (1) Words in context — choosing the best meaning based on usage, (2) Text structure and purpose — why the author organized ideas a certain way, (3) Cross-text connections — how two passages relate.

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Words you'll learn

  • structure — The arrangement of and relations between the parts of something
  • context — The circumstances that form the setting for an event or idea
  • assess — To evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, or ability of
  • focus — The center of interest or activity
  • rely — To depend on with full trust or confidence
  • specific — Clearly defined or identified; precise
  • topic — A matter dealt with in a text or discussion