Why, Not What: The SAT Purpose Question Most Students Answer Backwards

On the digital SAT, purpose and function questions trip students up because they answer the wrong question. They say what the text says. But the SAT is asking why the author wrote it. Name the job as a verb (to explain, argue, illustrate, introduce, challenge), watch the signal words, and cut the answers that are true but only a detail. In this lesson: Purpose is WHY, not WHAT: name the author's goal as a verb Signal words (however, for example, in fact, therefore) announce the function of what follows The arc behind so many SAT texts: old view, new evidence, revised understanding The most common wrong answer: true, but only a detail A practice main-purpose question, plus the three traps Try it yourself, free 30-question digital-SAT practice test: https://satclimb.com/sat-quiz Full skill-by-skill prep and score tracking: https://satclimb.com Chapters: 0:00 Why, not what 0:26 Name the job as a verb 1:02 The "however" pivot 1:44 Old view, new evidence, revised 2:30 Practice: the rooftop-gardens text 3:16 Three traps to avoid 3:54 Recap SAT is a registered trademark of College Board, which is not affiliated with and does not endorse SAT Climb. #DigitalSAT #SATprep #SATreading #textstructure #purpose #SATtips