SAT Reading & Writing: Finding Textual Evidence
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The concept, explained
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Textual evidence questions ask which quote best supports a given claim. The answer must come from the text — outside knowledge does not count.
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On the Digital SAT, these often appear as paired questions: Q1 asks what the passage implies; Q2 asks which quote supports your Q1 answer. Get Q1 right first.
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A strong evidence answer must logically and directly support the claim — "related to the topic" is not sufficient.
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Eliminate choices that are on-topic but do not specifically address the particular claim asked about.
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Don't pick evidence just because it contains the same words as the question. The quote must make the claim logically necessary.
- ✗ Choosing a quote that is related to the topic but doesn't specifically prove the stated claim. Evidence must be sufficient, not merely relevant.
- ✗ On paired questions, picking evidence that supports a different interpretation of Q1, which then makes your Q1 answer unjustifiable.
SAT-style practice
A student claims: "The author believes the village's isolation was a key reason its traditions survived." Which would most directly support this claim?
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