SAT Reading & Writing: Central Ideas and Details (Drill 2)

About This Drill

SAT Reading & Writing: Central Ideas and Details (Drill 2) is a Reading & Writing practice drill covering Central Ideas and Details. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.

Central Ideas and Details questions ask you to identify the main idea of a text and determine what a detail contributes to it. This drill emphasizes the distinction between what a passage states explicitly and what it implies, a common source of wrong-answer traps.

Questions in This Drill

1. Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
2. According to the text, what does Levin experience while mowing?
3. What does the text indicate about code-switching in bilingual children?
4. Based on the text, what is Pip’s reaction upon seeing Miss Havisham?
5. Based on the text, what did Boldrini’s research reveal about neurogenesis?