SAT Reading & Writing: Central Ideas and Details (Drill 3)

About This Drill

SAT Reading & Writing: Central Ideas and Details (Drill 3) 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 uses longer, more complex passages where the central idea is developed gradually, requiring you to synthesize information across multiple paragraphs.

Questions in This Drill

1. Which choice best states the main idea of the text?
2. What does the text most strongly suggest about the night-blooming cereus cacti exposed to artificial light?
3. Based on the text, how does Mr. Bennet respond to his wife’s news?
4. The text makes which point about the ash layer discovered by Tanabe’s team?
5. Which choice best states the main idea of the text?