SAT Reading & Writing: Grammar

A footnote

A sidebar

An appendix

A glossary

By distracting the reader with irrelevant information.

By providing concrete data to support the claims made in the passage.

By introducing a completely different perspective on the topic.

By summarizing the main points of the passage in a simplified format.

Bold text

Underlining

Superscript numbers

Different font color

The supplement contradicts the main text.

The supplement introduces entirely new topics.

The supplement expands on or clarifies the main text.

The supplement summarizes the main text.

To ensure the supplements overshadow the main text.

To prevent supplements from disrupting the flow and focus of the main text.

To make the supplements the primary focus of the passage.

To eliminate the need for reading the main text altogether.

By ignoring the supplement and focusing only on the main text.

By assessing how well the cost analysis supports the argument for renewable energy.

By assuming the cost analysis is irrelevant to the main argument.

By focusing solely on the supplement and disregarding the main text.

To distract the reader from the main text.

To provide additional information and clarification.

To introduce completely new and unrelated ideas.

To replace the main text with more detailed explanations.

By presenting personal opinions of the author.

By backing up claims with evidence such as data and citations.

By introducing irrelevant anecdotes.

By contradicting the main argument to create confusion.

A lengthy section at the end of a document containing detailed data.

A brief note at the bottom of a page, marked with superscript numbers.

A visual representation of data, such as a graph or chart.

Important facts in blocks alongside the main text.

Footnotes are visual aids, while endnotes are textual.

Footnotes appear at the bottom of the page, while endnotes appear at the end of a chapter or document.

Footnotes provide detailed explanations, while endnotes offer only brief summaries.

There is no difference; the terms are interchangeable.