Transitions — Digital SAT SAT Reading and Writing revision notes
A 3-page visual revision sheet for Transitions, written for Digital SAT SAT Reading and Writing. Formulas, diagrams and the traps that cost marks, laid out to be read the night before rather than the term before. Free, and it opens inside CapCompass.
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Transitions in one look
name the relationship first, pick the word second
What this question actually tests
- a short passage with one blank, and four transition words or phrases to fill it
- the stem never changes: which choice completes the passage with the most logical transition
- the test is the relationship between what comes before the blank and what comes after it, nothing else
- grammar will not decide it. All four options fit the slot grammatically, which is exactly why the wrong ones read smoothly
cover the options: what does the part after the blank do to the part before it
- it pushes back or turns — Contrast: however, by contrast, nevertheless, instead
- it follows from it — Cause or result: therefore, as a result, consequently
- it adds more of the same — Continues: in addition, moreover, similarly
- it makes it concrete — Example: for example, for instance, specifically
The four-step routine
- cover the four options with a finger or your eyes and do not read them yet
- read the clause before the blank and say its point in a few words
- read the clause after the blank and say its point the same way
- name the relationship, then uncover the options and find the word that carries it
Page 1 of 3. The full sheet, all 3 pages, opens free in the app.
What this Transitions sheet covers
- What this question actually tests
- The four-step routine
- Transition words sorted by the job they do
- The pairs that get confused
- Pacing this domain
- One blank, fully worked
- Traps that cost points
- Tricks that save time
How CapCompass uses this sheet
These notes are not a standalone PDF. CapCompass plans SAT Reading and Writing chapter by chapter against your real exam dates and free hours, and when the plan reaches Transitions the sheet opens inside the study block itself — at the page covering the sub-topic that block is on, with the timer still running. Revision arrives at the moment the plan says revise, instead of having to be gone looking for.