It’s Elementary, Dear Watson
Agatha Christie, Nancy Drew, Sherlock… all the greats might look like they pull off incredible sleuthing with nothing more than a trusty sidekick and intuition. But at the end of every Scooby Doo episode, the gang always has toprovethey got the right villain!
Command of evidence questions ask test takers to prove their responses based on the passage or graph provided. To get these questions right, you need to findevidence从文中,证明你的选择是有限公司rrect one. In true Sherlock fashion, finding evidence involves using clues and looking closely at details.
Clue #1: Line Numbers
On theReading section，SAT实际上为您提供了一些不同的线路编号选择，您可以在那里找到答案！
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“Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?”
a. Lines 20-27 (“He thought…yesterday”)
b. Lines 34-40 (“While they…store”)
C。第62-75行（“......离开”）
这里有两件事要注意到。首先，那个词evidence出现！这个问题字面意思为您提供一个抬头，这是一个有证据问题的命令。第二，看看这个词以前的. This means that this question isconnectedto the last question you just answered! If you play your clues right, you can solve two mysteries at one time.
这是一个可能来的问题的例子beforea command of evidence question:
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It can most reasonably be inferred that Mrs. Johnson is…
a. Proud of her son’s report card
b. Frustrated by her friend’s comment
C。Uninterested in the daily news
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TIP：避免随机猜测。
As you think about your answer choice, pay attention to the specific part of the passage that helped you decide.
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TIP: Go ahead and underline or mark in the margin, so it’s easier to find. Then, when you move into the line number question, you can check your answer.
Hopefully, one of the line number answers matches the section you marked in the passage. If none of the given line numbers match your answer, then you might have to rethink your first answer.
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TIP：这些行号可以是一套额外的线索！
It’s possible to work backwards, checking each of the line number options to try to find the correct choice for the preceding question. But fair warning…this method can take up extra time, since you’ll be flipping to line numbers throughout the passage.
线索＃2：图表'n'图
While these aren’t paired questions like on the Reading test, the command of evidence questions on the Writing and Language test are just as easy to spot. These questions are based on charts or graphs, which tend to stand out on a page full of writing.
基于图表的问题测试了您将数据从图表转换为单词的能力。这意味着寻找图表或图表中的整体趋势，以及正在衡量的内容的细节。
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TIP：在答案选项中查找关键字。
Pay close attention to words likeindicate, predict, increase,和decrease. These are all concepts that might be shown with an arrow or a column in a graph, but you need to make the connection to a word that indicates the same idea.
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TIP: Ask yourself what is being measured.
不要忘记textparts of the data, like the flavors of pie on the above chart. You can often eliminate answer options because they include information not given in the graph. If a chart only measures percentage of tastiness, you can eliminate an answer response that includes时间, for example. You have no idea if blueberry pie only recently started tasting delicious, based on the given chart.
Keep your sleuth cap on for these easy-to-spotcommand of evidence questions和you’ll do fine. Remember to find evidence to prove your answer, using the passage or chart given to you. Once all the clues are uncovered, the mystery is solved!
