Digital SAT Transition Practice Questions with Video Explanations

Transition questions appear on approximately 9.7% of the Digital SAT Reading & Writing section. These questions fall under Expression of Ideas according to the College Board categories. Transition questions ask students to choose the word or phrase that best connects two ideas. Students need to determine whether the sentence shows contrast, continuation, cause and effect, an example, or a conclusion. Try our sample of 5 transition practice questions with video explanations.

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1. In the 19th century, many readers admired Emily Dickinson’s poems for their compressed language and startling imagery. During her lifetime, however, only a small number of her poems were published, and editors often changed her punctuation and wording to fit conventional tastes. ______, modern scholars often stress that Dickinson’s unusual style was central to her artistic achievement.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) For example

B) Nevertheless

C) In addition

D) Specifically

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2. Some comets take only a few years to orbit the Sun, returning frequently enough to be observed many times within a single lifetime. Halley’s Comet, by contrast, appears roughly once every seventy-five to seventy-six years. ______, a person who saw Halley’s Comet as a child might have only one more chance to see it as an older adult.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) As a result

B) Meanwhile

C) Instead

D) Likewise

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3. Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai is now famous for woodblock prints such as The Great Wave off Kanagawa. He also produced illustrated books, paintings, and sketches over a long career. ______, reducing Hokusai’s achievement to a single image oversimplifies the range of his work.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) Similarly

B) Thus

C) For instance

D) However

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4. At the ancient site of Çatalhöyük, located in present-day Turkey, archaeologists found that many houses shared walls with one another and were entered through openings in the roof. Streets, in the modern sense, were largely absent. ______, researchers think residents probably moved across the settlement by walking over rooftops and climbing down ladders.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) In other words

B) Consequently

C) For example

D) Nevertheless

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5. The axolotl, a salamander native to Mexico, is well known for its ability to regenerate lost limbs. Researchers also study the animal because it can repair parts of its spinal cord and other tissues. ______, the axolotl has become an important organism in regenerative-medicine research.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A) Similarly

B) By contrast

C) For this reason

D) In the meantime

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Related Topics

Sentence Completions

Transition questions are related to sentence completion questions because both require students to use context clues. In sentence completion questions, students need to choose the word that best fits the meaning of the sentence. In transition questions, students need to choose the word or phrase that best shows the relationship between ideas. Therefore, practicing sentence completion questions can help students become better at using context to choose the correct transition.

Punctuation

Transition questions are related to punctuation questions because transitions are often placed between two sentences or clauses. Students may need to understand whether ideas should be separated with a period, semicolon, comma, or other punctuation mark. In some questions, the punctuation around the transition can help show how the ideas are connected. Therefore, practicing punctuation questions can help students improve on transition questions.

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