4.目的题 (Analyzing Purpose)，对整篇文章或部分段落目的的考察。题目中通常包括“purpose”，“function”等字眼。选项中也通常出现“criticize”， “support”， “present”， “introduce”等字眼。如：The main purpose of the passage is to...?

　　5.论证题 (Analyzing Arguments)，对作者在论证过程中的论点，反论点，论证方式和论据的考察。题目中通常出现 “claim”， “counterclaim”， “reason”， “evidence”等字眼。如：A student claims that nitrogenous bases pair randomly with one another. Which of the following statements in the passage contradicts the student's claim?

　　三、综合题

　　1.双篇题(Analyzing Multiple Questions)通常分为取同，取异，互联题。

　　1)取同题 ，对两篇文章的相同点的考察。如：The crows in Passage 1 and the ravens in Passage 2 shared which trait?

　　2)取异题，对两篇文章的不同点的考察。如：One difference between the experiments described in the two passages is that unlike the researchers discussed in Passage 1, the author of Passage 2...?

　　3)互联题，对两篇文章的相关性的考察。如：Is the main conclusion presented by the author of Passage 2 consistent with Morgan's canon, as described in Passage 1?

　　以上三种题型皆涉及到对双篇文章的分析。

　　2.图表题 (Analyzing Quantitative Information) 包括对图表信息的直接或间接 的考察，以及对图表信息和文本内容的综合考察。如：Which claim about traffic congestion is supported by the graph?或者：It can reasonably be inferred from the passage and the graphic that...?

　　综上所述，从词汇层面看，词汇题考察的是词汇的意思和功能;从段落层面看，考察的题目包括观点态度题，目的题，小结题，中心思想题，论证题，细节类题型等等;从篇章层面看，同样包括细节题，态度，目的，小结，中心思想题，论证题，还包括关系题，循证题，文本结构题等。由此可见，新SAT尤其侧重对篇章的考察。