Digital SAT chapter 5: Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure practice questions with answers
By Team Megalecture · Updated 4 Nov 2026
50 exam-style questions on Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure, each with the answer and a short explanation. Ten of them are below to try. The chapter test draws ten fresh questions each time and is marked the moment you finish, with your score by topic.
Ten Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure questions with answers
Try each one, then open the answer. These ten stay the same; the test draws new ones every time.
1. The committee's report recommends replacing the city's buses with electric models by 2030, but the authors are careful to qualify that recommendation, noting that the schedule is realistic only if the promised federal funding arrives on time.
As used in the text, what does the word “qualify” most nearly mean?
A
certify
B
pass
C
train
D
limit
Show answer
Answer: D. Adding a condition (“only if the funding arrives”) limits or restricts the recommendation. “Certify” and “pass” belong to the sense of qualifying for a job or contest, which does not fit a recommendation.
2. Along part of its route, the river's southward course is checked by a long ridge of hard volcanic rock, so the water turns sharply east and flows along the base of the ridge for several kilometers before it finds a gap.
As used in the text, what does the word “checked” most nearly mean?
A
blocked
B
examined
C
marked
D
confirmed
Show answer
Answer: A. The ridge stops the river from continuing south and forces it to turn, so “checked” means blocked. “Examined” and “confirmed” are the meanings in “checked the answer.”
Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure: questions students ask
How many Reading and Writing · Craft and Structure practice questions are there?
50, each with the answer and a short explanation, across 3 topics: Words in context, Text structure and purpose, Cross-text connections. Every chapter test draws ten of them, so you can take it many times.
Is the Digital SAT chapter 5 test free?
Yes. The test, the answers and the explanations are free and need no sign-up. Sign in only if you want your scores kept across devices.
How is the chapter test marked?
The moment you press Finish: your score, the right answer and an explanation for every question, and the ones you got wrong saved in My mistakes to retry.
