{"id":2213,"date":"2022-11-30T12:55:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T12:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=2213"},"modified":"2022-12-01T00:09:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T00:09:30","slug":"psat-reading-connections-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/psat\/psat-reading-connections-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"PSAT Reading: Connections Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before we jump into the specifics about inferring connections\u2014explicit and implicit\u2014let\u2019s look at different kinds of connections that can exist in a PSAT Reading passage.<\/p>\n<p>Connections questions ask about how two events, characters, or ideas are related. The three most common connection types are:<\/p>\n<p><div  class='avia-icon-list-container   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><ul class='avia-icon-list avia-icon-list-left av-iconlist-big avia_animate_when_almost_visible avia-iconlist-animate'>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Cause and Effect<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Cause-and-Effect&nbsp;connections require you to identify an action or condition that brings about a predictable result. You can identify cause-and-effect relationships by the keywords&nbsp;<i>caused by<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>results in<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>because<\/i>, and&nbsp;<i>therefore<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Compare and Contrast<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Compare-and-Contrast&nbsp;connections highlight the similarities or differences between two items. Common compare-and-contrast keywords are&nbsp;<i>similar<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>different<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>despite<\/i>, and&nbsp;<i>like<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div  class='iconlist_icon  avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='iconlist-char ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue816' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><\/div><article class=\"article-icon-entry \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='iconlist_content_wrap'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h4 class='av_iconlist_title iconlist_title   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Sequential<\/h4><\/header><div class='iconlist_content  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Sequential&nbsp;connections describe the chronology, or order, in which the items are arranged or occur. Keywords include&nbsp;<i>first<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>second<\/i>,&nbsp;<i>following<\/i>, and&nbsp;<i>after<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><div class='iconlist-timeline'><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_iconlist  el_before_av_hr  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Explicit Connections Questions<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nSome Connections questions will ask about explicit information; the question stem will provide one part of the relationship and ask you to find the other part. In an explicit Connections question, the wording of the correct answer will be very similar to the wording of the passage.<br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_icon_box '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left_content    avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue83f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Remember!<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Don\u2019t forget Step 2 of the Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension: Examine the question stem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Implicit Connections Questions<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nQuestions about implicit connections, like those about explicit connections, ask you to identify how items are related. However, unlike explicit Connections questions, an implicit Connections question requires you to find a relationship that may not be directly stated in the passage.<\/p>\n<p>When answering Implicit Connections questions, describe the relationship being tested in your own words by using keywords such as&nbsp;<i>because<\/i>, <i>although<\/i>, and <i>in order to<\/i>.<br \/>\n<div   class='hr hr-short hr-center   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_icon_box '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left_content    avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue812' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h3 class='iconbox_content_title  '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Expert Tip<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container  '  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p>Eliminating answer choices that are clearly wrong will help you answer even the toughest Implicit Connections questions correctly.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous:<\/strong> <a title=\"PSAT Reading: Global and Command of Evidence Practice Questions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/psat\/psat-reading-global-command-of-evidence-practice-questions\/\">PSAT Reading: Global and Command of Evidence Practice Questions<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Next:<\/strong> <a title=\"PSAT Reading: Command of Evidence Questions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/psat\/psat-reading-command-of-evidence-questions\/\">PSAT Reading: Vocab-in-Context Questions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we jump into the specifics about inferring connections\u2014explicit and implicit\u2014let\u2019s look at different kinds of connections that can exist in a PSAT Reading passage. Connections questions ask about how two events, characters, or ideas are related. 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