# How to Solve SAT Reading Big Picture and Inference Questions?

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**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/t/how-to-solve-sat-reading-big-picture-and-inference-questions/7399 "2015-12-09T07:20:40Z")\
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I'm shooting for a score above 750 on the SAT Critical Reading section, but I've been consistently scoring in the high 600s because I have difficulty on big picture and inference questions. I can usually narrow the choices down to two or three possibilities, but I have trouble eliminating the last one or two incorrect answers. What am I doing wrong? How can I fix this issue?

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**Author:** ![sam\_prepscholar](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@sam\_prepscholar](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/u/sam_prepscholar)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://experthub.prepscholar.com/t/how-to-solve-sat-reading-big-picture-and-inference-questions/7399/2 "2015-12-09T07:32:36Z")

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**The best advice for fixing this problem is to remember that there must be direct evidence for your answer in the text** (even when the question asks you to make an inference). If you have to make any assumptions that aren't based on direct textual evidence, the answer is wrong. **All answers to SAT Critical Reading questions must be objectively true;** otherwise, the test would lose its viability as a standardized measurement of critical reading ability. Read this article for a more detailed summary of this fundamental rule: [https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-critical-fundamental-strategy-of-sat-reading](https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-critical-fundamental-strategy-of-sat-reading).

**I would also advise you to continue practicing with difficult Critical Reading questions so you can become more familiar with how the test might try to trick you.** Here are some of the most difficult SAT Critical Reading questions with helpful explanations of their answers: [https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-hardest-sat-reading-questions-ever](https://blog.prepscholar.com/the-hardest-sat-reading-questions-ever).