Transitions: SAT Practice Questions
194 official Transitions questions (Expression of Ideas) from the SAT Suite Question Bank, in the same question-ID order used in signed-in practice. Every question shows the answer and a full explanation. It is free, and no account is needed.
What does Transitions test on the SAT?
Transition questions ask for the word or phrase that makes the relationship between two ideas explicit. The relationship may be contrast, continuation, cause, example, sequence, or conclusion.
Common question types
- Connect contrasting claims
- Signal cause, result, or example
- Move between steps in a process or argument
Common traps
- Choosing by tone without naming the logical relationship
- Treating two related ideas as cause and effect
- Missing a contrast created by one qualifying word
Difficulty distribution
Start with the easier questions, then work toward the highest score bands.
- Easy
- 81
- Medium
- 73
- Hard
- 40
- Extreme
- 0
Featured Transitions questions
How do I improve at Transitions?
- 1Reduce the surrounding sentences to Idea A and Idea B.
- 2Name their relationship before viewing the choices.
- 3Group synonymous transitions and eliminate entire relationship categories.
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All 194 official questions
- Question 1 00221c00Easy
- Question 2 00e0170fHard
- Question 3 01c8c433Medium
- Question 4 0205e563Medium
- Question 5 04ad68caEasy
- Question 6 072666a3Easy
- Question 7 080a7b51Medium
- Question 8 0839a4b9Medium
- Question 9 08be6347Medium
- Question 10 0a9b36f9Medium
- Question 11 0c0d50e1Medium
- Question 12 0c13dea9Easy
- Question 13 0d088ae0Medium
- Question 14 0d3ebdceEasy
- Question 15 0ee64efcEasy
- Question 16 0f9ed134Medium
- Question 17 0fd4df40Easy
- Question 18 11df9b99Hard
- Question 19 129089b5Medium
- Question 20 176edca6Hard
- Question 21 17e49403Medium
- Question 22 1872cd6dHard
- Question 23 1996c104Easy
- Question 24 1a8126aaMedium
- Question 25 1b219d14Easy
- Question 26 1c36e3e1Easy
- Question 27 1c6e1d55Hard
- Question 28 1ccfcea4Easy
- Question 29 1e31470fHard
- Question 30 1e655377Easy
- Question 31 20733eacEasy
- Question 32 20e4ff59Easy
- Question 33 221ecf0fMedium
- Question 34 249508d9Medium
- Question 35 25361ec6Medium
- Question 36 273c2f12Medium
- Question 37 28c7a762Medium
- Question 38 290a5d77Easy
- Question 39 29ae4d48Medium
- Question 40 2b08f514Hard
- Question 41 2b5e0731Easy
- Question 42 2b5f4bdcMedium
- Question 43 2ba97187Hard
- Question 44 2bda9edbEasy
- Question 45 2df7b582Medium
- Question 46 30438650Medium
- Question 47 326017ceMedium
- Question 48 332e75bfHard
- Question 49 335bbe3eMedium
- Question 50 34a5ba1cEasy
- Question 51 37957752Easy
- Question 52 37ec26e7Easy
- Question 53 3831f2d7Easy
- Question 54 388b45aaMedium
- Question 55 39d1a519Medium
- Question 56 3a715ecaHard
- Question 57 3fd0ab63Medium
- Question 58 4105f5acMedium
- Question 59 4154a7a3Easy
- Question 60 420dea42Easy
- Question 61 42301836Medium
- Question 62 42870a4eEasy
- Question 63 42d92deaEasy
- Question 64 42e6cc83Hard
- Question 65 4703eafbMedium
- Question 66 47547d07Easy
- Question 67 47e238beHard
- Question 68 480ade7eHard
- Question 69 49ecf985Easy
- Question 70 4b7a84b0Hard
- Question 71 4d2736f0Hard
- Question 72 4f2710abEasy
- Question 73 4fde4454Medium
- Question 74 52b31d7bMedium
- Question 75 56336696Easy
- Question 76 578ca79aHard
- Question 77 57bcd0d6Easy
- Question 78 5803befcEasy
- Question 79 5c58cec0Easy
- Question 80 5e93039fMedium
- Question 81 601b9d18Medium
- Question 82 6036ad0eEasy
- Question 83 6081831fEasy
- Question 84 60917233Medium
- Question 85 63c73b50Medium
- Question 86 64bcdf3dEasy
- Question 87 660d50dcEasy
- Question 88 6916c8e5Easy
- Question 89 6a5939c2Easy
- Question 90 6d883838Medium
- Question 91 6e0c60daHard
- Question 92 70c19cf6Hard
- Question 93 74028acfMedium
- Question 94 7c3f0145Medium
- Question 95 7ce14583Hard
- Question 96 7d56630aEasy
- Question 97 7dbcb7f4Medium
- Question 98 7f20374fEasy
- Question 99 8112b7e3Hard
- Question 100 827afb27Easy
- Question 101 82ec9628Medium
- Question 102 855247c7Medium
- Question 103 8622320eMedium
- Question 104 87d8a2ffEasy
- Question 105 8a1ad52bMedium
- Question 106 8e9677e6Hard
- Question 107 8fbf206dHard
- Question 108 90117366Easy
- Question 109 911c7a87Easy
- Question 110 92fe0ed7Easy
- Question 111 94c9788eMedium
- Question 112 9502ec65Hard
- Question 113 974b5a8cHard
- Question 114 97e2e364Easy
- Question 115 991e849aEasy
- Question 116 9c78f702Easy
- Question 117 9d4f331cEasy
- Question 118 9dc4e640Hard
- Question 119 9e34720bMedium
- Question 120 9e3a215bMedium
- Question 121 9f1a0d91Medium
- Question 122 9f7ac40dEasy
- Question 123 9fe7315bEasy
- Question 124 a064955fEasy
- Question 125 a204d618Easy
- Question 126 a266d876Hard
- Question 127 a2bff07eHard
- Question 128 a3bf0a9dMedium
- Question 129 a40c7aa3Medium
- Question 130 a6155e60Easy
- Question 131 a773f069Easy
- Question 132 a7a944edHard
- Question 133 a819d8b6Medium
- Question 134 a965c6edHard
- Question 135 ab1f424aMedium
- Question 136 ac8eb085Easy
- Question 137 ad729337Medium
- Question 138 af89fa02Medium
- Question 139 b4123d99Easy
- Question 140 b5972710Easy
- Question 141 b5a399f1Easy
- Question 142 b5ed1a8bHard
- Question 143 b6d9068eMedium
- Question 144 b6ebadf6Easy
- Question 145 b7571c0aEasy
- Question 146 b7c404d1Medium
- Question 147 b88dad9dMedium
- Question 148 b8eec031Medium
- Question 149 be44fea0Medium
- Question 150 bfab730eEasy
- Question 151 bfb4e85eEasy
- Question 152 c071eca2Hard
- Question 153 c4f7f726Easy
- Question 154 c61fb134Medium
- Question 155 c78620baEasy
- Question 156 c7e85c0aEasy
- Question 157 cf11282bMedium
- Question 158 d10e46a2Easy
- Question 159 d3725911Easy
- Question 160 d3898d32Medium
- Question 161 d3b7d7a3Hard
- Question 162 d54e16eeMedium
- Question 163 d9dad012Medium
- Question 164 db8fe023Easy
- Question 165 dd087f31Easy
- Question 166 ddb77846Medium
- Question 167 de0bcf4fEasy
- Question 168 e0bd4f8aEasy
- Question 169 e1079609Easy
- Question 170 e1b00a70Medium
- Question 171 e225cf02Hard
- Question 172 e268c452Easy
- Question 173 e3edc138Easy
- Question 174 e6b1e12cHard
- Question 175 e965fd73Easy
- Question 176 ec3d7605Medium
- Question 177 ecb31049Hard
- Question 178 edf30612Hard
- Question 179 eea351c4Medium
- Question 180 f07570bbMedium
- Question 181 f114cbf0Medium
- Question 182 f33f0892Easy
- Question 183 f5149550Hard
- Question 184 f5959727Hard
- Question 185 f5a00effHard
- Question 186 f735493eEasy
- Question 187 f8c4591bMedium
- Question 188 fb56b593Medium
- Question 189 fc2bcc79Easy
- Question 190 fc5e83ccEasy
- Question 191 fc95a352Hard
- Question 192 fd24f48fMedium
- Question 193 feb1e6daMedium
- Question 194 ff1a2e5eEasy
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