Free SAT Transitions practice questionsdigital SAT, 2026 format
A blank between two ideas. You pick the transition word that matches the logical relationship: result, contrast, example, or addition.
Answer each question, then read why the right answer is right and why the tempting one is wrong.
Question 1
Reading and Writing
Vanilla is the world's second most expensive spice, and its price is often blamed on the labor of hand-pollinating each orchid flower. ______ the more important factor is the curing process: freshly harvested pods have no aroma, and it takes months of alternating sun exposure and sweating in blankets to develop the compound vanillin.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Question 2
Reading and Writing
Early automobiles were started with a hand crank, a device that could break a wrist if the engine kicked back. ______ the electric starter, introduced on the 1912 Cadillac, was marketed less as a convenience than as a safety feature.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
Question 3
Reading and Writing
Cochineal, the red dye made from a scale insect that feeds on prickly pear, was among the most valuable exports of colonial Mexico, and the Spanish crown kept its source secret for two centuries. European naturalists argued over whether the material was a seed, a berry, or an animal. ______ the question was settled only in 1725, when a Dutch merchant obtained live insects and a microscope reached the right hands at the same time.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
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