Digital SAT Reading & Writing · Craft and Structure
Cross-Text Connections
Last updated October 26, 2026
Two short texts share a topic, and the question asks how they relate. It belongs to the Craft and Structure domain of the Digital SAT Reading and Writing section.
How to approach Cross-Text Connections questions
- DO NOT ADAPT to the stem. Read it precisely, every time.
- It generally comes in four formats: Text 1 responding to Text 2; Text 2 responding to Text 1; a similarity stated in both texts; and a difference between texts that share a theme.
The habit that ruins students on this type
Students adapt to the stem and answer the question they expect instead of the one that is asked.
Where it sits in a module
Across the 108 modules of the 54 Digital SAT tests Kevyn Lee recreated for Kevyn AI, Cross-Text Connections came to fewer than one per module on average (0.4 in Module 1 and 0.8 in Module 2), at positions 6–9 when it appears. See the full module order for every type, position by position.
Practice Cross-Text Connections free. In the Kevyn AI Question Bank, this type opens with these directions, and you can check every answer without the coach.
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