Digital SAT Reading & Writing · Expression of Ideas
Transitions
Last updated October 26, 2026
A blank sits between two ideas, and four transitions compete to join them. It belongs to the Expression of Ideas domain of the Digital SAT Reading and Writing section.
About 3questions per module, on average
21–24where it usually sits, out of 27 questions
Expression of Ideasits domain
How to approach Transitions questions
- Make a precise LOGICAL CONNECTION, sentence by sentence.
- Know EVERY transition's logical classification in the options before you move on.
The habit that ruins students on this type
Students choose a transition because it SOUNDS right.
Where it sits in a module
Across the 108 modules of the 54 Digital SAT tests Kevyn Lee recreated for Kevyn AI, Transitions came to about 3 per module (2.9 in Module 1 and 3.0 in Module 2), usually at positions 21–24. See the full module order for every type, position by position.
Practice Transitions 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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