Familiarize yourself with the types of questions asked on the SAT's verbal section. Take practice tests and answer practice questions in order to learn the style of the questions and improve your answering abilities.
Read every question carefully. The information required to answer any question is always contained in its passage or sentence. You can write in your test booklet, so underline or write notes if necessary to help you understand the material.
Eliminate wrong-answer choices when you can. When you don't know the right answer, you may be able to eliminate wrong possibilities and guess the correct answer.
Refer back to any specific lines noted in a question. If a question references a particular point in the passage, reread that part of the passage to understand the question.
Note that all questions are worth the same number of points. If you are having difficulty with a verbal section question, complete easier questions first to pick up as many points as possible.
Practice reading unfamiliar material to improve your reading-comprehension skills. If you are used to facing new passages, you are less likely to become flustered while taking the SAT.
Write an essay to a practice prompt. If you can write multiple practice essays, you may be able to handle the time crunch better.