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In order to evaluate these skills, the paragraph-improvement questions in the SAT writing section are specifically designed to evaluate an individual's ability to improve the flow, organization, and clarity of a paragraph. However, keeping certain key concepts about the paragraph-improvement questions in mind may make them easier to answer. <p>First, it is usually a good idea to read the questions associated with each paragraph or set of paragraphs before reading the paragraph itself. This is because reading the questions before reading the paragraphs allows you to identify the specific areas of the paragraph that you should focus on while you are reading. This can be extremely important because time is a concern, and this technique allows you to focus on the most important areas. This does not mean that you should ignore the rest of the paragraph, but instead you should pay extra attention to the sections of the paragraph identified by the questions. <p>Second, you should pay close attention to each question and the changes that the question instructs you to make before choosing an answer. This is especially important in this section of the exam because each paragraph-improvement question will ask you to make one of a variety of different revisions. It is very important to understand exactly what it is you are attempting to change. <p>Finally, it is important to remember that your goal for each paragraph-improvement question on the SAT writing section of the exam should be to improve the paragraph as a whole and not necessarily to improve a single sentence. This is important because an answer may appear correct or logical within a particular sentence, but may not actually fit the rest of the paragraph. 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