The instructions for assembling the bookshelf were straightforward, requiring only a screwdriver and twenty minutes of careful work.
组装书架的说明很简单，只需一把螺丝刀和二十分钟的仔细工作。
Which choice best defines “straightforward”?
C — Easy to understand or simple. “straightforward” means easy to understand or simple.
Which word means “easy to understand or simple”?
C — straightforward. “straightforward” means easy to understand or simple.
straightforward — easy to understand or simple. In Chinese: 简单的，直接的.
straightforward is pronounced /ˌstreɪtˈfɔːrwərd/.
The instructions for assembling the bookshelf were straightforward, requiring only a screwdriver and twenty minutes of careful work. (组装书架的说明很简单，只需一把螺丝刀和二十分钟的仔细工作。)
simple, uncomplicated, clear — all close in meaning to straightforward (easy to understand or simple).
complicated, convoluted — each the opposite of straightforward (easy to understand or simple).
Yes. straightforward is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.