thecampusghost:The SAT’s reading section gives students only 65 minutes to answer 52 questions sprea
thecampusghost:The SAT’s reading section gives students only 65 minutes to answer 52 questions spread out over 5 passages, so make sure to remember the following basic steps to help maximize your time and get a great score!Read the passage’s questions first & then pinpoint which parts of the text they deal with, then number them based on their location in the passage. I know reading the whole passage first might seem like a great idea but make sure to read the questions first.Read the small italicized text just above the passage. At first glance, the small blurb at the beginning of the passages might not seem too important, but it will provide you with a frame of reference for the passage’s content. Just read the blurb, don’t try to over-analyze it.Start with the specific questions. The first couple of questions for each passage will typically relate to the passage as a whole, and the later questions will typically focus on particular areas of the text. Once you’ve picked a question, take a little time to understand what it’s truly asking. The SAT’s reading questions aren’t typically “questions” so rephrase them in your mind so that they ask “what” or “why”.Read what you need & in windows. When questions refer you to particular lines to read, you don’t have to go back and read the entire passage, but also don’t just read those lines alone because they likely won’t tell you all you need to know to answer the question. Read a “window” or about 5 lines before and 5 lines after the lines that the question references so that you also get the context needed to answer the question.Try to make a prediction of what the correct answer would be. Before looking at the answer choices, take a little time to come up with your own answer for the question. I say this because the SAT’s test makers will often try to trick you by listing answer choices that (once you start overthinking them or are pressed for time) may seem like probable answers when they actually aren’t. Your answer prediction should come right from the passage (because the answer will not be your opinion or your individual analysis but one factually based on the text).Use some good ol’ process of elimination. There are four answer choices for each SAT multiple choice question. Try to eliminate answer choices that you already know are just wrong. Then, eliminate the answer choices that don’t match the answer prediction that you made during #5. The more choices you can eliminate, the higher your chances of being left with the correct answer.The SAT Series: 2/? -- source link