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  • Friday, Aug 07 2020

    @tamonestel568 said:

    @mursalemami6317 said:

    There could be many reasons why you're missing them, but I know for me the most dramatic change I saw was by truly understanding what each question stem is asking. If you don't have time to finish the curriculum, I'd suggest making notes on the steps to tackle each type of LR question, and then try memorizing them so that when you see a question stem, you immediately now what steps you need to take. Then try applying them on each question you face in a LR section. This tip alone probably gave me an extra +5. No guarantee it would work for you since I don't know exactly why you're missing questions, but it most certainly would not hurt and does not take too much time.

    Would you recommend reading the stem before tackling the passage?

    Skim to find what the question stem is asking you to do (e.g. are you looking to strengthen or weaken the argument, trying to find the flaw, etc.), then read the stimulus with the purpose in mind and read the stem again - this is important especially if it is an Argument Part question.

    Re-reading the stem should take only 5 seconds as you are confirming what you have to do.

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  • Tuesday, Aug 04 2020

    @mursalemami6317 said:

    There could be many reasons why you're missing them, but I know for me the most dramatic change I saw was by truly understanding what each question stem is asking. If you don't have time to finish the curriculum, I'd suggest making notes on the steps to tackle each type of LR question, and then try memorizing them so that when you see a question stem, you immediately now what steps you need to take. Then try applying them on each question you face in a LR section. This tip alone probably gave me an extra +5. No guarantee it would work for you since I don't know exactly why you're missing questions, but it most certainly would not hurt and does not take too much time.

    Would you recommend reading the stem before tackling the passage?

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  • Tuesday, Aug 04 2020

    Just general advice:

    -Spend a long time BR every single LR question you take in a PT, even ones you didn't flag or think were difficult under timed conditions. Quality > quantity with practice

    -Read multiple explanations (Manhattan Prep, PowerScore, etc) for LR questions that tripped you up, even if you got them right on a PT. Multiple perspectives helps a ton.

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  • Tuesday, Aug 04 2020

    There could be many reasons why you're missing them, but I know for me the most dramatic change I saw was by truly understanding what each question stem is asking. If you don't have time to finish the curriculum, I'd suggest making notes on the steps to tackle each type of LR question, and then try memorizing them so that when you see a question stem, you immediately now what steps you need to take. Then try applying them on each question you face in a LR section. This tip alone probably gave me an extra +5. No guarantee it would work for you since I don't know exactly why you're missing questions, but it most certainly would not hurt and does not take too much time.

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