Self-study
Hi :)
As the title suggests, I am struggling with this question type quite a bit. Do you guys have any strategies or tips on how to improve on this? Almost every point I lose on RC is exclusively this type, and I'm not quite sure what I should change in my reading or process to avoid this mistake.
Thank you, I hope you're all doing well! We got this <3
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One way to improve on identifying the author's perspective is to actively look for it while reading each passage. The author chose their words in a way that indicates that they have thoughts and feelings, and if you read with empathy, trying to hear where they are coming from, you'll pick up on those clues.
Another is to base your answer on research in the text, because these answers aren't based on anything other than what the author said. If the question asks about their view of something specific, go back and check the text to see how the author spoke about that specific thing. Not just what they said, but how they said it - was there something positive in their word choices? Something negative? Are they amused, or concerned, or skeptical?
And when you find yourself stuck between two answers, you might consider revisiting the text one more time, because one of those answers has zero support in the text. Don't make any assumptions about what the author thinks, but base it solely on what they said.