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Hey! I was in a similar boat.

The biggest thing that's helped me is really focus on what the passage is saying. Not what I assume it says, or what I think about the content, or anything extraneous. Instead, I really, really pay attention to what the passages are telling me. The more sections I've done, the more I realize ALL the answers are ALWAYS in the passages. Even for the inference type of questions, there will always be evidence to support that inference in the passages.

Another thing is pay attention to everything, details included. A lot of times the general idea of the passage will get you to answer some questions right, but for ultimate accuracy, you need to pay attention to the details.

With that in mind, I usually allow myself 3-4 minutes to really read and take in the passage. After that, the questions tend to feel much easier, even the knit picky ones. I also skip questions I'm unsure about, flag them, and answer them as best as I can before moving on to the next passage. Sometimes if I'm unsure about a question the other questions and answers for that passage help fill in some of the blanks I was previously unsure about.

I highlight bits that jump out at me, but only BITS. Too much highlighting is distracting. And for the "Passage A" "Passage B" questions I highlight each passage a different colors.

Finally, I've had to practice a lot with speed. I do one full reading comprehension section every day with timer to make sure I am staying up to speed. Take about 8 minutes per passage. A little more is fine, but don't get too hung up on a difficult passage and let that bite into your overall time. With test day so close I don't see that slowing down and doing untimed reading sections only for comprehension would help. On test day you need to perform with both speed and accuracy.

I'm sure you've got this, I believe in you. Best of luck!

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