Still missing 4-6 on RC. Any advice?

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  kimpg_66 Alum Member

  July 2018 1617 karma

  Something I realized while prepping is that every single answer is in the passage. No, seriously. So when I would drilled RC passages, I started out by not timing myself. I would read the passage once and write the summaries for each paragraph. Then when answering the questions, I would write the line number that supported the correct answer, taking as long as needed to find the right answer. This really helped me.
• sx23 Alum Member

  July 2018 409 karma

  What types of questions are you missing? General/structural questions? Parallel? Or are you missing MSS (author most likely agree) questions? Depending on what your weakness is you might need different strategies.
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  keets993 Alum Member ⭐ ⏰ 🍌

  July 2018 6050 karma

  Then when answering the questions, I would write the line number that supported the correct answer, taking as long as needed to find the right answer. This really helped me.

  This is so important. Even with inference or must be true questions, sometimes if you're stuck between two answer choices, because you're not sure if the author stated something or the term that an answer choice used isn't consistent with what you think was in the passage, you really have to skim (or when not under timed conditions - read) the entire passage to see if that term was used and if so, in what context.

  Once you realize that everything is IN the passage, it's a whole new game.
• testfromaway Alum Member

  July 2018 280 karma

  @kimmy_m66 said:
  Then when answering the questions, I would write the line number that supported the correct answer, taking as long as needed to find the right answer.

  This is my strategy also. You should be able to cite exactly where your answer comes from within the passage, and doing that successfully will help you check your comprehension, decrease sloppy mistakes, and gain those points.