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  Burden.of.Floof Core Member

  May 2021 1050 karma

  I would start by taking a few RC passages untimed. Even just take one passage and give yourself as much time as it takes to understand what you're reading. There's no time that's too long! When you're done, fill out a form like this one and then answer the questions:

  Low Res:
  P1-
  P2-
  P3-
  etc....

  Main Point-
  Author's Viewpoint/Tone-
  Other Viewpoints-
  Argument Structure-

  I wouldn't do this just a few times, I would drill a LOT of passages this way until you're getting -1, -0 per passage. At that point you can start worrying about time. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast!
• Bagelinthemorning-2-1-1 Core Member

  May 2021 476 karma

  I agree with @"Burden.of.Floof", when you begin doing timed sections, it also really helps to do low res for each of the paragraphs. It helps to track the train of thought of the passage and helps to remember the important things that were said.
• Kris4444 Member

  May 2021 266 karma

  Also agree with @"Burden.of.Floof" I'm doing the same thing and am down to about 9-11 minutes per passage.

  I would also recommend not moving on to another passage until you've thoroughly reviewed the last one. When you look at the questions you got wrong, can you understand why the right answer is right? I found helpful to go through every question I got wrong and highlight where in the passage the answer can be proved, then write out an explanation for why the wrong ACs are wrong (even the ones you eliminated easily) and why the right AC is right. Drilling lots of passages won't help as much if you don't know where you went wrong.
• Cynthia-2 Member

  May 2021 498 karma

  Very helpful. What does low res mean , and argument structure mean in the form to fill out?
• Bagelinthemorning-2-1-1 Core Member

  May 2021 476 karma

  Low res is a brief description of the passage.
• rjguerra99 Core Member

  May 2021 6 karma

  Thank you everyone!