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My Argument Against Notating On RCWhen I first started out studying last year, I wasn't notating at all and I was only missing -2, -3 on a section. I was reading a lot of books before…
... helpful for certain types of passages - comparative, for instance, or science ... , I think that in very abstract passages (e.g., about two competing ... the LSAT trainer says, RC passages make us look at the ... the forest part in RC passages and I do it naturally ... -
How to Tackle Abstract Reading ComprehensionI've typically noticed that RC is usually pretty strong for me, with an average of about -2 to -3. However, I just did PT 65, and noticed that my sco…
passages that get labeled abstract are typically ones that happen ... part of the passage. Harder passages will make the main point ... to that main point. Fortunately, abstract passages usually lead to straightforward questions ... -
Advice for science passagesI have about a 10th grade level knowledge of science so science passages about things like fractal curves or the ocean floor spreading theory are com…
I have about a 10th grade level knowledge of science so science passages about things like fractal curves or the ocean floor spreading theory are completly abstract for me. Does anyone have advice on understanding complex science passages? -
Any tips for comparative passages?Hi 7sagers! I browsed all RC courses but I found that there's no specific video teaching what we should be aware while reading comparative passages.…
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Memory method for comparative passages questionI have a question about the memory method. I have arrived at PT 52 and now have comparative passages on my PTs. I know the memory method sugges…
... 52 and now have comparative passages on my PTs.
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Reading comp- any trend regarding difficulty of passages?Hi all! I was just wondering if anyone has noticed a trend in the difficulty of the passages in the reading comp section? I find that the first tw…
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Problems with law and science-related passagesAs the test date approaches, I'm trying to study and improve as quickly as possible. I'm still making mistakes in the law and science related passage…
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Skimming all RC passages before you start for a pacing strategy?During a PT, does anyone skim the RC passages before you start? If so, do you find it helpful as far finding a pacing strategy through the RC sectio…
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I take 4 minutes on each of the reading passagesSo I have no problem with speed....Trust me, I can read the passages in 2 minutes or less....but in one sense I do have a problem with speed, because…
... me, I can read the passages in 2 minutes or less ... get away with reading the passages in 3 or less minutes ... need to do to connect passages and draw out key inferences ... -
Passages on LawHey, fellow 7sagers. I'm having trouble with law passages in reading. Knowing this, I now freeze when I see a passage about law. Any advice o…
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Drill RC passages or sections?Hello all, yes this is another RC discussion topic. I was wondering if I should drill RC sections or just the passages. I have been doing both and fe…
Hello all, yes this is another RC discussion topic. I was wondering if I should drill RC sections or just the passages. I have been doing both and feel like I should be completely getting these passages right and understand them before I do timed sections. -
Practicing Passages that are comparative (new style of RC)With my account access, I have access to test content from the early 2000's to 2009. But RC passages that use the comparative Passage A, Passage B fo…
... 's to 2009. But RC passages that use the comparative Passage ... of these type of RC passages?
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RC- Doing Passages With Most Questions First Vs. Easiest PassagesHi all! I was wondering what your thoughts are on RC passage selection. I'm averaging 1-2 (more often 2) wrong per passage under timed conditions …
... aim for getting 3.5 passages done.
I've ... and to avoid doing the passages with the most questions because ...RC passagesI feel like the more RC passages I do the more I'm losing my eyesight *cries out loud* It's hard focusing on some of these passages.
I feel like the more RC passages I do the more I'm losing my eyesight *cries out loud*
It's hard focusing on some of these passages.Supplemental Reading for Science PassagesCan anyone recommend any sources I can read to help increase my comprehension for science RC passages? I see people recommend Scientific American,…
... my comprehension for science RC passages?
I see people ... enough to the LSAT science passages, or. . . ?Improving endurance/stamina on RCHi All, I'm a reader. I love reading. However, I'm finding that my mind is wandering somewhat out of control (most likely due to anxiety, not bore…
... my mind wanders with the abstract stories, rather than the more ... considering is flipping through the passages and moving on immediately from ...Skip Ahead to Long Passages in Reading Comp?Thoughts on skipping ahead to do the long passages in Reading Comp?
Thoughts on skipping ahead to do the long passages in Reading Comp?Doing reading comprehension passages in reverse order.Does anyone do this or thought of doing this? Could it be potentially helpful since the passages get increasingly difficult, starting with the harder…
Does anyone do this or thought of doing this? Could it be potentially helpful since the passages get increasingly difficult, starting with the harder ones would give you a fresher mind. Any thoughts?Help for Law PassagesAnnoyingly (worryingly???) I have the most trouble on the law passages in RC. I'm not great with the law vocab and pretty terrible with the history …
... most trouble on the law passages in RC. I'm not ...Cracking on Comparative Passages?Hey buddies! I feel much progress on RC with the Trainer’s structural method. But still I feel so hard on comparative reading. It’s so confusing to r…
... recall structures/details from two passages. Anyone has a thought to ...Law Passages are so hard :(Hi Everyone! This is my first time writing in the forums. I am totally struggling with understanding Law passages in Reading Comprehension and I'm no…
... totally struggling with understanding Law passages in Reading Comprehension and I ...Comparative PassagesPT 52 is the first PT with comparative passages (I think), and although I didn't think the one in 52 was that bad, I still somewhat struggled keeping…
... the first PT with comparative passages (I think), and although I ... somewhat struggled keeping the two passages straight in my mind. What ... your strategies for attacking comparative passages? Do you read them exactly ... same way as "normal" RC passages?Reading PassagesI'm just getting started with this and I would like to know what is the difference between the Law, Humanities, Social Science and Natural Science pa…
... , Social Science and Natural Science passages, especially if the sole purpose ...RC Strategy Skipping PassagesSo I recently took RC 67 and I saw a relatively large drop in RC score. While I admit that I have paid less focus to RC and this was the first test I…
... down in the first few passages and didn't get to ... any benefit in skipping around passages and putting some early work ...How do you attack questions that ask "What was explicitly mentioned in both passages"For Comparative RC how do you attack questions like this. The answers are usually a key term and very short. Is there any proven method or do you ju…
For Comparative RC how do you attack questions like this. The answers are usually a key term and very short. Is there any proven method or do you just start searching both passages and eliminate until you find your answer?On 70s PT Reading Comprehension sectionsHi, as I was prepping for February LSAT in Asia, I am seeing subtle twists and turns in the trend of reading comprehension passages and questions in …
... trend of reading comprehension passages and questions in recent ... sections
1. Passages are exhibiting some non-traditional ... know not all of RC passages fit into this 'scale', ... 2. Questions are getting more abstract and question stems are getting ...Reading Comp PassagesI am struggling very bad with time issues regarding RC. When it takes me around 12/15 minutes per passage, I get all of them correct or miss only …
... get through all of the passages for June.
SOMEONE ...RC PassagesTypically, it takes me 5/6 minutes to read an entire passage without ignoring anything. How in the world can one read some of these lengthy and b…
... of these lengthy and boring passages in 3 minutes or less ...Question about Comparative Passages...Hey guys, I was just wondering if you guys know which Prep Tests have reading comp sections with comparative passages? I want to practice those but I…
Hey guys, I was just wondering if you guys know which Prep Tests have reading comp sections with comparative passages? I want to practice those but I can't seem to find the PT's that have them. Thank you guys in advance.Comp. Passages - Do last or do first?Hi everyone, do you do comp. passages last or first or just in the order they appear? Context: My goal is a 173. I will be taking the September LS…
... because I suck at comparative passages or because the questions just ... and miss questions on easy passages.
If I do ... , I get the easiest/easier passages down first, but totally bomb ... the comp passages because they are harder to ...
