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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 …
... are on RC passage selection. I'm averaging 1-2 (more often ... you) first and to avoid doing the passages with the most questions because they ... tend to be more difficult ... be okay with a score of 17-18 in RC...it ... -
Reading Comprehension Passage ApproachHey are there any strategies to choose which RC passages to read first, second, third, fourth? Or do you guys suggest going 1-4 as given? Is it bette…
Hey are there any strategies to choose which RC passages to read first, second, third, fourth? Or do you guys suggest going 1-4 as given? Is it better to do passages with more questions first? Thanks for all your help! -
⚖ Official August 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread ⚖Hey 7Sagers, Here's the official August 2020 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread. <center><font color="red">**Please keep all discussions of the August…
... .... odd. I felt like the questions weren't that difficult but ... . RC was okay, I did the passages with more questions first and left the first one, with 4 questions ... about American Indian paintings, for the end -- finished reading ... -
A person who got 180 told me he copied down RC passages with hand. Do you think it will help?Hello everyone, I met someone in South Korea who got 180 on the LSAT. He said he copied down four RC passages from each LSAT practice test with hand…
... copied down four RC passages from each LSAT practice test with hand. He ... . Do you think copying down RC passages with hand will help? I don ... -
LR & RC Advice/Tips/RecommendationsThe 7Sage course made me extremely proficient at LG and that was my weakest section prior to coming here. But not so much for LR or RC. Does anyone h…
... spending more time on passages and way less time on questions for RC. Spending ... would also prioritize the two RC passages with most questions first, no matter the difficulty ... questions right or more. Then, after you hit these two question-packed passages ... -
How to approach short RC?Hello everyone. Basically, I’m looking to see how to approach short RC passages as in passages that have around 5 or maybe 6 questions at most. In my…
... RC passages as in passages that have around 5 or maybe 6 questions ... someone who struggles reading all 4 passages and often can’ ... completing these types of passages with less questions first in hopes of ... on to the passages that have more questions but are likely ... -
A passage with 9 questions?Hey all, I'm currently averaging a 20 on RC (23 BR) and usually do better when I go for less passages with more time on each (3 and a half). I'm …
... currently averaging a 20 on RC (23 BR) and usually do ... when I go for less passages with more time on each (3 and ... if there are any passages with more than 8 questions? and what is the ... -
RC - do you scan question stems PRIOR to reading the passages?So the title of the discussion is gigantic but it summarizes it pretty accurately. I ask because during the 40's and 50's PTs, I was essentially scan…
... I am with the 60s and 70s PTs, the RC is just ... do what I mentioned above with some success and sometimes I ... with the RC passages. Maybe it all boils down to the RC passages becoming more and more ... -
A passage with 9 questions?Hey all, I'm currently averaging a 20 on RC (23 BR) and usually do better when I go for less passages with more time on each (3 and a half). I'm …
... it came down to getting more questions answered and answered correctly....< ... by the time I finished reading the last passage, I may ... scan of how many questions were in passages 3 and 4 ... them and do the one with more questions first. Each question made counts ... -
passage orderHow do you guys choose the order of passages you are going to read first? Does anyone choose by how many paragraphs are in each passage or how many q…
... than more questions attached -- because you get more bang for your buck on passages with more questions ... for -0/-1 in RC and science was usually the ... for me to do science first was because I wanted ... was scoring significantly lower in RC, I would have probably ... -
Studying out of orderHas anyone doing the course out of order? Like starting with RC instead of LR. If so, what have your results been like?
... disagree with andrew. If I could go back, I would first study RC ... go and start reading RC passages and answering questions.
Furthermore, RC and LR ... points), anticipate questions, and see how the paragraphs interact with one another ... -
Reading CompFor some strange reason, I find myself preforming better on passages that have less questions (5-6), regardless of difficulty. I use the same methods…
... myself preforming better on passages that have less questions (5-6), regardless ... the same methods for all passages.
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Does anyone know if reading RC passages out loud while taking flex test is allowed?I do so much better reading the passages aloud.
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⚖ Official June 2021 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread ⚖Hey 7Sagers, Here's the official June 2021 LSAT-Flex Discussion Thread. <center><font color="red">**Please keep all discussions of the June 202…
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> The first RC passage was arguably the most ... passage could come first. I thought RC passages came in order ... of difficulty always.
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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…
... and a half to answer questions... I would much rather understand ... ... and then go thru the questions quick... the only trick I ... , I would do the passage with more questions first. -
Reading CompFor some strange reason, I find myself preforming better on passages that have less questions (5-6), regardless of difficulty. I use the same methods…
On the passages with more questions, are you missing the same question type or does that vary? -
Would reading questions first be helpful at all to grasp what the passage would be about?Edit&additional questions: Let me change the title and ask a bit different question since it seems we can only post 2 threads per day... for RC, …
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for RC, do you think reading questions first would help me to ... those hard passages...
I know ppl recommend not reading questions first, but I ... , it sometimes makes me even more confusing when I read slow ... -
Reading RC Questions Before The Passage: A Viable Strategy for the LSAT FLEXThe purpose of this post is to share what I believe to be a helpful tip/strategy in the context of RC within the LSAT FLEX. It can be tried by those…
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1.) Reading the questions first can prime your memory for ... I found arguing against reading the RC Questions first _predate the LSAT ... helpful especially in denser passages. It to helps you ... for big picture questions, and spend more time on the ... -
RC Workshop with Sage Daniel S. | Science Passages: Two Kinds! | Thursday, November 9, 7:30 p.m. EDTDoes RC make you look like this? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/78/06/f5/7806f5dc3d2e939d7dbb76da67ffb206.gif Hey everyone! For…
... offering free weekly RC workshops. While RC is infamous ... with hard MP questions and eliminating wrong answers
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Reading Comp - read questions first or no?Hi all! I'm new to the forum although I have been using the LG videos which I've found very helpful - thank you for providing this free resource! …
... curious, does anyone read the questions first before reading the passage? I used ... .
Any other good RC prep tips? I haven't ... -
Will doing more RC passages help to increase scores?Hi, So I was drilling RC passages, but I do not see much improvement which is really frustrating... I thought I want to try different methods and…
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So I was drilling RC passages, but I do not see ... did find lines for each questions, tried to understand what all ... at the section?
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Clarification on the Nicole Hopkins approach to RC from people who actually use itSo I just finished the Nicole Hopkins webinar on RC and felt like a lot of it made sense. But as I try to work through an RC passage on my own using …
... the Nicole Hopkins webinar on RC and felt like a ... far seems to leave me with more questions than answers. If I constantly ... technically places.
The first sentence of paragraph 2 seems ... I can view properly annotated passages done by others? I don ... -
Murder Mystery: my epiphany on active reading in RCHi all, I've been finding that the "anticipation" part of active reading for RC has been a challenge and doesn't come naturally for me. This act o…
... " part of active reading for RC has been a challenge ... I know RC passages aren't as interesting and filled with suspense ... suspenseful tv shows to reading RC passages. I find that adding ... way makes my reading engagement and my active reading more natural. -
My 18-points-in-six-months increase story (and how you can do it while working full-time too!)Hey everybody! I wanted to share my 18-point increase story with you all and outline how I did it while working full time. I started studying for…
... 7sage curriculum, my conversations with Daniel, and my personal ... , I spent the first two months learning the ... your reading skills sharp, get used to reading RC passages quickly, ... more.
- Watch Nicole’s webinar on Strengthening and Weakening questions ... -
Starting with last questions first during LR sectionsAnyone have thoughts on if it would be more beneficial to start with the last questions of LR and then go the first when taking practice tests since …
Anyone have thoughts on if it would be more beneficial to start with the last questions of LR and then go the first when taking practice tests since the last ones are harder than the first? -
Worse at Easier RC Passages?I am consistently worse at easier RC passages than the harder ones. For example, I just took a PT section with two level 2 passages, and two level 4 …
... am consistently worse at easier RC passages than the harder ones. For ... section with two level 2 passages, and two level 4 difficulty passages and ... at the harder passages and get at least 2x more questions wrong in ... -
Need some adviceHi! So Sept test day is in 2 weeks. my last 4 PTs (5 sections and simulated conditions) have been 158, 154, 159, 155. (Started at a 138 diag so I am …
... for the RC passages with the most questions and go after those first. This would ... most possible points while reading the fewest passages.
Logic: If ... should go after the passage with more questions.
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RC - do you scan question stems PRIOR to reading the passages?So the title of the discussion is gigantic but it summarizes it pretty accurately. I ask because during the 40's and 50's PTs, I was essentially scan…
... with the RC passages. Maybe it all boils down to the RC passages becoming more and more ... I ever scanned the questions first. I do read a ... textual support for the questions compared to the earlier ... tests by reading a bit more carefully my first time through. ... -
Questions posed in RC passagesWhen an author starts off a RC passage with a Question is that generally a phenom begging 4 an explanation? or generally speaking what is the purpose…
When an author starts off a RC passage with a Question is that generally a phenom begging 4 an explanation? or generally speaking what is the purpose of questions posed throughout an RC passage? thanks -
Does anyone do the longest RC passages firstI am just just curious to know if anyone looks at the RC passages and then does the longest ones first?
I am just just curious to know if anyone looks at the RC passages and then does the longest ones first?
