LSAT Reading Comprehension, Questions and answers, rated A

LSAT Reading Comprehension, Questions and answers, rated A Carefully Track the Five Key Elements of a Passage - -1. The various groups and viewpoints discussed within the passage. 2. The tone or attitude of each group or individual. 3. The argument made by each group or individual. 4. The main point of the passage. 5. The structure of the passage and the organization of ideas. Viewstamp - -View = the different viewpoints in the passage S = the structure of the passage T = the Tone of the passage A = the Arguments in the passage MP = The Main Point Make Notes of While Reading - Otherwise Called Active Reading - -1. On big wall of text, note if it is a list. If so, put a small number out beside each point or part of the list. 2. Initial information and closing information of passage. 3. Difficult words, phrases or concepts 4. Dates and Numbers 5. Definitions 6. Enumerations / lists 7. Examples 8. Hidden References 9. Text Questions All Questions Stems Can Be Classified into One of Six Categories - Reading Comprehension - -1. Must Be True / Most Supported (96% of reading comprehension are must be true questions) 2. Main Point 3. Strengthen 4. Weaken 5. Parallel Reasoning 6. Cannot Be True When Reading Be Sure To - -1. Outline the story/arguments 2. Outline the structure of the excerpt 3. Diagram - use notes, letters and number to differentiate ideas and list. 4. Notice the author's bias 5. Mark Concepts Discussed Diagramming Structure and Note Taking - -1. Put MP out from the Main Point 2. Circle Major Dates or Names 3. Underline 4. Square off with VC or VA for the Viewpoint of Critic or the Viewpoint of the author. 5. Make sure to List Numbers out beside the paragraphs when the reading section does List 6. CC - beside compare and contrast sections 7. Q - beside questions posed by the author