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Question 1

Focus on the author’s main idea rather than looking at certain minutia when choosing quotes to describe the author’s point of view.

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Question 2

Go back and skim the passage for certain key words for Roman Numeral questions to make sure you didn’t miss anything

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Question 3

When looking for what can most weaken an author’s main point, choose something relevant to the author’s main point

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Question 4

Think about what further study theoretically could be done rather than what would actually be done in some cases

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Question 5

Look at what is more relevant to an author’s point all around rather than focusing on specifically one details

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Question 6

Choose an answer more in line with what the authoer actually asserts rather than extrapolating to what the arguments could mean

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Question 7

Look to the first sentence or two of a paragraph to be able to glean its main purpose

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Question 8

Read the questions carefully so you know which of the author’s claims you are trying to strengthen/weaken/etc

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Question 9

For Roman Numeral questions go back and skim the passage for key words

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Question 10

Read over an author’s own definitions or examples multiple times in order to gain a full understanding of their meaning and scope

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Question 11

Come up with what I think the answer is before looking at what the options are

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Question 12

Use highlighting effectively to point out what is crucial to remember and may come up in questions

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Question 13

When chosing between two choices, think about what the more extreme option is and think about if the author really addresses such an extreme viewpoint

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Question 14

Use highlighting effectively to point out what is crucial to remember and may come up in questions

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Question 15

Read carefully and diligently even at the end of the section!

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Question 16

When determining the main idea of a passage, make sure to consider equally what you read at the beginning of the passage to what you read at the end

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Question 17

When deciding whether or not to pick a more extreme answer, think about if it really is backed up in the passage itself

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Question 18

In Roman Numeral questions go back to look for specific details within the text

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Question 19

Go back to the text and search for reasons the two answer choices left may be wrong rather than why they are right

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Question 20

When a question is refercing a specific part of the passage, if time go back and re-read/skim that part of the passage for pertinent information

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Question 21

Quaint means “attractively unusual or old-fashioned”

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Question 22

Industrious means “diligent or hard-working”

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Question 23

Look back to the text when asked for what it might support and fight direct lines of evidence when possible

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Question 24

Be sure to describe the author’s thesis and their evidence before proceeding with questions

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Question 25

When you need to make an inference go back to the text for each answer choice and see what the text directly says/does not say about that topic.

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Question 26

Do not come to conclusions about an author’s opinion (or whether they are supporting/criticizing) unless they are explicitly clear

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Question 27

When answer choices reference specific parts of the passage, go back and look at those sections again

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Question 28

Do not make conclusions that are not supported by the author and ultimately go with an answer choice that is more strongly supported through ample evidence

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Question 29

When figuring out the purpose of a paragraph, think about how it relates to the passage as a whole- what do we lose if this paragraph wasn’t included? Look at everything in the paragraph- just not a singular point

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Question 30

When choosing what is implied in the passage, choose what requires the fewest assumptions

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Question 31

When defining a relationship between two parts of a passage, use only what is directly referenced in the passage

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Question 32

Read the answer choices carefully and slowly

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Question 33

When a question references a specific part of the passage, go back and look at that part specifically and reread if needed

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Question 34

When asked about preference, a single instance of behavior can not be used to determine one’s preference

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Question 35

The best way to clarify a sentence is not always just to define an important term, it can be something else like giving an example

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Question 36

Do not convince yourself to choose an answer just because it seems more right if your gut told you it was wrong (especially for roman numeral questions)

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Question 37

Do not pick an answer just because it has token terms that make it sound good or right

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Question 38

When going through a passage that details multiple opinions or variations on an idea, highlight and figure out how they are all different or similar

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Question 39

When giving a definition, give a definition that is applicable to the specific passage and not overly general

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Question 40

When something from the passage is referenced in an answer choice, go directly back to that section of the passage to either support or refute the answer

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Question 41

A word like “always” often makes an answer choice too extreme to be correct

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Question 42

When looking at answer choices, look for the odd one out out of the four if at all possible, because if three are all saying variations of the same thing, they cannot all be right

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Question 43

You need to choose an answer that is actually relevant to the information in the passage

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Question 44

Avoid extrapolating cause and effect when it is not directly stated in the passage

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Question 45

Be sure that you make accurate connections between different opinions offered in a passage

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