<p>So today I realized that I tend to get the questions where they ask you to give a possible response from one author's perspective. (For example, the author of Passage 2 would most likely respond to the statement in lines 4-5, Passage 1, by....) How do you guys deal with these problems?</p>
<p>yeah these problems are pretty difficult, for me at least. Why? B/c you have to deal with 2 areas/passages. I deal with them by first gaining the meaning/main idea from each passage, and then go about with the questions. I'm sure there are different methods, and I want to hear what they are as well.</p>
<p>Read the statement and try to get a good sense of what the author of passage one is getting at. Then, go back to passage 2 and find the lines where the author reveals his standing on that topic. Now, if he was skeptical, then he would respond with doubt. Always STICK TO THE TOPIC. Too many people pick answers that doesn't correspond with the STATEMENT. If the statement is about fish, find the lines in passage two where the author talks about how he feels about fish, then choose the line that would best fit his argument. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Make sure to answer all the easiest questions first - start with what you DO know about the passage. Each one you answer correctly will help your understanding of the whole thing.</p>
<p>Questions that involve "inferring", "suggesting" or "most likely" this or that...answer them last as they tend to be the hardest ones. To get them right, you'll need to have digested as much as possible about the general tone of a passage and/or the attitudes of an author or character.</p>
<p>There's no magic method or trick to these really. To do well you simply have to be a sharp reader. Beyond that, the best you can do is be as efficient as possible...</p>
<p>In nearly every question there are OBVIOUS off-base wrong answer choices, or at least obvious to anyone who knows the main idea of the passage. Always start by crossing these off. When you can get it down to 3 or 2 answer choices, you know you're in good shape, probability-wise. So make a confident answer based on your best intuition and move on. Don't agonize over it. You are going to miss some questions and that is OK as long as you did your best.</p>
<p>I'm scared ):</p>
<p>idk i have the same problem..i just have a neutral mood for the passage..liike i try to get the author's perspective from the words he/she uses..and remember the question isn't asking how you would respond..its how the author would respond..so don't be biased</p>
<p>First, when you see that you're dealing with a double passage--get yourself into "The Double Passage Mindset" before you even start reading. This means that you've got to anticipate that you'll be asked compare/contrast questions and opinion questions. So read the passage with this in mind. Zone in on anything that sounds like the author is giving an opinion. Get into their heads! </p>
<p>For Short Double Passages---READ the questions FIRST. Figure out what you're in for,...then read the passages.</p>
<p>For Long Double Passages---Read the first passage, then PRIOR to reading the second passage answer all questions pertaining to just the first passage.
Circle and skip any questions that compare the two passages--you'll come back to them later.
Now read the second passage and answer ALL of the questions.</p>
<p>Also, it helps to read the questions VERY carefully here. Underline key words in the questions themselves. Is it Author 1 or Author 2 that we're talking about? If the question contains things like,
"all of the following except" or "which of the following least detracts from" etc.
Then take a moment to turn the question around. Tell yourself, okay,..so 4 of these 5 answers choices are referred to,..one of them is not.
OR 4 of these 5 answers choices will detract from the argument, one of them doesn't.<br>
Look for the 4 and cross them off.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>very plausible advice anita</p>