How do you guys tackle Long passages?

<p>So, here is my method.</p>

<p>I first read all the lines really quickly, and try to get the main idea out of it.</p>

<p>I jot down the main idea, and start solving questions. Whenever answer choices seem to contradict the main idea I got, I try to fix it a bit so it fits more readily to all questions.</p>

<p>My problem is, even whenver I get the main point right, I always get some questions wrong.</p>

<p>Basically whenever there are two answer choices those look very similar to each other, I mostly pick a wrong one.</p>

<p>The problem here is, even after I read the explanations, I don't get why the answer is "the answer"</p>

<p>Some explanations say:</p>

<p>"B is not the answer because passage does not address it"</p>

<p>some other explanations say:</p>

<p>"C is the answer because although passage does not support it directly, the conclusion can be reasonably drawn from the passage and C supports the conclusion"</p>

<p>Ok what the hell.</p>

<p>So do you want me to find "things in the passage" or "things that can be drawn based on the information given by the passage"</p>

<p>This seems like a freakin farce to me. (I seriously admire those who get 800 on this stupid reading section)</p>

<p>How should I study? Some of my friends said sometimes breaking down sentences into different sections may be helpful. For instance, subjects nouns that are are general enough are almost wrong and so on..</p>

<p>How do you guys tackle questions that contain "two very similar answers?" I studied "Maximum SAT" and "Rocket Review Revolution" but still can't overcome the score 700 because of this..</p>

<p>I just read the entire passage, then answer questions lol.</p>

<p>But marking down the line numbers and slowing down during lines that have questions attached to them has worked for many people.</p>