How to excel in Critical Reading?Passages

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<p>@Collegecrazy</p>

<p>DUDE! I’m in the EXACT situation! &@# the passages, they also kill me, but here’s what I’m doin:

  1. Short passages are easy, no worries about them.
  2. For long passages, read the blurb. Then go to line references in which the questions refer to and mark them clearly.
  3. Once you read to that line reference, absorb everything, and answer the question.
  4. Continue doing this, and then answer all the broad, general questions–they’re usually pretty easy.
  5. <strong><em>IMPORTANT</em></strong>do NOT bubble as you go–doing so will make you lose your focus on the passage.
  6. For 2 passage questions, do the same: answer questions related to first passage first then read second passage and answer questions on them.
  7. Read for contrast and comparison–usually, that’s what the 2 passages want you to figure out and the author’s clear stance.</p>

<p>Good luck, I’m also in the same struggle.</p>