<p>Hi,
Just wondering how one should go about preparing for the lit subject test? Is there a right way/wrong way to study? I find myself getting about the same number of questions wrong when taking multiple practice tests. What is a good way of improving at interpreting the plays, archaic poems and the prose that they test us on? </p>
<p>Thank you,</p>
<p>I took the SAT Lit last June and scored a 770 after a month of carefully reading and doing the practice tests in Barron’s ([Barron's</a> SAT Subject Test: Literature, 5th Edition: Christina Myers-Shaffer: 9780764146152: Amazon.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-SAT-Subject-Test-Literature/dp/0764146157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353310524&sr=8-1&keywords=sat+literature]Barron’s”>http://www.amazon.com/Barrons-SAT-Subject-Test-Literature/dp/0764146157/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1353310524&sr=8-1&keywords=sat+literature)), which is widely considered to be the best prep book for this test. It definitely over-prepares you, but this is a good thing. I strongly recommend it. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yeah, just keep doing practice tests! When you get questions wrong on practice tests, make sure you review the topics that they were on. (Say the question was asking, “What is the main verb in this poem?” [I got that both on practice tests and the real test, which I took November 17th 3 days ago], and you got that wrong. I would advise Googling what a main verb is in a poem, how to find a main verb in a poem, how to identify one, etc.) </p>
<p>This is stuff I wish I did before my test. A lot of the questions are a repeat from what you’ll get on practice tests, just with different stories, poems, etc., so if you get the hang of one, you can pretty much guarantee that you’ll do well on the test (unless you’re like me and your vision blurs & doesn’t allow you to be able to read while taking standardized tests; then you’re screwed. Let’s hope you’re not me!) </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>