<p>I would say the thread PSVicki posted above is a great general guide, but as for reading the passage I would suggest : </p>
<p>Long Passages:
1.) Scan the questions and bracket line references
2.) Leave main idea questions for the end as the line specific questions should paint you a pretty good picture of what the passage is talking about
3.) Read up to the first line reference and answer the corresponding question
4.) Repeat for all the questions
5.) For dual long passage comparison questions eliminate choices after reading only one passage, it will help you not get confused.</p>
<p>Using that approach and similar methods to those listed in PSVicki’s thread I jumped from 630 to 760</p>