LSAT Reading Comprehension 2024/2025 exam with 100% complete solutions
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LSAT Reading Comprehension
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LSAT Reading Comprehension
Steps to tackle Read comp ?s correct answers1. preview questions for passage content
2. annotate the passage
3. define the the main point of each paragraph
4. note the bottom line of the passage (MAP)
5. Read the question word for word and define the question task
6. go back to the...
Steps to tackle Read comp ?s correct answers1. preview questions for passage content
2. annotate the passage
3. define the the main point of each paragraph
4. note the bottom line of the passage (MAP)
5. Read the question word for word and define the question task
6. go back to the passage to prove your answer
7. answer in your own words before seeing answer choices when applicable (don't have to answer
questions in order)
8. use POE (look for what is wrong with each choice)
What is bottom line of passage correct answersMain point
Purpose
Tone
common trap answers correct answersBeyond the scope
opposite
,doesn't answer the question
too extreme
Translate Question Stem
Based on the passage, with which one of the following statements would the author most likely agree?
correct answersWhat can you infer?
- like in argument section- what answer can you best support to prove using ONLY info from the passage
Translate Question Stem
Which of the following best exemplifies the type of situation discussed in the 3rd paragraph ? correct
answersWhat matches the situation in the 3rd paragraph?
-go back to the passage and read the situation in the 3rd paragraph then generalize/summarize it
- the right answer will be a new example that matches summary of the passage
Translate Question Stem
Given the info in the passage, which one of the following hypothetical events is least likely to occur?
correct answersWhat can you infer is NOT going to happen?
- the other 4 answers will have direct evidence in the passage that they will happen
- the right answer will either have that won't happen; be opposite; or never mentioned in the paragraph
, Translate Question Stem
The author discusses the critics in the 2nd paragraph primarily in order to? correct answersWhy does the
author talk about the critics?
-if you go back and try to read what the critics say you will get the question wrong
- have to think about why the author introduced the critics in the first place - what other big idea are the
critics supporting
active reading correct answers- understanding how a text is put together
- anticipating the points the author will make next
- reading for tone and different points of view
- following complex lines of reasoning
- seeing beyond the details to the bigger picture
construction of passage correct answers1. even a neutral tell a story passage is an argument (author
wants to communicate core idea or persuade you to accept their core idea)
2. argument consists of series of statements that express an authors beliefs
- these are the parts of the argument we would call arguable
- while author wants you to accept them they're not necessarily true
3. these beliefs are accompanied by evidence or reasoning in support of those statements
-this includes examples, analogies, accounts of events, data, etc
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