KAPLAN READING
COMPREHENSION
1. What do LSAT experts rely on to answer Reading Comprehension questions?-
Answer Only on information presented in the passages.
2. What is a key strategy for Reading Comprehension?
Answer Identify keywords.
3. What is another important strategy for Reading Comprehension?
Answer Paraphrase the text.
4. What should you predict about the passage in Reading Comprehension?
Answer -
Where the passage will go.
5. What should you predict regarding the LSAT questions?
Answer What the LSAT will ask.
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,6. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 1
Read the passage strategically
7. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 2
Read the Question Set
8. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 3
Research the relevant text
9. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 4
Predict the correct answer
10. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 5
evaluate answer choices
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, 11. How to complete
Answer Step 1 - read the passage strategically
use keywords to determine the structure of a passage and the author's main idea
- create a roadmap of passage notes that highlights the main points of each paragraph
- focus on the big picture
topic, scope, purpose, main idea
- dont think about the topic, all of the answers will be in the passage, think about the author's perspective
12. what is a roadmap
Answer mini blurbs that include WHERE that info is not necessarily WHAT the passage is saying
13. common passage topics
Answer humanities social sciences
natural sciences
law
14. Authors perspective (big idea)
Answer topic
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COMPREHENSION
1. What do LSAT experts rely on to answer Reading Comprehension questions?-
Answer Only on information presented in the passages.
2. What is a key strategy for Reading Comprehension?
Answer Identify keywords.
3. What is another important strategy for Reading Comprehension?
Answer Paraphrase the text.
4. What should you predict about the passage in Reading Comprehension?
Answer -
Where the passage will go.
5. What should you predict regarding the LSAT questions?
Answer What the LSAT will ask.
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,6. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 1
Read the passage strategically
7. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 2
Read the Question Set
8. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 3
Research the relevant text
9. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 4
Predict the correct answer
10. Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension
Answer Step 5
evaluate answer choices
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, 11. How to complete
Answer Step 1 - read the passage strategically
use keywords to determine the structure of a passage and the author's main idea
- create a roadmap of passage notes that highlights the main points of each paragraph
- focus on the big picture
topic, scope, purpose, main idea
- dont think about the topic, all of the answers will be in the passage, think about the author's perspective
12. what is a roadmap
Answer mini blurbs that include WHERE that info is not necessarily WHAT the passage is saying
13. common passage topics
Answer humanities social sciences
natural sciences
law
14. Authors perspective (big idea)
Answer topic
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