Thursday, November 19th, 2020 - January LSAT
I cannot believe I got a 160 on my LSAT practice exam because I was very tired. LR (-7), AR (-2), RC (-12), LR (-6). Unfortunately, I thought I was making major gains with RC (weakest area). So, I am going to start employing these tips I gathered from a long list of successful LSAT takers who told me:
1. Read for structure: how does the paragraphs relate to each other...highlight the main point/purpose of each [Visualization; turn the passage into a visual storyline or movie]
2. determine whether the passage is to 1) inform, 2) explain, or 3) dispute [typically identified by the author’s tone from the first paragraph]
3. decipher the author’s perspective from the character’s [ highlight only the author’s]
4. acknowledge shift in ideas: but, however, moreover, additional, contrary
5. Know the consistent answering strategies for Main Point, Author’s attitude, Inference, Role/Structure of Passage, and Context of a Term
6. Lastly, improve short-term memory and comprehension ability. [SuperLearner, Phrasereader.com, Spreeder.com]
RC Question Types: **identify the subject of the question stem (is it the author or character) then match an answer to that person in the passage**
Main Point: either generalized summary or final point of the author
Inference: facts of the passage most likely equals the answer (refer back to the area of the passage where the term is or rely on memory)
Organization: ask is the passage doing this?
Title: similar to main point/overview of the passage
Mentioned Detail/Must Be True: facts from the passage; common trick is that detail is mentioned but is not at the place in reference
Author’s purpose: how does the quote relate to that particular sentence and section; always reflect back to confirm answer [beware extremes]
Weakeners: identify the main point of the sentence in evaluation and termite which outside information will weaken that point
I am going to try out these methods for 2-timed passages (8 mins each) and see how i do. Then work on my memory and comprehension with SuperLearner practice drills.
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