Law school candidates are often stressed out about the long boring passages they find in the Reading Comprehension section. These passages may feature unfamiliar topics, but one thing is certain: the questions will be completely familiar to TestSherpa students.

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How to tackle questions and answers on the Reading Comprehension section of the LSAT test.

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Since the LSAT Reading Comprehension section is like an open-book test, you don’t need to read each passage in detail like you would for memorization. Instead, you’re just trying to come up with a road map to refer to later when you tackle the questions.

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Reading Comprehension tests your ability to quickly read long, dense and boring passages and understand the main points the author is making in each. That’s certainly a skill you will need in law school. In this lesson, we’ll examine the TestSherpa approach to Reading Comprehension. It is critical that you understand the process and practice it over and over with sample tests. It is only through repetition that the process will become second nature and help you score more points on test day.

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While it is true that the best way to a high score on the LSAT Reading Comprehension section is to study and practice as many passages as you can, many of our students have told us that the tip contained in this article may be the best LSAT reading tip they learned.

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Because you’ve spent so many years in school examining and memorizing arcane details, it’s easy to waste time carefully reading every word in a reading comprehension passage. Putting in that kind of effort may even feel like you’re reading actively, when in fact, active reading requires you to do just the opposite.

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The LSAT test is packed with densely worded arguments and passages. Half of the challenge of the LSAT test is to analyze and draw out hidden assumptions and inferences made in the test; however, the other half is just being able to get a basic understanding of the passages. This is particularly true in Reading Comprehension, a section that rewards you with gimme points just for paying attention.

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