| The following 10 LSAT Reading Comprehension | | | | the passage. |
| tips should help you understand, attack, and | | | | 7) One of the most important of these LSAT |
| dissect the Reading Comprehension section on the | | | | Reading Comprehension tips is to recognize |
| LSAT. | | | | question types because doing so will help you look |
| 1) Reading Comprehension is about structure, not | | | | for the right answer. There are generally three |
| content. You should focus on locating information, | | | | types of questions: main idea questions, inference |
| not memorizing information. Figure out how to | | | | questions, and questions that address a specific |
| locate the main players and viewpoints and the | | | | part of the passage. With respect to comparative |
| facts underlying those viewpoints. | | | | reading passages, there are four types of |
| 2) Because LSAT Reading Comprehension is | | | | questions (that can also fit within the |
| about structure, do not read to memorize. You | | | | aforementioned three categories): central purpose |
| should, instead, read quickly, but do not, under | | | | common issue questions (similar to main idea |
| any circumstances, skim the passage. Speed | | | | questions), questions that address agreement |
| reading will not help you on this exam. | | | | disagreement among authors of both passages |
| 3) Underline when you read because it will help | | | | (similar to specific questions), questions that |
| you, later on, to locate the relevant information | | | | address the authors' method of reasoning, style, |
| you need to answer questions. | | | | or technique (similar to inference questions), and |
| 4) Focus on and figure out the main idea. Once | | | | questions that ask you to draw an analogy |
| you figure this out, everything else falls into place. | | | | between the relationship between the two |
| Usually, the author will state the main idea | | | | passages and some other relationship(similar to |
| outright, and other times you will have to piece it | | | | parallel reasoning questions in the Logical Reasoning |
| together from other information. | | | | section and to inference questions). |
| 5) Understand the relationship between the | | | | 8) For comparative reading passages that address |
| evidence in the passage and the conclusion or | | | | both passages, focus on how the passages are |
| conclusions that the author draws. This will help | | | | different in order to answer those questions. |
| you identify any over-arching principles that exist | | | | 9) Eliminate obviously incorrect answers, such as |
| in the passage, any other conclusions and | | | | anything that is extreme, outrageous, irrelevant, |
| counter-arguments, and any examples. Most | | | | or just plain out of left field. |
| important, it will help you understand the structure | | | | 10) Ignore any outside knowledge that you may |
| of the passage. | | | | have about the subject of the passage. It will not |
| 6) Make note of the author's tone. This will usually | | | | help. |
| help you figure out the main idea and understand | | | | With these 10 LSAT Reading Comprehension tips, |
| the author's views and motivations. Also, note | | | | you should have a good start for approaching the |
| whether the author's tone changes throughout | | | | passages and answering the questions. |