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- Don't let unusual reading passages bother you. Except for their different format, oddball passages are just like fiction and nonfiction passages.
- Take control of the test. Work through the problems in whatever order you are most comfortable with. If you do answer the questions out of sequence, make sure you remember to fill in the proper ovals. Try focusing fist on the passages that have the most questions. Since you are fresher at the start of the test, it is a good idea to get more questions out of the way.
- There are two ways to get the correct answer on a Word Meaning question, know the meaning already, or figure out what the word means by looking at how it fits into the rest of the sentence and phrase.
- When you come across a new word for the first time, you might want to figure out what it means right away and go straight to the Word Meaning question to answer it.
- To answer a Summarization question, read the passage and state the main idea or topic in your own words. Look for the answer choice that captures that main idea or topic. Watch out for answer choices that may be small details in the passage.
- Inference questions ask you to draw conclusions based on information you have read. Look for clues in the exact wording of the question to help you find the answer. Remember, the answer won't be spelled out in the text.
- In the listening comprehension section, you'll be expected to draw conclusions and explain relationships about the story you have heard. To do this well, you'll want to take good notes as you listen.
- Sometimes the listening passage will be accompanied by some words and definitions that you'll need to know as you listen. Be sure to look over these words early on so that you can get a sense of what they mean before the passage is read.
- On open-ended questions, there is no set right or wrong answer. If you can support your answer with examples from the story, then it's correct.
 
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