September 2009 LSAT Section 2 Question 1

Which one of the following most accurately expresses the main point of the passage?

colleen_ on May 27, 2020

Best way to review practice test reading comp

Hi, I am wondering what is the best way for me to review reading comprehension sections on practice tests. Would you recommend reading each passage again and going through each question and answer choices again? When I try doing this I feel like it is a waste of my time, but I'm not really sure the best way to address questions I got wrong in this section.

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Anna20 on July 20, 2020

Agreed, this is a good question - any top tips?

Daeshawn on January 4, 2021

I need an answer to this as well!

KeishaG on August 4, 2021

Great question Colleen. Also, is anyone from LsatMax answering newly posted questions? I'm curious because no one has answered any of my questions so far.

noname on September 18, 2021

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ShawnHill on July 31, 2022

I would like to know the answer to this question as well.

Emil-Kunkin on August 14, 2022

Hi all,

I would say that it depends on how the passage went. In the case that you missed only one (or maybe two) questions, you would probably be better off just reviewing those individual questions.

If you missed more than two, then I would recommend rereading the whole passage- and doing so slowly and carefully. When you review, you should focus on understanding, as speed is not a factor at all in review.

I would also note that if you feel you have a less than strong understanding of the passage, I would lean towards rereading the whole thing.

JosephRocco on October 4, 2022

I was wondering why there aren't any detailed explanations to the questions for reading comprehension like there is in logical reasoning. Could someone please explain this to me? I feel like it would be valuable to have explanations for the reading comprehension questions.

KiaBrodersen on November 4, 2023

Regarding the initial question about the best way to review reading comp sections on diagnostics, I was wondering more generally, if LSAT Max instructors recommend blind reviewing - that is flagging questions you're not 100% certain on when you're taking the diagnostic, and then if you have enough time, go back try to figure out the right answer. When reviewing, you don't just look at what the right answer is, but you try and actually figure it out without being timed. I know that each student a different method of review can work best depending on how you did on each section/question, but I haven't heard LSAT Max recommend this yet. I was wondering if it's just not something they have considered or what.

Thank you.

Emil-Kunkin on November 6, 2023

I think we (and I'm really just expressing what I think the party line is, so take this with a grain of salt) are generally in favor of blind review as a strategy. I think there's a real benefit to having a chance to see how you do on questions untimed, and compare it to your performance timed. I don't think it's necessary to blind review EVERY section you do, but I would strongly endorse trying it out at least a few times, and if it helps you to diagnose weaknesses, keep at it. I think there are also some office hours about blind review that we've put out recently.