Annotations:Making annotations while you are reading is good method to help understand the passage. It is important to pay close attention to the tone, diction, time, and the literary techniques the author uses. Although, making annotations on the questions is also a great way to help you.Underlining or circling context words in the question is a strategy
Time:
For the first section Multiple Choice you have 60 minutes to complete the first part and there usually 52-58 questions. After you finish reading the passage and making some annotations you have around 40 seconds for each question. Therefore, when you do not know the answer to a question, you should just skip it and answer the questions you understand because you are wasting time, stuck on the same question. At the end when you are done answering the rest of the questions you return to that question and if you still do not understand it, circle the most reasonable choice.
Before answering the questions read carefully looking for key words. Such as ALL, EXCEPT, NONE and others it might confuse the reader on what to do. if the questions says "all the answers are true EXCEPT." The reader looks for the correct answer, and questioning themselves either if they are right or wrong, since they didn't look over the questions twice or three times to find key words that will help find the answer faster.
When you're done with all the multiple choice questions make sure to go over all the answer and make sure you wrote down the right answer. If you think you might of made a mistake double check before correcting it, because usually the first choice you pick is usually correct.
Being that this section is multiple-choice, it allows the test taker to have a higher opportunity to guess the correct answer. In order to do this one must analyze the text efficiently and at a steady pace.
For instance when looking upon a text don’t simply read over the title analyze it. The title allows you to draw inferences and connotations on what the text will be about. You can use the title as a device to foreshadow the plot of the text.
Instead of simply reading the passage twice take a look at the questions that deal with particular lines and mark them up on the text this will allow you to pin point the areas where you must make an inference of the meaning of the line as well as help you locate any form of figurative language being used such as similes, metaphors, personification and so on.
At the end of each stanza or paragraph depending on the text analyze what you have just read take notes on the author’s purpose/message, what was the topic discussed and any details the author used to support his/her argument. This makes it much easier for you to answer the questions since you dissected the text before hand.
When reading the passage keep in mind the diction and the elements the author uses to develop the text and make an inference on how this effects the text as a whole or any of the protagonists.
When analyzing the text look out for any change or shift in the author’s tone or perspective because that ultimately will guide you in answering questions regarding the author’s tone, point of view or transition from one idea/feeling to the next.
Circle vocabulary words that may seem unfamiliar to you and try to figure out their meaning through what it connotes or how it is used in context. Finding echo words for difficult vocabulary can also guide you to answer questions that appear tricky due to their language or wording format.
Look for symbolism as it may help to illustrate the purpose of the passage and give meaning to the title as well as what you have concluded after reading the text. Also, pay close attention to its role in the text and if it represents the theme of the text as a whole.
Locate any comparison or contrast made in the text as it can trick you into concluding that the passage is about one idea while it is actually the complete opposite. Metaphors and similes are good markers to this form of comparison and contrast.
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