LSAT Reading Comprehension Tips

Studying law requires lots of reading; the LSAT reading comprehension section tests your ability to understand and apply what you've read. This LSAT section has four passages pertaining to different subjects; after reading each section you have to answer several questions about it. Use these helpful tips for the reading comprehension part of the LSAT:

• Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate — even if you're bored.

• Work one reading passage at a time; answer all the questions, and then move on.

• Skim the questions first.

• Read the passage aggressively; take your time.

• Focus on the big stuff and gloss over the details, going back to them if the questions ask you about them.

• Mark important points in the passage, but don't mark too much.

• Think about the passage before you start the questions.

• Refer to the passage as often as necessary.

• If the questions direct you to a specific word or line, read several lines above and below it, so you understand the context.

• Try to answer questions yourself before reading the answer choices.

• Don't use any information not contained in the passage — forget what you know or believe about the subject.

• Read all answers and eliminate the wrong ones.

• Choose an answer.

• When you finish a passage, forget it and clear your brain for the next one.