On Reading, try to name the answer before you look at the choices. A tempting extra word in C is easier to kill if you already have a phrase. Main idea is the usual place this helps, in main idea questions.
Stem, predict, then match
Vocabulary-in-context is the other natural home, in vocabulary in context. If the prediction will not come in a few seconds, keep moving, in keep moving on every section.
The bottom line
Predict first. Then find the choice that matches, not the one that sounds fancy.
Start practicing
Start with a free diagnostic, then drill your weak spots with 15-question quizzes and track how you're doing across Reading, English, and Math. Compare plans whenever you're ready to go further.
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