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Reading Comprehension

Learn the DAT Reading Comprehension format, every major question type, and proven full-read and search-and-destroy strategies so you can finish three science passages in 60 minutes with confidence.

8 chapters · 30 videos

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1 DAT Reading Comprehension: Format and Scoring

2 Choosing a Strategy: Full Read vs. Search-and-Destroy

3 Active Reading and Passage Mapping

4 Detail and Main Idea Questions

5 Inference Questions

6 Tone, Author's Purpose and Function Questions

7 EXCEPT/NOT Questions and Common Answer Traps

8 Timing, Pacing and Test-Day Execution

Credits & references

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  26. Primescorex. “ATI TEAS 7 Reading: How to Handle EXCEPT Questions.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=Emvyf_y00r0
  27. Vishnu Nanduri. “Are Answers With Exact Wording a Trap? | MCAT CARS.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=V1djJBdbbrc
  28. 7Sage LSAT Prep & Law School Admissions Consulting. “LSAT Cheat Code: Getting Faster on Reading Comprehension.” YouTube. youtube.com/watch?v=KOQhO6l6KpM
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