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So I've gotten my content decently down, and have been taking NS Fls. My concerns here are for the Physics Chem and Bio sections (bio is a big problem). After reviewing the FLs I have noticed that most of my mistakes are from not understanding the passage material, missing information from the passage, not understanding what the passage was trying to say etc.
In addition, I don't finish passages on time, at the very least it takes me 9-10 minutes. I'm doing okay on exam scores (around 126-128) however, I am not taking the test timed, (just timing myself per passage) and I usually go over 8 min for science passages (average 10min).
I really need a strategy on how to speed up the process of getting through the passages faster while still being able to understand what's going on.
For example, I've tried skimming for the main idea of the paragraphs, and where things are in the passage, then I find that by the end of it I don't know important details necessary for the questions. And then I go back to the passage, but can't find the necessary information because I didn't take enough time to understand what was going on, etc.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to best tackle science passages? As it is, when I skim, I feel super unconfident when I get to the questions that I can go back and find the info their looking for and end up wasting a lot of time. And when I read the passage trying to understand, Im just too slow and take too long. Any advice or help would really help me out. My test is in a month. Thanks so much!
In addition, I don't finish passages on time, at the very least it takes me 9-10 minutes. I'm doing okay on exam scores (around 126-128) however, I am not taking the test timed, (just timing myself per passage) and I usually go over 8 min for science passages (average 10min).
I really need a strategy on how to speed up the process of getting through the passages faster while still being able to understand what's going on.
For example, I've tried skimming for the main idea of the paragraphs, and where things are in the passage, then I find that by the end of it I don't know important details necessary for the questions. And then I go back to the passage, but can't find the necessary information because I didn't take enough time to understand what was going on, etc.
Can anyone give me some advice on how to best tackle science passages? As it is, when I skim, I feel super unconfident when I get to the questions that I can go back and find the info their looking for and end up wasting a lot of time. And when I read the passage trying to understand, Im just too slow and take too long. Any advice or help would really help me out. My test is in a month. Thanks so much!