Need help with Reading

[joedat41]

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I am taking my DATS in December and I was wondering what people do to study for the reading section on the DATS. Where can I get practice passages? Also, what are the type of passages that show up on the DATS?

 

[Taihenkoichi]

Hey I just took the DAT this past saturday and I got a 24 on Reading. The passages were relatively easy to read and they were all science based. No humanities or social sciences like on the MCAT. All I did for this section was quickly read each paragraph and write down one or two words that were unique to that paragraph. I call these 'buzzwords' because sure enough they show up in the question stems. If you have the passages numbered, refering back to them takes only a few seconds.

You can practice by getting your hands on exam kracker 1001 passages book. Just do the natural sciences passages.

 

[joedat41]

Do you think it was just your version that had passages only on sciences? Are there any versions with humanities or social sciences?

 

[Taihenkoichi]

I'm pretty sure the RC section on DAT is just sciences. Some people talk about a passage on a piano but don't know if it's science related (ie. sound waves, simple harmonic motion etc.) I actually wish I got that passage because I play the piano. I'd have destroyed it haha.

 

[joedat41]

Alright thanks. If anyone knows if there are other passages besides sciences it would be greatly appreciated.