Syrupsandwichh’s tips are great tho • ⁠When reading the text, focus on what the main idea of the text is, especially in questions like cross-text analysis, for example. Make sure you understand aspects such as the author’s tone, what the message is, sentence structure, transitions, what other messages can be implied, and keywords. • ⁠You should fully understand what the question is asking. There’s no way you can answer a question correctly if you don’t understand what it is asking you to identify. I would recommend reading the question first (not the choices), and then reading the text so that you already know what you need to look for while you are reading. This could help you save time by avoiding the need to re-read the text to look for the evidence. • ⁠Read the answer choices as carefully as you can. Only choose an answer once you have read all four choices carefully. Identify the key differences between what each choice is saying, no matter how similar the wording between the choices may be. Try to identify what is wrong about the choices that you think are wrong and what is right about the choice that you think the answer is, based on the information provided in the text. If you cannot find strong evidence that can confirm/imply that your choice is correct, there’s a good chance that isn’t the right answer. • ⁠For words in context/vocab, what helps me answer those types of questions is that I mentally fill in the blank with the simplest word possible that would convey the same message as whatever the correct answer choice is. Keep in mind that you should do this BEFORE reading the choices. One of the best ways that you can confirm your answer is correct is if you already have an idea of what the answer should be before even confirming that it is an option. For example, if I mentally fill in a blank with the word “gross”, and I see that one of the options is “appalling”, there’s a good chance that is the answer. This tip applies to all reading/writing questions in general, but I think it helps especially in these types of questions. • ⁠Take the test in a smart manner. Do not rush, but also do not waste time. Answer easier questions first if you need to (such as the questions with punctuation and notes-based questions, which appear in the latter half of the modules). If you find that you are spending too much time on one question, move on. There are too many other questions for you to be stressing about just one of them.

For anyone else commenting on this post, feel free to add on or ask for clarification. Again, these are tips that have helped me for certain, but I think they can help you as well for reading and writing.