Read for the exact claim, not just the matching keyword.

Scanning helps you find the right area. Careful reading helps you avoid selecting a trap option that borrowed one word from the passage.

• Before reading options, identify the question target: person, reason, condition, time, place, or inference.
• Underline mentally where the answer should live, then compare every option against that exact sentence or section.
• If two options feel close, choose the one with the smaller, more supportable claim.

Longer passages become easier when you track paragraph jobs instead of trying to memorize every line.

• Give each paragraph a short function label: problem, example, warning, benefit, exception, or result.
• Answer detail questions from the relevant paragraph before moving to global questions.
• For inference questions, choose what follows from the text, not what sounds generally true.

Notices, schedules, tables, and forms often hide answers in conditions, footnotes, and category labels.

• Read column headers and row labels before reading options.
• Check whether the question asks for all users, new users, residents, visitors, weekdays, or weekends.
• Watch for exceptions such as 'unless', 'only after', 'valid until', and 'not available'.

Most Reading mistakes are not random. Label the trap so you can avoid repeating it.

• Partial match: an option repeats a phrase but changes the meaning.
• Scope overreach: an option says always, never, all, or best when the text is narrower.
• Detail mismatch: date, number, place, or person is close but wrong.
• Inference vs stated: the option sounds logical but is not supported by the passage.