LSAT

Chapters:

1. Introduction
   
   
2. The Basics of Reading Comprehension
   
   a. The Reading Comprehension Section
   b. Approaching the Passages
   c. Analyzing the Passage Using VIEWSTAMP™
   
   
3. Passage Elements and Formations
   
   a. Sources of Difficulty: The Test Makers’ Arsenal
   b. Viewpoint-Specific Questions
   c. Text-Based Questions
   d. Two Broad Reasoning Structures
   e. Pitfalls to Avoid
   f. Passage Elements and Formations Recognition Drill
   
   
4. Diagramming the Passages
   
   a. Passage Notations
   b. What to Use to Notate
   c. What to Notate
   d. Methods of Notation
   e. What to Diagram—Reviewed by Diagram Element
   f. What to Diagram—Review by Passage Formation
   g. Final Chapter Note
   h. Notating the Passages Drill
   
   
5. The Questions
   
   a. The Question Stem
   b. The Answer Choices
   c. Answer Choice Traps
   d. Tricks of the Trade
   e. Final Chapter Note
   
   
6. Putting It Together on Single Passages
   
   a. A Review of Chapters 1-5
   b. Practice Passage I
   c. Practice Passage II
   
   
7. Comparative Reading Passages
   
   a. Differences from the Single Passages
   b. Using Single Passage Approaches—Similarities and Differences
   c. Comparative Reading Question Types
   d. Dual Passage Answer Choice traps
   e. Special Considerations
   f. Sample Passage-Discussion
   g. 2 Practice Passages
   
   
8. Common Themes and Structures
   
   a. Common Passage Structures/Layouts
   b. Recurrent Themes/Archetypes

i. Diversity Passages
ii. Law Related Passages
iii. Science and Technology Passages



9. Time Management
   a. Approaching the Section Strategically
   b. Limited Time for the Last Passage
   c. The Answer Choices
   d. Test Readiness
   e. Afterword
   
   
10. Practice Section—Reading Comprehension section of the June 2008 LSAT
11. Complete Chapter Answer Key and Question Use Tracker