2.6 SAT Critical Reading - The Double Passage

The Double Passage: The SAT double passage is typically the hardest passage to score accurately since the test maker huddles many difficult compare and contrast questions within this section.  There is a simple trick to these that you should consider.  Most students make the mistake of reading both passages and then answering the questions; however, human memory, especially under stressful conditions, may fail you.  The simple trick to combat this is to read passage one first and then answer all the questions that relate ONLY to passage one.  Then, read passage two and answer all questions that relate ONLY to passage two.  After this, you may approach the compare and contrast questions.  If not, many students will flip-flop between question and reading selection, burning precious time.  I've seen this small trick save students at least 5 minutes of time.