New York City SHSAT 2017

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

COMMON READING TRAPS


MANAGE YOUR TIME


There are no points in the passage, so don’t linger over it. You earn points by answering questions.

All of these traps revolve around timing. Usually, it’s good to read slowly and deliberately. Usually, it’s good to stick with
something that you are reading until you understand it. Which brings us to our next point...


  1. Reading too slowly.

  2. Continually rereading things you do not understand.

  3. Spending more time on the passages than on the questions.

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