This is the strategy I teach my students:
1. Read passage 1; answer questions related to passage one (you may have to skip around)
2. Read passage 2; answer questions related to passage two
3. Answer questions related to the comparison of both passages
I think double passages are easier than single passages because the test makers pick easier passages. The problem is reading both passages and keeping them straight. Tackle the more difficult questions- those about both passages- last.
Prepare for this question: What would the author of passage 1 probably say about X in passage 2? That is almost always a question answer to the question.
07-13-2015 at 5:30 pm