Reading Comprehension: Long Double Reading Passages

These passages are just like short double passages, except...wait for it...wait for it...they are longer. I know, it's crazy, but try and follow me.

So, yes, you really, really don't want to read both disgustingly long passages together. But, because they are grouped together, it does actually make your life easier. This ease happens because a double passage has to be set up in certain ways. If you know these ways, the questions become easier to answer.

First, the passages will always share the same main idea (Lesson 2).

Second, the passages are almost always set up to disagree with each other.

LONG DOUBLE READING PASSAGES

Total Number of Passages per SAT Test: 1

Lines per Passage: 80 - 90

Questions per SAT Test: 15

% of Total Reading Questions: 22%

Most Common Subjects: History, Aesthetics

Common Questions: All

Most Common Attitude: Like; Dislike

Most Common Purpose: To Argue For; To Argue Against

TIPS FOR LONG DOUBLE READING PASSAGES

Tip 1
These passages include all types of questions. So be prepared to identify and then tackle all the question types that you have learned.

Tip 2
Remember that both passages share the same main idea. Use this fact to quickly answer any main idea questions, which are usually phrased as follows: “Both passages are primarily concerned with…”. (For a full list, see Lesson 2)

Tip 3
Remember that the passages are commonly set up in opposition. If one passage dislikes a subject, then the other passage likes it (Author's Attitude Questions: Lesson 3). If one passage argues for something, then the other passage argues against it (Primary Purpose Questions: Lesson 4).

 SAT Long Double Reading Passages

Lesson Includes:

—Overview of Long Double Reading Passages

—Long Double Reading Passages

—Tips for Long Double Reading Passages

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SAT Reading

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