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The SAT Reading Comprehension: Basic Principles

Looking to improve your SAT Critical Reading score? Learn the basic principles and tips behind the reading section of the SAT.

In this article, you will find:

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Answers to the IM Summary Drill
Here are my IM summaries for the three paragraphs from the sample passage. Keep in mind that yours may be quite different from mine; the important thing is to get the gist right.

Paragraph #1: translators need common sense
Paragraph #2: Italian example, sense more important than words
Paragraph #3: translation equals negotiation
On the actual exam I would have used abbreviations, so actually my test booklet would have had margin notes more like the following:
Paragraph #1: trans. need com. s.
Paragraph #2: Ital. ex, sense > words
Paragraph #3: trans. = neg.

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