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 DrillHere 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 |
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| On the actual exam I would have used abbreviations, so actually my test booklet would have had margin notes more like the following: | |
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| Paragraph #1: | trans. need com. s. |
| Paragraph #2: | Ital. ex, sense > words |
| Paragraph #3: | trans. = neg. |