<p>I’m assuming this are multiple choice questions, and a few aspects befuddle you. First of all, you are faced with one correct answer amidst 3 or 4 other like-worded incorrect choices. How do you eliminate those incorrect answers?</p>
<p>You already have experience with certain basic words that you know to “treat cautiously” like “not, never, always”. But, eliminating one choice can move you from getting it 25% right to getting it 33% right, up to 50% right. But, the difference between those SAT/ACT tests you took to get into college to now is being able to more precisely read (and know) those answers (concepts) 100% of the time. That’s where studying and “manipulating the language” become critical. They don’t call it “higher level language” for nothing. This conceptual thinking can take time to grapple with. It tales a lot of effort. And often those answers are not just from one source, like a text. It takes much more than that, even if the professor assigned only one text to read.</p>
<p>One very helpful process towards success, aside from putting in the effort in the first place, is forming a study group. At first, this may seem too social, but there’s a real positive to it. The study group should help in two ways: 1) First, you should decide how to split the load. By splitting up the work, you’ll become a master of one specific area in such a way that you couldn’t dedicate this time in one area before. You’ll reread the chapter, and take in-depth notes. You’ll research one specific area. Then you share this work with others and everyone benefits.</p>
<p>2) Another important aspect to having a group of “experts” is that you’ll discuss the material in-depth. This allows you to manipulate the play with the language in a way that you’ll really understand it at a new level. This part is absolutely important and should not be taken lightly. This is probably where you had most difficulty. Playing with the ideas in your head so you truly understand them.</p>
<p>The one aspect to forming study groups, I should caution you, is that it is a group effort and everyone should agree to pitch in equally. In truth, (and I know I sound sexist when I say this), but some guys don’t take the work so seriously. You all want to succeed, and you all have to put in the effort equally to do it right.</p>
<p>I hope this helps.</p>