<p>Q1: Are monologue and soliloquy the same thing? According to my Webster’s dictionary they are similes and in PR their explanations are really similar. </p>
<p>Q2: which approach do you find more effective, reading the whole passages & making notes along the way first before looking at questions or reading the questions before reading the passages? For SATI I prefer the second method but I don’t really find it that useful for literature because it seems to me that literature asks more big-picture questions rather than those with specific line references.</p>
<p>A soliloquy may be similar to a monologue, yet the two are distinct are from each other. A soliloquy is a literary device designed for informing the reader or audience of the internal thoughts of a character. A monologue can serve the same purpose, but it may be directed toward another character as well (although it is perfectly valid to still classify a soliloquy as such even when another character overhears it).</p>
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<p>Reading the passage straight through or reading all of the questions beforehand is not the most efficient strategy, the former due to its inefficiency for retention, the latter due to time constraints. </p>
<p>I read the passage one paragraph at a time and answered any multiple choice questions compatible with the material I had just read. I would then return to the passage and continue the cycle until I completed all the questions with line references. I would answer any of the “big picture” questions that you refer to after finishing the entire passage.</p>
<p>I got a 780 on the lit test… what worked for me was reading through the WHOLE passage first, then going through the multiple choice. And ALWAYS look back at the passage if a question refers to a specific line number or quote. You’ll be surprised how much it helps you catch stupid mistakes. But I’m a fairly fast reader–if you’re running out of time on practice tests I might just skim the passage.</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure i read the whole passage, and then went and answered the questions, referring back to the passage whenever i couldn’t remember or whenever the question was referring to a specific part. i am also a fast reader, though. (i got a 790)
i guess if i weren’t a fast reader, i would probably go with mifune’s suggestion and read through 1 paragraph at a time, trying to answer the corresponding questions.</p>