Words with contrast; But, never withstanding.

Pay attention to contrast words. Pay attention to the

phrase after this contrast word because author is letting
you know that it is important.
Conclusion language. Thus, though, therefore, in
conclusion The information that you saw before are
there to convince you of the critical point.
Only 12-15 key ideas in the passage. They are there to
separate from what is important and what is not.
Very often author will not state explicitly what is the
main point of the passage. He wants you to draw that
conclusion.
Grammar allows you to determine the precise meaning
of each answer and difference between each answer if
you are in between 2 options. Have to understand
grammar and how it relates to the rhetoric of the
question.
Stress creates excess epinephrine. Hence, blocking
neurotransmitters, then you begin to dull and over-ride
your frontal cortex.