Reading Comprehension

This is a popular method a pre-dental student used to score a 30 on the RC section of the DAT. It is a version of the search and destroy method.

There are two important features the DAT has that you can use to improve your score.

Often times on DAT and OAT reading passages, certain words and phrases will be used to convey the structure of the passage.

Search and Destroy (or S&D) is a method used on the reading comprehension section of the DAT. In brief, the method is to skip reading the passage and to just go straight to the questions.

This is the method I used on the DAT reading section because it’s what made me feel most comfortable. It’s a very simple method. I would read the passage in full and then answer the questions in order.

This is a new strategy that attempts to take the best from all the other strategies and reading techniques. BYU4you, a pre-dental student, was scoring around 19-20 on DAT Bootcamp’s RC section, and used this method to score a 28 on the real RC section.