There are three "traps" that can distract you from getting the correct answer in the DAT Reading Comprehension section. We talk about each trap in this article so that you can avoid them on test day.

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.

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.

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.

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