Message #331083

[KnightsFan]

Read a book and write about what it means afterwards. If you know anyone who'll do it, discuss the book and what you think it means afterwards. Find a new book and repeat (many times).
When talking about what a book means, get into the details. Pick a paragraph and figure out what every word means and, more importantly, why that particular word was used. For example, why "enormous" instead of "large?"

Eventually, you'll not only find the tests easier but you'll actually be better at reading. I think tricks like reading questions before the passage (as MsRR said) may help with grades, but I don't think they will help as much in the long run. Maybe that's just me, though.