Reading Comprehension Test (RCT)
The RCT gives you short but dense passages, often drawn from technical, historical, or military-adjacent material, and asks what the author said, implied, or meant. The concepts you need are not vocabulary lists but reading structure: main idea versus supporting detail, primary purpose, the author's tone or attitude, the meaning of a term in context, and inference that is strictly supported by the text.
How to attack a passage
Read for structure first, not for memorized detail. Note the topic sentence, any contrast markers (however, although, despite), and the conclusion. When a question asks for a detail, go back and find it; the passage stays on screen or can be re-read within your time budget. Predict the answer in your own words before you read the choices, then pick the choice that matches your prediction.
Traps
Choices that are true according to the passage but do not answer the question asked. Choices with absolute language (always, never, all, none). Choices that import outside knowledge that the passage never states. Choices that overstate a hedged claim. Questions phrased with NOT or EXCEPT, where three choices are supported and one is not.
Rule of thumb
If an option requires information that is not in the passage, it is wrong, even if it is true in real life. Worked example: a passage says an engine's efficiency improved modestly, though the test team cautioned the gains might not hold at altitude. The correct attitude question answer is cautious optimism; an option saying the engine is unreliable at altitude is too strong and unsupported.