<p>Hey guys! I'm currently procrastinating... got over 2300 on my SAT and a 230 on my PSAT (800 and 80 CR), so if anyone needs help, just post!</p>
<p>I find that answering people’s questions on their threads is more effective than creating a personal question and answer thread. Whatever floats your boat.</p>
<p>My question: Did you study for the 2300 or did you go in blind?</p>
<p>thesmiter, that takes too much effort :P</p>
<p>I studied a bit… not nearly as much as I should have, lol. like 3-4 practice tests in the blue book? and then 2 practice PSATs</p>
<p>Do you have any general tips for critical reading or is there anything you just keep in mind while going through the critical reading sections?</p>
<p>My question is, will you take the test for me?</p>
<p>I kid!</p>
<p>caughtintraffic, as far as CR goes, I always try to pick the safest answer. As I went through some of the practice tests, I found that CR is INSANELY predictable- it will always be the one that is exactly in/supported by the text BUT worded slightly differently (and as for the pesky implication questions, just search for the tone and that’ll guide you). Also I highly suggest reading the passage until you get the gist of the main idea, tone, etc. and then skim through the rest, then go to answer the questions and check back as frequently as necessary. hope that helps! just go for the SAFEST answer, because the college board needs to make it as standardized as possible.</p>
<p>Shrinkrap, hahaha aren’t you a parent? :)</p>
<p>I’m pretty good at CR (700s) but I fail at AP Lang questions - like I only get half right. Would you mind trying the same AP Lang questions I failed at?</p>
<p>IceQube- I can try!! I’ve only taken practice AP lang tests, but I usually get enough right to be in the 5 range :</p>
<p>How can you distinguish between a -eh- answer and a -RIGHT- answer?</p>
<p>That’s the spirit! Try this.</p>
<p><a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board;
<p>The passage starts on page 56. It is the passage about Mr. Jones. I completed the first 13 questions and got an abysmal 6 correct … :. I gave myself 16 minutes to answer all 13 questions - that’s 75 seconds per question, which is about what you get on the actual AP. Tell me what you get. Good luck :).</p>
<p>Yes ( hanging head)…</p>
<p>Dorkyelmo (hahahah LOVE) there’s usually one that’s basically REALLY central to the main point of the passage, but worded in a different manner. but if there’s one that I think clicks right away, then I pick it, but if not, then it’s an -eh- answer and you basically use the process of elimination. when I’m debating between two -eh- answers, I usually go for the one that I can find more support for in the text.</p>
<p>Ice Qube, I tried that link and hadn’t read your entire post, so I did passage 1 instead 
9/10, gave myself 12 minutes, and got that first question wrong… I still think it could’ve been both that and a misconception</p>
<p>Dorky Elmo, for the debating between two answers (IF and only IF you’re fast enough to have time at the end of a section) I frequently find myself tallying pieces of evidence</p>
<p>Oh my gosh please. I’m having trouble with CR. My math and writing portions are 700+ but my CR lies between 500~600. I NEED A 2200+ Please help D:</p>
<p>D: jesskidding, I’ll try! I think I gave my broad advice above- go for the one that mimics the text substance but in different phrasing from the text itself. lots of it is being absolutely sure on vocab, too! One thing that helped me was googling the words in the questions as well. As I said before, I highly suggest reading the passage until you get the gist of the main idea, tone, etc. and then skim through the rest, then go to answer the questions and check back as frequently as necessary. the thing to remember about CR is to think about the tone, main concept, why the author is writing this and for what audience it’s being written as you read, and then going to answer the questions (always, ALWAYS looking back at the text! CB wants to make it as non-debatable, non-creative as possible!) if it helps, I kind of make voices in my head as I read… often fitting that voice to adjust the tone as I learn more about the passage</p>
<p>it also makes it way easier to stay on-task during otherwise really boring passages :|</p>
<p>Thanks for your tips!! </p>
<p>But, one big problem of mine is vocabulary in context type questions. I’ve tried to substitute the words in context but doing so doesn’t help much. I might just persuading myself in my mind that my choice is the most correct while I’m reading the sentence with the substituted word. Also, sometimes, I’m not sure about the meanings of all the five words or about the differences between two synonyms. Do you have any tips? Thanks!!</p>
<p>hey rosaline! I know you probably saw this, but it is SO SO TRUE: (from cherrysunset)</p>
<p>When doing vocabulary in context, I would suggest that you refrain from allowing the actual dictionary meanings to influence your answer too much. I once missed a vocabulary in context question on “prejudiced” because the word generally has a negative connotation and denotation, but the answer ended up being one with a positive one… </p>
<p>When they ask you a vocab in context question, try thinking of what you would replace the vocab word with BEFORE looking at the answers. I’ve done that a few times… sometimes you’ll find the word that you thought of in the answers, and sometimes you won’t. In the cases that you do, you’ll almost always be right… in the cases that you don’t, look for a synonym or something similar to the word you have picked in your mind!</p>
<p>I (bluenotebook2) think that for the most part, it’s either recognizing double meanings, knowing extremely difficult words, or knowing conventions and stuff (knowing that "This is terrible, it’s completely <strong><em>" would probably have some negative word similar to terrible in there, or that Even though it’s amazing, </em></strong>___ would have something negative)</p>
<p>Thank you! Definitely will try the tallying method! :D</p>