<p>I;m a current sophomore in high school. And I plan on taking the June SAT to be able to concentrate on SAT II's my junior year. </p>
<p>I've been taking many practice tests from many different sources. I get it. I'm good at math and writing but the reading is what KILLS me. Not even the vocabulary, but the actual READING PASSAGES! I took a practice test today in the Blue, Offical Collegeboard Book. Got one question wrong in all the math sections (and it was a stupid, silly error) and only 2 wrong on the writing sections with a great essay. I'd like to say I'm in the range of 780-800 in both of these sections. But then comes the CR and I've been getting around low 600's and this last practice test in the Blue Book I got 530-590. Question: Do I keep on doing practice tests? How do I focus just on the critical reading section? Any advice? Anyone with a similar problem?</p>
<p>That guy with the number username posted a good technique. </p>
<p>Go back to CR and find the answers in the text. Focus on what CB looks for when asking questions. If Math is objective, then CR is abstract objective.</p>
<p>You’re probably one of those people who fails at decision-making. Just be really really critical of each and every answer choice-- argue against them in your head, not for them. Then, pick the best one, and don’t base the “best” on your memory of the passage, but on the actual text in the passage. And, the wording of the question and the answer ALWAYS counts-- minute distinctions make the difference.</p>
<p>I have a similar problem, although my math and writing scores are not quite as good as your scores. Low 500’s for me in CR, and it is the passages that kill my score. I kind of see the words and ‘read’ the passage, but then when it come to answering the questions I have no idea what is right or wrong: they either all seem right or all seem wrong.</p>
<p>Anyways, 112358 posted a pretty good suggestion, although I found it more ‘inspiring’ than helpful:</p>