<p>I cant beat the time limit given for the reading i can answer most of the questions correctly if i am given an additional 5 mins or so, but i cant do it in 35 minutes...any advice?</p>
<p>Do you read the passages thoroughly before you try answering the questions? If so, then you could try reading a question then look into the passage for the answer. For tone and main point questions you can usually eliminate wrong answers by reading the title and intro. Just takes practice.</p>
<p>also have trouble with time on the reading section...</p>
<p>so ur saying u shouldnt read the whole passage?</p>
<p>If you're having trouble with time do not read the passage. Just read a question and look for the answer.</p>
<p>I would just look at the question and search for the answer really fast. REALLY REALLY FAST</p>
<p>Start with the one you like most. I always go in this order:</p>
<ol>
<li>Natural Science (fourth)</li>
<li>Social Science (second)</li>
<li>Prose Fiction (first)</li>
<li>Humanities (third)</li>
</ol>
<p>Basically, if you start on the ones you like first, you'll be able to get more points than dragging along with one you don't really like. </p>
<p>What I do is very very quickly skim the passage to get a feel for it. Then I look for questions that are line specific (in line xx, the word ___ means, etc.). During these specific questions, I skim what's around it, before and after. This helps me answer those questions as well as understand the passage a bit better. Lastly, I do the general questions, and since I basically read the stuff around the line specific ones already, I can answer them with almost complete accuracy.</p>
<p>That's how I do it, and I finish almost exactly on time. I got a 31 Reading on my last practice test, and 27 on the February one (before using this method).</p>
<p>Wow! Tubaman i jus did that method you told me "the read the sections you like first" and i scored 10+ higher than normal... 22--->32 thats insane man!</p>
<p>i have the same problem, but i don't want to settle for this method, mainly cuz i'm aiming for a 36. my reading score is around 30 right now, and i'm loooking to bump it up to a 34. i know htat sounds hard, but i have a week off from school until the 14th, so any advice?</p>
<p>I get a 34-35 by reading in order of how I like them, but reading (not skimming) the passages before the questions. Prose is usually my hardest so I think I should skim the questions before reading the passage.</p>