Am I Studying For CR Correctly?

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<p>Well, I've been taking tests from the BB now for about 2 months.</p>

<p>However, after finishing a test, I am not exactly sure how to correct the CR sections in a way to make sure I never miss those type of questions again.</p>

<p>I've been consistently getting about the same number of questions wrong in the CR sections every single time (about 5 or 6 total) despite going over my incorrect answers with great detail. So, I'm starting to think I'm not doing this correctly. I'd greatly appreciate some guidance!</p>

<p>(Btw, I did read silverturtle's guide on CR, but it didn't tell me HOW to go over my mistakes in an effective manner.)</p>

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<p>What type of problems are you getting wrong? Are they main idea, inferencing, tone, vocab in context etc?</p>

<p>Read the explanations on the collegeboard website. Learn why you got something wrong and completely understand why CB chose the correct answer. Argue why your choice was wrong. The correct answer is ALWAYS supported by the text. Sooner or later you’ll adopt CB’s way of thinking on the CR section.</p>

<p>Perhaps strategy could also be a problem? Try these two strategies out:</p>

<ol>
<li>Read texts chunk by chunk (1 paragraph, half a passage, whatever you feel comfortable with)</li>
<li>Answer the questions pertaining to that area (leave out main idea questions!!)</li>
<li>Repeat until you finish the passage</li>
<li>By this time you should have gotten everything but your main idea questions out of the way</li>
<li>Focus on the main idea questions (these should be easy now because answering the other questions should give you a strong understanding of the passage)</li>
</ol>

<p>Strategy 2:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-attack-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks for the advice. The questions I am missing are usually inference questions. This is because I am not great at determining whether or not certain answer choices are too extreme. I’m always able to get it down to 2 answer choices. However, at this point I, for whatever reason, go for the wrong one. I’m not sure how to fix this.</p>

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<p>Just keep doing practice tests. That’s what I did and eventually CR became easier and more natural.</p>