<p>Lets see who made 800 on CR</p>
<p>Yes. But why? ><</p>
<p>haha apparently this is my weakest section....tell us how you do it</p>
<p>800! junior too</p>
<p>Don't read about how to do well on CR, use those strategies yourself. Next time I open my CB Blue Book, I'll take notes and I will WRITE DOWN the mood, tone, and overall purpose of the passages. This really helps when you have to compare 2 LONG passages because reading them a 2nd time just to find the mood can be a daunting task. Don't read too ahead if a question relates to lines 9-14. If you read past line 20, you could open yourself up to things irrelevant to the question. As for vocab, gotta memorize all those roots! After that's done, start memorizing word lists like Sparknotes and the Barron's Hot list.</p>
<p>Just read a lot. Like read your AP textbooks and stuff. And become an active reader. Seriously, if you just read a lot and imagine what is going on, you will get better at critical reading. There is no easy way out of it except reading a lot. Also if you take AP English, that course helps out a lot. </p>
<p>As for vocab, memorize the common prefixes/roots/suffixes. As well as some common SAT words.</p>
<p>the strategies will only help out once you have a strong enough foundation. So i'd suggest you pick up a few classical novels and start reading. 10-20 classical books, New Yorker a few times a week, and your score will rise 50 points at least.</p>
<p>make sure that on the test, you are concentrating INTENSELY, whatever you need to do, make sure you are not breaking from it, so you can read and process those paragraphs as efficiently as possible.</p>
<p>well i read a lot take AP English but for some reason when i see the passage based questions i freak out....i think because of the time limit</p>
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<p>Bleh, after comprehension tests, I realized Sparknotes was the answer (therefore not motivating me to read stuff)</p>
<p>Best help is to read. You improve your vocabulary passively.</p>
<p>And don't freak out during the test. I just read the whole passage and can manage to answer maybe half of the questions almost immediately, looking back just to check.</p>
<p>Time is not a problem if you just stay on track. Even on those humanities passages.</p>
<p>770 first time. I would recommend studying vocab, as it is the easiest way to improve.</p>
<p>I got a 80 on CR on the PSAT and 800 CR on SAT. When reading the passages, read the whole thing, including the blurb at the top. Do this BEFORE you read the questions. When reading the questions, think about what kind of tone the author is trying to get across to, whether it be disbelief or praise or whatever. When reading the questions and answering them, refer back to the paragraph whenever you have to. Spend no more than two minutes reading the passages, seriously. And studying vocab only helps a little but not a lot. When reading stuff, if come across a word you don't know, look it up.</p>
<p>when i say reading stuff, i mean books read for school or leisure, not the SAT</p>
<p>curious topic considering CC is full of people who make great scores on the SAT</p>
<p>Bah... CR seems a problem for me. I can score 700~800 on math and writing, but on CR, I rarely make the 700 break. I read A LOT, not just lately (I'm sure there ppl who read more than me, but I do read a fair bit), but my reading scores simply don't break the 700 barrier... I'm using RocketReview's tips, and they don't seem too good for CR (they're good for math thou)</p>
<p>80 CR on PSAT and 800 (reading AND writing) on the SAT.</p>
<p>For the short passages, read the questions first. For the long passages, read the passage first.</p>
<p>I always used to get frustrated, because there would be two "correct" answers and I would pick the not-best answer. You have to try to think like the test-writers - think about what the CollegeBoard would want to be the right answer. You sort of have to remove yourself from your own experiences. If that makes any sense at all...</p>
<p>I agree with Kamera. I used to get very frustrated with the "two answers" thing. But after reviewing many times the questions I got wrong, and WHY they were wrong, I started to think like CB wanted me to think. Remember that every answer is in the passage (I know you've heard this many times, but actually realizing what this means is a key to your success in this test), and understand what is the criteria CB uses to determine which are right answers.</p>
<p>If it's any help, I used Kaplan's free quizbank. There are many CR questions available there, and going over my wrong answers is what made me "good" at this test. Fortunately, I got a hang of CR about a week before the test, and scored 790. I was very impressed, considering my native language is not English and that is was my first try, but I was especially surprised because I didn't expect to score highly ;)</p>
<p>About the "read a lot" tip, it's the best thing you can do. However, it's a bit late to start cultivating this habit ...</p>
<p>What if you sometimes do well but other times you don't do as well? It seems that whenever there are times where i can pick the right answers, but sometimes it seems i can't? i am nearly always torn between 2 answer choices.</p>
<p>How exactly do you "think like CB wanted you to think"</p>
<p>Reading is THE hardest section to get 800 on. They have a more lenient curve for the first few wrong answers.</p>
<p>It is not as straightforward as math or writing and it incorporates more questions.</p>
<p>If you are lucky enough to have a friend who got 800 on reading, pay him/her for tutoring instead of those commercial tutors.</p>