<p>for the long reading passages, I usually narrow down the anser choices to two. Then it becomes tough. How do u figure it out because I try PR's tip of seeing if it is in the passage, but it's one of those arbitary/ what if (i.e. The passage most strongly support which of the following conclusions) curve ball qustions and the little tircks in answer choices (i.e. it will not exhibit vs it will probably exhibit).
Anyone got any tips besides reading becarefully?</p>
<p>yea I know exactly where you're coming from, I have trouble with the same thing. The critical reading section--especially those inference/more general questions--has been criticized for being too subjective. The tip that I have seen multiple times is that any answer you give should be supported by something in the passage, even if it is not in there verbatim. That didn't help me, unfortunately, I am finding that other than limiting it down to two, there is no clear-cut strategy for those questions.</p>
<p>I agree that some of the RC questions in the new CB book seem too ambiguous. It seems like they ask test takers to infer a lot more than the old SAT RC questions did. It is possible that the CB simply didn't do a very careful job on their tests in the book (I think this is a distinct possibility), but it's also possible that this indicates a trend on the New test.</p>
<p>My advice is to really focus on the language of the answer choices you're left with. Usually there is a one word or phrase that is too general or too specific or just not supported by the passage. In general, very general language that is hard to contradict provides a good answer choice. If the answer choice is too specific, and you can't find support in the passage, it's probably wrong.</p>