<p>I am taking all the practice tests in the CollegeBoard book. But, I also got the Barron's books for all three sections. Has anyone found the Barron's books to be very helpful? (especially for critical reading, since this is where I struggle the most)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>I have that book for cr and it is pretty good in that you will get used to reading passages and answering it with a more keen mind. The sentence completions are pretty good too but more difficult than the actual test.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback. Also, have you found any tricks to efficiently answering the passage questions without taking up too much time? I tend to stay on a question for too long.</p>
<p>This works for sentence completion too, I guess, but I kind of answer the question in my mind before I even look at the answer choices. For example, if it asks the meaning of so-and-so word in Line 74, I’ll look at the line and make up a synonym, and then match it to an answer choice. It’s not just vocab, but applies to author’s intention/attitude, meaning of phrases, etc. Since you already have the answer in your head you don’t need to debate between two answer choices, therefore saving time.</p>