<p>hey guys, im takinthe march SAT..and i avg about a 550 on PR classroom course tests...anyway, im not sure which strategy is best.
1. read the passage, answer ?s, and refer back as needed
2. dont read, answer all specific ?s, then large ?s, and then the main idea ?s (only ? is, how do u deal with some like, Which of the following are in the passage, and they give u I, II, III, and how woould u answer ?s like which of the follwoing doesnt the author do?...w/out reading the passage lastminute)
3. read and answer ?s as u go along, so read a paragraph, answer ?s...</p>
<p>im not sure which way to go, PR suggests #2, but im apprehensive about it...</p>
<p>For paired passages, divide and conquer. Read the first passage and answer those questions, then read the second and continue with the questions.</p>
<p>Sorry if paired wasn't part of your question. :)</p>
<p>haha, thanks anyway...i agree with your strategy...but the most trouble i have is on the one section which goes something like:
1. Sentence Completions (5 ?s)
2. two short passages, with 2 ?s each, they may be related or totally different(4 ?s total)
3. medium passage (7?s)
4. another medium Passage (8?s)</p>
<p>Have you noticed any patterns?
Which of parts 1-4 do you miss the most questions on? or is it evenly spread?
I think the answer you want depends on what your strengths already are.</p>
<p>For the medium passages, I suggest treating it like you would reading in a language you are learning. Read through it, but if you don't understand every word or the meaning of every detail, don't stop and get caught on it. Instead, move on with the passage, finish it, and do the questions. If a question asks a detail you didn't understand, scan the appropriate lines. If you still don't understand, leave that question blank and come back later.</p>
<p>For the two short passages that may or may not be related, I suggest carefully reading the introduction (the short amount of info on how the two articles relate). That will tell you what themes to look for. I tend to not read the intorduction given to the passages on the test carefully and have to go back and read it again. </p>
<p>In that sense, I am agreeing with your option #1 but adding a little something to it (which you may or may not already do): read the passage(s) first, but don't get caught up in the passage before the questions.</p>
<p>I always do #2. Always go with the "in lines ____, it is implied that..." questions first because they give you a reference. Read one sentence before and one sentence after to get the gist of it, I guess. And then, as the questions become more detailed and you need more knowledge from the passage, just read all of the passage which SHOULDN'T take long at all since you've already gotten the idea of most of it from your reference questions. <em>shrug</em> Just my two cents. I don't take a class or anything, but this is the strategy that works best for me.</p>
<p>I read the passage first, albeit very quickly, and then answer line-reference questions. Then I go back and answer the more general questions. That way, I've read it all, then I go back and read in more detail, so hopefully It'll be easier to answer more questions.</p>
<p>But this might fail miserably. I haven't recieved my January SAT Scores back. But it worked on my ACT (32)</p>