<p>When doing the passages, I read in one gulp, marking a few ideas on the margins. Yet, whenever, I answer the questions, I usually have the wrong idea. It's like what I think is the main idea isn't. How can I catch so much info on one read?</p>
<p>I think whenever you read a passage, you should ask yourself, “So what?”</p>
<p>I think you just need to understand the big picture and stop focusing on the details.</p>
<p>don’t write in the margins, it’s probably distracting you.</p>
<p>Read the first sentence of every paragraph AFTER reading the whole thing IF you don’t get it</p>
<p>Read the questions before you read the passage, and mark the lines they reference so that as you read, you know where to pay extra attention.</p>
<p>Sometimes reading the first sentence of each passage reveals nothing.</p>
<p>I have been reading the economist on a regular basis will this help me?</p>
<p>I find it hard to do reading comprehension practice tests, is there a way to motivate myself to do more practice?</p>
<p>SAT passages are so easy and straightforward. SAT II lit passages are hard (take a lit practice test for some perspective).</p>
<p>When you’re reading something, try to find the thesis - that’s the main idea. That is a lot easier in a SAT passage than in a magazine article. </p>
<p>When I read the passage the first time, I try to get a general idea of what the passage is about, but I still look back at it for each question. You shouldn’t be trying to do all of the questions without reading the passage more. So for questions about the general idea (thesis), usually you can find it by looking at the first passage again.</p>
<p>Any type of reading will help you. I struggled to study for the CR section as well and my score showed it. Try to incorporate the studying into your school work. Example: When you’re reading something in school, choose unfamiliar words and attempt to define them in context, then look them up. Also, after every paragraph you read pin down the main idea.</p>