<p>ok, i do practice beyond belief, and im literally stuck at 600 on CB online tests (even tho ive taken 2) and PR tests...the problem is, im usually stuck on 2 choices, and i pick the wrong one, which is sooo frustrating. what should i dO? lately, ive been making more use of the "eliminate extreme choices" tactic, and its helping me a lot, anything else i can use, especially for hardd inference questions?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>What would you consider an inference question?</p>
<p>the answers to the inference questions are usually there in the passage - they are reworded though!
It took me some time to realize this, but after you finally get it, it's like magic!</p>
<p>make sure you do a lot of practice cr sections and correct your mistakes.</p>
<p>when you correct, just mark it wrong</p>
<p>then go through the wrong ones and try again</p>
<p>i did 14 practice psats, then 3 practice sats. critical reading is definitely the hardest. even though i started out low, i was able to get really high.</p>
<p>I typically do pretty well on the CR section so here is my two cents:
For all the difficult questions there are typically two good answers that you are going to have to choose between. The difference between these the two answers iis often subtle and both may seem correct. Note who is writing the article, where the passage appeared, and what they are attempting to convey. The correct answer is the one that best fits the mood of the passage or gives the most information. The worst thing that you can do is overthink these problems, they are direct if a bit sly. After you get the hang of it the CR becomes a piece of cake.</p>
<p>try taking notes next to each paragraphs of the basic idea.
This helped me a lot!</p>
<p>doodie! =P</p>
<p>I got 800 on CR, and I think the best thing to do on inference questions is really go with what you first instinct is. I know that's obvious, but on all of those types of questions I did them quickly and didnt over-think them, which helped me a lot. Also, on CR I never erase answers unless i'm absolutely positive because usually I end up switching from right to wrong by making it seem too complicated. Hope that helps!</p>
<p>hmm i often find myself doing that</p>
<p>vocab is a big deal.
Always take time to go back and understand the questions you got wrong.</p>
<p>I agree with sparkle22 -- for a lot of CR questions your instinct is your best bet. BUT, try to find justification for your answer (find lines/phrases that support it) in the reading to avoid picking something that's true but not written there.</p>
<p>yea, usually i change my answer on those iffy questions, and end up getting it wrong, thought thats not always the caase..</p>
<p>Just read as much as you can whenever you can. Magazines such as Time, Fortune, and Business Week are very good at boosting your inference skills when it comes to making a decision on an SAT CR question.</p>
<p>Don't look at the answer choices before you say in your head what you think the right answer is. Oftentimes what you say before seeing the answers will be right and pick the closest one to your answer.</p>
<p>wait, what about girls? we're not really guys......</p>
<p>You should pick the right answer.</p>
<p>now THAT is good advice</p>
<p>if you were a sophomore i would recomend that you take AP English Language. I took this class and i swear the CR section of the SATs was a breeze after some of the stuff we read in that class. Then again, math for me was another story all together.</p>
<p>I agree, AP English Language helps a LOT.</p>
<p>^ it never helped me :(
I got better at CR the HARD way</p>