<p>i have a serious problem with CR questions.
sentence completion questions are easy. usually 17+/19.
but i have a lot of trouble with passage-based questions. it's either running out of time or not getting what the author is saying.
what should i do?</p>
<p>my current score (pretty consistent):
verbal: 600-640 :usually somewhere around 600
math and writing: 700-800. :low 700s right now.</p>
<p>yeaaaah i'm in the exact same boat as you... low 700's on math and writing, and low-mid 600's in reading. I do great on sentence completions as well, but I just seem to overanalyze and never have time to finish... so....</p>
<p>bump?</p>
<p>I have the same problem with CR. STuck with a 680 as of now.</p>
<p>CR is too freakin subjective. A lot of times, there is more than one choice that can be arguably the answer.</p>
<p>read the entire passages.</p>
<p>As for getting more time, skip around if you are not a fast reader or can't concentrate on waht the passage is saying. If you read the whole passage might be worse b/c unless you are really skilled at picking out which info you need and don't need, you could have even LESS time. </p>
<p>As for comprehension, what helped me was that for line reference questions I read more before and after the line. Like I would read 2 lines b4 and 2 lines after, and note which paragraph the sentence is in. That usually helped me get the "big picture" ideas and "what does the author think" questions. </p>
<p>But I am not an expert at it either---- I am stuck knee deep in the low 600's. </p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Its a BIG misconception that reading the passages wastes time that could be better spent 'looking for the answers.' I'm an extremely slow reader and i have a lot more time left at the end when i read the passages and answer the questions, rather than when i just try and look for the answers. Reading takes few minutes even for he slowest readers(we're not talking ten pages of text-both passages cover like two pages). You need to read the passages thoroughly, then read the questions and look for the answers. I went from a 55/67 raw score to a 65/67 in practice tests that i took. Try it if you guys dont believe me....</p>
<p>Underline the main ideas as you read. Also, I think it helps to preview at least some of the questions before reading so you have some objective; otherwise, some of those passages can be a pain to struggle through. Another thing I found when I took the test was that answers with loaded language or broad generalizations were wrong. Sorry this is a little disjointed, but these things worked for me. The best way is to do a lot of practice with different techniques and then to find what works for YOU.</p>