<p>hey, im enrolled in a PR sat prep class, and my instructor tells me NOT to read the passage, and do all the line reference questions first, and then the general questions, so that by the time i get to the general ?s, ill have an idea of wat the passage is about ....effective? logical? im not completely sold into this, but ive tried once and its not too bad..ive consistently scored 550 on CR...so, at this stage, im willing to try anything, and im signed up for the march 10th SAT!!</p>
<p>This is similar to what Barrons 2400 recommends. I haven't tested it fully on myself yet though to see if it is effective at all.</p>
<p>it saids it in the Kaplan. I never tried it myself.
Only try this if you always struggle reading the passage and don't have enough time.</p>
<p>If you always finish safely and can read it, even though you might sometimes get the questions wrong, this seems risky.
(ETS can change the testing anytime to avoid students from doing this)</p>
<p>Only if you can't finish in time. They offer this strategy because they are catering to all levels of students, some of whom are merely trying to pass.</p>
<p>I would advise against it if you don't have time problems; I'd suggest reading the entire passage first in order to get a good idea of the main points of the passage, then answering the general questions. Finally, look back and answer the specific line questions. This is especially important for the two-passage comparison questions.</p>
<p>It really helped me on my second try.</p>
<p>Hmmm I learned that strategy from several sources... I got 800 on my CR but I can't remember if I actually used it in my test.</p>
<p>dude keep with IT!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>Don't lose faith in PR's ways. They are a bit wierd, I admit. But if your class size and teacher is good then stick with it. I improved with math from 660 to 740, writing like 640 - 720, and CR 680-720</p>
<p>Also their test are harder than the real one. So ur improvements can be a lot.</p>
<p>arpster what did u get on the PR diagnostic test and practice tests compared to ur actual ones?</p>
<p>On the last PR diagnostic (there were a total of four...the first one I took was horrendous) I recieved a math of 700, CR of 640/650, and writing of 720. As I said before on the real i got 740 maht, 720 CR< and writing 740</p>
<p>actually I just looked on the PR website, those score are a bit different</p>
<h1>1 (order is Math, CR, Writing, writing sub score, essay score)</h1>
<p>670 630 540 61 6 </p>
<h1>2</h1>
<p>660 620 600 67 7 </p>
<h1>3</h1>
<p>700 630 660 73 7 </p>
<h1>4</h1>
<p>700 640 690 72 9 </p>
<p>This should clear things up...</p>
<p>My REAL sat scores were</p>
<h1>1</h1>
<p>math 660 CR 700 writing 680</p>
<h1>2</h1>
<p>math 740 Cr 720 writing 740</p>
<p>Hope that HELPS!!!!</p>
<p>O yea make sure u take sats like 2-3 times</p>
<p>I got 800 on CR and I always read the passage first. Good if you're a fast reader.</p>
<p>alright..thx arpster</p>
<p>I'm also a fast reader, but I read the questions first. Why? It gives me a sense of what to look for when I do go and read the passage. I don't think one way or another will really result in that much of a time savings, so go with whichever is more comfortable.</p>
<p>I'm a terribly slow reader, but I still find it faster and easier to read the whole thing through first. It's faster because I don't have to read through parts of the passage multiple times, I can just answer all the questions (or most, at least) at one time. It's easier because sometimes a question refers to the middle of a passage, and if you're not aware of the purpose of the passage, you could misinterpret the sentence(s) or just get confused (and frustrated).</p>
<p>I always used to struggle on Critical Reading--getting around a 60th percentile-on ITBS (similar to the ACT) when I used the strategy your instructor suggested, but now I do much better on it, getting a 720 CR on the SAT this past year.</p>
<p>Personally, I would just read over it once quickly to understand the underlying theme of the passage, and then answer questions one by one.</p>
<p>yeah, I'd say it too that if u r a slow reader, that's the best way to do w/ that, even fast readers can use it if they tend to fail to keep up w/ 100% concentration and forgets what the passage was about after reading from beginning to end!!! :0</p>