Critical Reading Help

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<p>I know that this seems to be a very frequent topic among these forums because most people struggle in this area, but I want to try and compile all of the solutions into one thread so that people can look at this for reference.</p>

<p>Pretty much, I am solid at Math (PSAT 80 without studying). I am improving at Writing as I am learning more grammar, but I have no way to improve my CR. I received 55 each on my PSAT for CR and W. I want to know some strategies such as Silverturtle's, Xiggi's, and Noitaraperp's to try and improve.</p>

<p>I know the usual response on these forums for improving is to buy the BB and do it section by section and find trends, but I basically do not read at all. I know that CB has a book list that is good for high school students, but I was wondering if you guys had any good books to help me start reading to improve my CR score. I want to do a lot of reading this summer because I tend to lose focus during CR.</p>

<p>Thank you guys so much for all your help.</p>

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<p>Magazines will be effective prep for critical reading because the writing comes in similarly sized chunks. You should check out The Economist and The New Yorker. I think Time and Newsweek are written at a slightly lower reading level than those two.</p>

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<p>I gave a CR strategy for the passages a few days ago. Here’s the quote:</p>

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<p>I didn’t have to study for CR myself, but I developed this strategy in helping others. It ends up developing the mentality I had for CR passages naturally. People I know who asked for help say that this worked well for them.</p>

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<p>Hey thank u for putting it up again, do h think it’s possible , that by using this method I will increase my cr s ore from 630 to 680?
Thank u thank u</p>

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<p>I improved my score from 60 CR on my sophomore PSAT to an 800 on the real Oct. 9 SAT. I wrote a guide with the link posted below on specifics on how to attack the critical reading strategy effectively. I’ll go out right now and tell you that I did not do any excessive vocabulary learning other than making sure I knew the sentence completions’ words. I also did not go read any books; I just studied from the actual passages in the CR sections of the SAT. The link is below. I would appreciate if you could comment on its effectiveness.</p>

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