<p>anyone else have trouble with critical reading?</p>
<p>If you're good at it, any tips?</p>
<p>And yes, I read a LOT, but I suck at this on the SAT!!</p>
<p>Scribble brief notes in the margin next to the passage summarising what each paragraph is about.</p>
<p>bump^^^ cr is my weak spot too :(</p>
<p>I can attest to improving from a low 600 to 700+ just by changing my strategy. I read all of the answers choices and try to disprove the wrong ones based on what is written in the text of the passage. If I’m left with 2 choices, I pick the one that would be more probable.</p>
<p>So i guess the key thing is to just falsify the wrong ones, and choose the answer that is the most correct.</p>
<p>I struggle too… especially with the damn vocab.
You can study entire packages of flash cards, but by the time you’ve got the test in front of you, if you don’t know what pugnacious means, then that’s just it!</p>
<p>Mindgames has a good point, I tend to do that in my head too. Sometimes, I underline sentences or ideas that jump out at me, or maybe words that I can anticipate being asked a question about, that way, not only can I find it easier, but I also pay attention to the ideas, points, and content that’s around the word.</p>
<p>It’s almost like if you try to anticipate the answers AHEAD of time, you’ll be a.) quicker to answer and b.) more confident.</p>
<p>I got an 800, if you ever took AP English the verbal section is a cinch, it’s exactly like the multiple choice section on the AP. Read each passage once THOROUGHLY before you answer the questions, make sure you understand the PURPOSE and the STANDPOINT of the author’s deliberation, then when answering each question, refer to the passage for context, not information. The hardest questions are usually the opinionated ones, where they ask you which answer is best or whatnot. On those, just make sure you understand the perspective of each statement. Hopefully that all made sense</p>