Critical Reading Section

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<p>Can anyone tell me how to improve my critical reading section. I am really struggling in that.</p>

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<p>Critical reading is a difficult section because there aren’t many strategies to memorize, or grammar rules to master. It’s hard to “teach” reading. Try to find out what you are getting wrong. What strategies have you used? Have you used any books to help you with critical reading? Make a list of mistakes you make. Perhaps you get a lot of vocab questions wrong, or mood questions (What tone does the author take?). That’ll help you see what you need to work on the most. It could be time that’s an issue. This is majorly helpful: <a href=“How to Attack the SAT Critical Reading Section Effectively - SAT Preparation - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/750399-how-to-attack-the-sat-critical-reading-section-effectively-p1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Read that post; it gives a lot of good tips</p>

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<p>thanks</p>

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<p>Reading avidly, definitely plays a big part in the section, but it can’t be looked at as a solution, especially a quick fix one. I suggest that you go through Larry Krieger’s books for assistance in vocabulary. He authored direct hits, volume 1 and 2 which contain some of the most popular SAT words. I highly recommend this book if you’re missing about 4-5 sentence completion questions per test and you’re about 1-2 months away from taking it. If you have a lot of time, however, you should go through a more comprehensive word list; some examples are the ones from barron’s and gruber’s.</p>

<p>For the passage based reading, the link in the other comment sums up what you have to do. The most important piece of advice is to love the passage. When you’re completely into the passage, you have a far better insight into the mind of the author. Only play devil’s advocate when you’re struggling between 2-3 answer choices which sound similar. Try asking yourself what the subtle differences between the options are and which ones are most directly mirrored in the passage.</p>

<p>Following this helped me raise me reading score from the low-mid 600s to mid-high 700s.</p>

<p>Also, judge yourself only based on College board tests. Other companies create tests which do not accurately reflect the standard of the actual SAT.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot</p>