<p>My main problem in CR is the hard passages. The ones written in the 17th/18th century. When i read them they just go over my head... even if i read them without any time constraints, i just keep on reading the same group of lines and can't understand.
i spend half an hour trying to comprehend a single passage.</p>
<p>i'm giving my sat this saturday nov 3</p>
<p>what to do?</p>
<p>Truthfully, there's not much you can do in this case besides upping your vocabulary.</p>
<p>Do not try to understand every fact or little detail.Just like the others read it and understand it in general.Pretend that this is the most interesting thing you have ever read.And keep reading till the SAT I don<code>t think it</code>s such a big problem.It all comes from you,try to fix it.</p>
<p>I'm not sure if this works, but maybe you could try reading those 17-18th century passages once <em>without</em> worrying about >50% understanding - just try to get a vague idea of what the author is talking about. If you get stuck on a sentence or even a couple sentences, don't worry, just move on for now. Keep reading, don't stop. When you're at the end of the passage, glance at the questions to figure out what sorts of things the Collegeboard test writers think are central to the meaning of the passage. Then, reread the passage more carefully. Stop every paragraph (for short passage) or perhaps every other passage (long passage) and ask yourself: WHAT THE HECK IS THE AUTHOR TALKING ABOUT HERE? If you still are getting stuck at certain spots, start reading from a few sentences back. Try this out at home first...</p>
<p>mm considering the test is this saturday. i would try (like amb3r said) read those 17-18th century passages chunk by chunk and slowly try to understand them, and hopefully this'll help you a little bit for the test. good luck.</p>
<p>thanks a lot for teh advice ppl
the 17th century passage i was reading was an example in barron's 2400</p>
<p>where can i get more?</p>