<p>I've identified my problem with CR: I read the passages too fast that I often don't understand them well and end up going to reread several times. But if I read the passage casually I will never finish it on time. What about you, CR geniuses? How do you pace yourself when reading for CR long passages?</p>
<p>I am far from a CR genius, but I give it a quick once over then after reading the questions I fully analyze the paragraph.</p>
<p>I read for understanding. The questions make a lot more sense if you truly understand the material you have just read.</p>
<p>FAST with understanding :)</p>
<p>I tend to drift off in my mind away from what I’m reading. So, I read slowly (not too too slowly) and make sure that I am actually understanding what I am reading. I underline profusely and box key words that I think may be useful, like tone words (sometimes they ask for the tone) and I try to guess what parts of the passage will be useful in answering the questions ahead.</p>
<p>I read at a moderately fast pace. I followed Not…perp’s guide; it worked wonders for me.</p>
<p>As 314159265 said Noitaraperp is the best in improving your CR score. I went up from a 590 to a 740 after reading his/her guide.</p>
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and one year of preparation…</p>
<p>I went up from the mid-600’s to an 800 because of that guide. And about 1 week of actually trying it out on practice tests.</p>
<p>hey 314159265,
I followed perp’s guide too, but I cannot reading fast without not understanding. How do you raise your reading page?</p>
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<p>I can’t understand any of this. Sorry.</p>
<p>lolwut^^10</p>
<p>Although I too am far from a “CR genius,” here’s what I do (you’ve probably heard of this method, but in case you haven’t): Look for line references, mark them first, and then read until the first one. Then answer the question about it. Then, do the same for the rest of the questions. I used to just read the entire passage and then answer the questions, but I would often forget some of the details and even major points. I suggest you try this method and see if it helps. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>hahah sorry I was typing while watching a movie, so here you go again 314159265: I cannot read fast enough without losing understanding. How do you improve your pace?</p>
<p>I do what ash7321 does, which is what Noitaraperp recommends. It’s not so much a problem of understanding every word, but gaining enough general knowledge of each section so that you can answer each question as you get to a line reference (that you’ve marked).</p>
<p>So, it’s OK to read quickly without 100% understanding. 75-80% should be enough (though 100% isn’t a bad thing).</p>
<p>I read for 100% understanding, rereading sentences that don’t make sense. I’m a relatively fast reader, so I don’t run out of time.</p>
<p>If I understand the passage fully, I spend less time on the questions.</p>
<p>I espouse speech rights
I espouse freedom of speech
I espouse animal rights
I espouse women’s right to bear arms
I espouse the right to bear arms
I espouse(to take up as a cause, support) gay rights.</p>
<p>I read fast through the whole passage, and then return to questions about specific passages. Though on the longer ones, I sometimes read paragraph-by-paragraph and answer questions. This works well if you leave the questions about the whole passage for the end.</p>