<p>Just as the question states. Also provide your reading sat score as well. I want to see if there is a correlation between reading the passage or skimming it and the grade you get on the SAT.</p>
<p>Here is the format:
Read: (yes, no, sometimes, i only skim, etc.)
SAT Score: (insert score here)
Comment/Hints: (insert here)</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>Read: No, I didn't. I only read what I had to read in order to answer the question.
SAT Score: 710CR
Comments/Hints: Uhm, I don't have any right now. I really haven't prepped for SAT in a LONG time. So I can't remember what I missed or why I missed it or anything. Uhm, get back to me in a week or two when I start prepping. XD</p>
<p>Here is the format:
Read: Yes.
SAT Score: 730CR
Comment/Hints: Do what works best for you. I think if you read actively (asking questions semi-subconciously as you read, making note of certain things in the passage) it's much more valuable than the time that you might save from not reading at all.</p>
<p>Why do you say that zach? I didn't feel I would have benefited from studying the passage. All that matters to me is that I answer the questions correctly and gather information as quickly as possible. You don't need to actually understand the material. You just need to find the evidence for the question.</p>
<p>PSAT and March SAT </p>
<p>Read: questions first, stopped while reading passage to answer.
PSAT and SAT Score: 69 and 700
Comment/Hints: it's what PR's advice was</p>
<p>June SAT
Read: read whole thing first without reading questions, then as I did questions, went back to passage.
SAT Score: 800
Comment/Hints: This takes up ALOT of time, so be careful. However, its very effective because you understand the passage completely (hopefully). </p>
<p>What really matters is how well you concentrate.</p>
<p>Oh, I guess I've figured out a hint to say. Read that little italized thing in the beginning. If you're gonna be like me and not bother to read the whole thing, The intro and that italized thing help you know what you're doing.</p>
<p>hey tufnut2crack you might want to edit your score so people dont think your stupid:) SAT Score: 69 and 700</p>
<p>69 is for PSAT, 700 is for SAT :-D there, haha.</p>
<p>Read: Always, passage first.
Score: 800 Jan, 800 March
Comments: I always read all the passages carefully, making sure I comprehend everything. If there's a sentence that I didn't understand completely, I will read it again. I can't imagine doing it any other way.</p>
<p>READ READ READ. I always read, the slower the better. I seem to always read and have enough time. It's those darn SC that kill my score.</p>
<p>Read: Always
Score: 740 (boo) 77 (PSAT)
Comments:Impossible to answer a bunch of questions (eg, big picture, atmosphere, etc..) without reading passage. Small parts don't offer the whole description.</p>
<p>Read: Yes
Score: 720 May, 800 June
Comments: I always read the passage, go to the questions and answer them from my memory of the passage. Then, I go back to the passage to double check the ones I am not sure of. After I have completed the entire section, I start again at the first question and find evidence in the passage for all my answers. I have never run short of time using this strategy because I read quite rapidly, but I would not suggest this strategy for slow readers, as you may not have time to check all of your answers. In May I read the passages really fast it was actually more like skimming- and I felt that this lead to the stupid mistakes that caused my score to drop. In June, however, I took a bit more time and read the passages more carefully. I believe that this was probably the biggest factor that caused my score to increase to an 800. I never underline or take notes, but that is just my personal style.</p>
<p>"Why do you say that zach? I didn't feel I would have benefited from studying the passage. All that matters to me is that I answer the questions correctly and gather information as quickly as possible. You don't need to actually understand the material. You just need to find the evidence for the question."</p>
<p>That's why I said "Do what works best for you." And that's true, it's not absolutely necessary to read the passage, as your score can attest to, but I, personally, think answering some of the "Hard" questions is more difficult if you haven't read than passage, even if you're going to have a little extra time to answer them...</p>
<p>Read: No. Not at all. Straight to questions and read what I have to.
SAT Score: 800
Comment/Hints: Just read the questions and then go and analyze the coresponding part of the passage. I don't know if I recommend this method for everyone, as I am pretty good at reading comp passages like that - it was always the vocab of the CR section that lowered my score.</p>
<p>Read: Yes
Score: 800
Comments: Why wouldn't you read first? They give you ample time to read everything and still go slowly. A lot of questions ask about the tone or other things you only get by reading the whole thing.</p>
<p>March:
Read: every word
SAT Score: 600</p>
<p>June:
Read: skimmed
SAT Score: 740</p>
<p>Comment/Hints: Make sure something in the passage supports your answer. I second guessed myself a lot in March; by having this in mind it takes the subjectivity out of the questions. It also helps to read through the passage quickly & answer the sentence completions quickly (esp. the sentence completions...choose your answers fast. If you don't know it, you never will. If you do know it and stare at it too long, you may pick the wrong answer).</p>
<p>Wow thats a lot people.. excellent advice here. CR is one of my weak points but i improve on it this summer. Also, How much can you get wrong (or skip) to maintain a 700, 750, or 800?</p>
<p>Keep those posts coming!</p>
<p>Read: I read the entire passage.
SAT Score: 800
Comment/Hints: Underline main points and ideas because they often come up in the questions.</p>
<p>Read: read the whole passage at a normal speed for u. I underline topic sentences a lot.
SAT Score: 800</p>
<p>infocenter: </p>
<p>700: usually -6
750: usually -4; i missed 4 in june & got 740 tho.
800: usually -2</p>