<p>I know prep books like Princeton Review advise SAT-takers NOT to read the whole passage. What's your take on that?</p>
<p>A lot of the high-scorers read just a little of the passage...say the first sentences of each paragraph, look at the questions and then go back and search for the answers. </p>
<p>Is there anyone out there who reads the passages and scores high?</p>
<p>I read the whole passage first, then do the questions by looking back at the lines specified.</p>
<p>How did you score?</p>
<p>yeah, I read the whole thing too. Seems more natural. </p>
<p>I got a 740.</p>
<p>It's better to read quickly through first to get a clear sense of where the text is heading. Then re-read details based on the questions. I helped my D to prepare and she scored upper 700s. If you are running out of time at the end, then you can follow the PR advice.</p>
<p>I find I have plenty of time to read each passage carefully. Twice.</p>
<p>haha...wow</p>
<p>jpps1, have you taken a fast reading course..or something??do you have 3 brains and 8 eyes..or something?</p>
<p>lol,kidding,but that's really crazy:)</p>
<p>lol, I actually read all the passages but I only read them once just to be safe with time. Some of the high scorers I know only read the questions and then go to the paragraph. That's too risky for me lol.</p>
<p>I dont read the whole thing, and I got 710</p>
<p>its better to read quickly, then go back and look at the specific lines and about 2 above and below. i got a 740 the PR method always messed me up</p>
<p>I read every passage and got 800, but if you read very slowly this might not be a good idee. If you read pretty fast, you will be better of reading the entire passage, otherwise you might miss a lot of connections, it will also give you a better perspective on what the passage is about. Also, you will know where to look for an answer to a question, there might even be more places to look, which you wouldn't have found if you hadn't read the entire passage. So definitly read the entire passage if you can!</p>
<p>this is just my way, you should do a few prectice tests and see what works best for you! good luck!</p>
<p>Yea, I was suggested NOT to read the entire passage if it was Non-Fiction and to read the whole passage if it was Fiction. Some of the passages I find interesting so I end up reading the whole thing anyway. Sometimes I get bored and just stop read and go straight to the questions. But I do think the time is fair because I always have extra time left over. I always go straight to the passages and then go back to the word completion questions.</p>
<p>I read the whole thing. Always have, always will.</p>
<p>Yeah, there are times when I find the passages interesting and reading them is just a breeze.
But goodness me, the boring ones...I have such a hard time trying to focus! Then I have to use to much energy to make sure I understand the words I'm reading.</p>
<p>Just wondering, does anyone else do the reading passage questions before the world completion ones?</p>
<p>Depends on how fast you read. I read really fast so I read the whole thing. I tried to do skimming but it just went wayyy too fast for me. I had time to check my work like 3 times but mys cores were mediocre (700). Went back to my old method of just reading every word but quickly absorbing the info i got 770. Im not that great with English either, it is my second language.</p>
<p>anyway generally people who actually like reading can read really well and really fast. By actually getting a "feel" for the writing you wont get confused half way through.</p>
<p>I don't see how yall can read it and then answer the questions in time, and even sometimes have leftover time! For the PSAT, I thought'd have enough time, but I just started to answer the questions, without reading, and barely had enough time for that!</p>
<p>In June I skimmed and got a 710, while in January and in November I read the entire passages and got a 750 both times.</p>
<p>I always read the whole passages. I got a 730 (I only took it once) I usually finish with time to spare, so I go back and read the interesting ones again.</p>
<p>My friend reads everything and he got an 800.</p>
<p>At first I didn't read except for the topic sentences and stuff. When I began reading my score jumped like 50 points.</p>