<p>I ALWAYS read the passage and I have gotten 3 800s, so I guess it at least works for me.</p>
<p>My personal method is to spend as much time as is necessary reading the passages to make sure I understand them. Then I go through the questions as quickly as possible, which is easy because I read through the passage thoroughly. I got a 720. I'll be taking the SAT for the last time in December, we'll see if I do any better.</p>
<p>Always read the whole passage. Worked for me, 800, but, i kept on going back to check...again...and again...and again...so in essence i was really reading it...three or more times?</p>
<p>Do you just read the passage or read it with some note taking along the way?</p>
<p>Wow, it's amazing how many people read the whole passage. I went to a Critical Reading forum once and almost EVERYONE said they only read a few sentences and go straight to the questions. So I'm pretty surprised- I'm glad I'm not the only one who reads the whole passage.</p>
<p>ApWorld, basically if you take a lot of collegeboard CR tests, you can predict the type of questions they will ask you about a passage.</p>
<p>I find myself noticing certain facts while I read passages so I circle a few things and lo and behold! the questions later ask about them!</p>