<p>okay, so i took a bunch of CR practice sections from the BB.. i usually scored 4-7 wrong in each section.. which ends up being a stupid little 610 or so in the end. out of those 4-7... usually 2 are vocab..So i studied a lot of vocab and roots.... and then i read a lot for speed practice for the passages. I just took another practice section.... 8 wrong... 2 vocab... 6 passages cuz i didnt read fast enough.. this is annoying. Any tips?</p>
<p>Read,read and read though I now it's extremely boring :|, but no choice</p>
<p>Pshh that's nothing. After taking the SAT II Math II (and earning a 750), I took a BB practice test and my math section turned out to be the lowest of the three. 570 - 650 range according to the BB. </p>
<p>Funny paradox-ish. </p>
<p>On topic. I found that simply reading books can boost your CR and writing scores by a lot. However, you have to read books you enjoy, and not just for the hell of it. No point in reading if you can't even concentrate.</p>
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Pshh that's nothing. After taking the SAT II Math II (and earning a 750), I took a BB practice test and my math section turned out to be the lowest of the three. 570 - 650 range according to the BB.
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<p>High five! So I'm not the only one here.</p>
<p>thats great! good job dude! i read time and national geographic a lot so that is my source for the readings..... but still dude. i calculated... to earn a 700.. i can only get 2 wrong in each reading section.... and i get like 8! argh</p>
<p>bump!!!....!!!</p>
<p>anyone?? ? ?</p>
<p>I guess if you read too slowly you might want to try reading the questions first and then referring back to passage to find the answer. So first I'd recommend that you read the first and last sentence of each paragraph so you get the idea of what the passage is about and then try answering the questions; that way you don't waste too much time reading the passage.</p>
<p>I read a tip here last year about a book entitled "How To Read Literature Like a Professor", which is supposed to help boost Crit Read scores (don't know, though...)</p>
<p>dude I have the same problem as you...I usually get like 2 (3 max) wrong on the sentence completion and like 5-7 wrong on the passages each section -_- I AM SOOOOO BAD AT IT!!!</p>
<p>You really only need to read a few lines to get the main idea. Like someone above said, read the first and last lines of each paragraph, and take very brief notes in the margain. </p>
<p>I don't really see this strategy in any test book, but I like to look at the questions, see what line they refer to, and mark the lines before I start skimming so I know where to pay attention. It saves time because you don't have to go back and look for the line and then reread it.</p>
<p>lol that's exactly what's based on Barron 2400.
I'm the same, always screwed up on CR. The other two sections, I think I may get >=700, but in CR,500-640. How shameful is that.</p>
<p>^ I never used that book, maybe I should because me and the book think alike. </p>
<p>I think only people who are registered can see it, but rocketreview.com has a video on CR strategies that shows you the places the main idea can usually be found. It's almost always the last sentence of the first paragraph or the first of the second paragraph.</p>
<p>IMO, get a cheap older edition of an SAT practice book and practice reading the passages/answering the questions while timed. You don't need to waste the good BB tests on that.</p>
<p>i ve been taking Kaplan Reading Workbook passages (from the 1600 days) .. and the book basically gives half page passages... or duals.. and gives a certain number of questions.... and it suggests a certain time.. so i practice reading the passage and answering the questions iin that certain time limit.. so ya .. there was a half page long passage with 8 questions in 10 minutes.. i did it.. but i rushed through the passage (paying attention at lines that matter) and i got 6 correct and 2 wrong.... grr main ideas..</p>
<p>for long passages, the question tells you what exactly to read, i.e. the question refers to line 34. for the questions that analyze the entire passage, skim over the passage to get the basic idea, then answer the question. This method saves a lot of time.</p>