<p>Is Grammatix any good? A friend of mine who is heading to college next year gave it to me and I don't know if it's something worth reading. It seems pretty long and I really am in need of time for more SAT practice.
Is it any better than RR or is it even comparable?
I heard Grammatix had a pretty good CR section also; can anyone second this?</p>
<p>let me sum up grammatix cr for you
Skim the Passage or try to spend lowest time reading the passages and go directly to questions.</p>
<p>bummmmmmmmmp</p>
<p>let me sum up grammatix cr for you
Skim the Passage or try to spend lowest time reading the passages and go directly to questions.</p>
<p>Yeah I read that last night. It does work though lol. </p>
<p>Isn't Grammatix under like 200 pages? I have the online version. You should be able to read 200 pages in 2 days bro. I'm already halfway done and I only read for like 2 hours last night.</p>
<p>I'm just using Gram for review before I start taking practice tests.</p>
<p>Question though: What are your guys experiences with Gram's essay section? The way he teaches the essay is VERY forumlaic. He even tells you to put in a simile in the first body paragraph and then no where else LOL.</p>
<p>What kind of scores have you guys gotten on the essay using Gram's technique?</p>
<p>^ for me grammatix cr doesnt work. i feel more "connected" with the passage if i read it slowly and critically first then go on to questions so then i understand the passage as a whole better and also understand the specifics better too.</p>
<p>Well I don't follow his formula exactly. I like reading a sentence or two before and after the context just to make sure I'm not missing something important. I liked how he used an actual SAT to show how to use his formula though. I could really see how some answers were restatements of the passage.</p>
<p>Grammatix isnt helping me too much with the CR passages either.</p>
<p>I have my own strategy that has never failed me. I didn't miss a single passage question on the test, and only one SC.</p>
<p>I got 3 questions wrong today though in CR, must be out of shape =/</p>
<p>And may I ask what strategy is that? haha</p>
<p>ya i'd like to know as well!</p>
<p>yes what is that strategy?</p>
<p>I heard grammatix was good, but i dont wanna spend an extra $20 to get it heh. Guys mind giving me a few tips from the book cuz CR is my worst section by far and i needa improve on it FAST!!!</p>
<p>Sentence Completions - I have never had a problem with this. But, two things I do is think of the word that I would put in and then look for a synonym in the choices, and look for positive/negative requirements (an example would be needing two words, one negative and one positive). And pay attention to the first three words of every sentence as well as the punctuation, when can tell you a lot.</p>
<p>For passage based questions - When I get to a new passage, I first look at the questions SOLELY to look for line references in them. When you get practiced at this the numbers in the question jump out and you can ignore the text. I think it's NOT a good idea to read the questions beforehand, so try to ignore them when you check for line references. Mark these references the the left of the passage with stars (for single line reference) and vertical lines for multiple lines. Then read through the passage. Go through unmarked areas quickly, (DON'T SKIM, you accomplish nothing with this...I found myself always coming back if I did this), and when you pass a line reference, back up and read it again. Then move on. Answer the questions! For paired passages, after reading the first passage, answer all the questions specific to that passage FIRST, then do the second, answer the questions specific to it, and then do that questions based on both. There is nothing wrong with referring back to the passage if you need to.</p>
<p>After a while, you will start to actually KNOW the question right as you pass the line reference. It's kind of an odd feeling, but when you hit the question you intuitively know the answer. </p>
<p>3 Major Tips:</p>
<p>-You should be able to POINT to the part in the passage where it 1000000% proves your answer.</p>
<p>-If you get stuck (there is always a question or two that stumps me), move on. Do it last. When you come back to it, you may already know the answer. </p>
<p>-REMEMBER: there is only one answer that is RIGHT. Like admissions officers for Ivy League schools - look for reasons to NOT LIKE the answer (or candidate). This is probably the most important tip I can give. Otherwise, if you look for reasons to pick it, you fall right into the trap. Come at it backwards, and you can usually catch the traps before they catch you.</p>
<p>I've never gotten more than 3 wrong ever on a CR section, and that's on a bad day :P</p>
<p>^ Hey that's what I do for SC's and passages =O</p>
<p>I got a 36 on ACT Reading doing that basic passage strategy.</p>
<p>i agree with lolcat's strategies.
most of the strategies are the ones im using, and it seems to be pretty good.
what i do is i read the intro carefully,to anticipate wats coming up, then read lil quicker thru the passage. then i attack the questions with the line ref first. the general passage questions at last,like overall purpose or something.
that's like rr+grammatix together =p
for some reason i think i do better in narrative reading lol..</p>
<p>How about in this situation: in SC, I know what word it requires but when I look at the choices, I know only 1 word. So you guys suggest me guessing or leaving blank ?</p>
<p>You'll have to clarify....if you know one word then you should be down to 1-2 choices...unless I'm mistaken?</p>
<p>no, I mean I know only the meaning of 1 choice/5 choices, so 4 choices are left with no idea what they mean</p>
<p>How about looking for prefixes or suffixes? like mal-bad, things like that</p>
<p>^ Yes, that's always a good idea. Otherwise, I would guess if you eliminate the one you know.</p>