<p>How can I improve in that section before April 26th :( I am really bad at it. On a practice test in the red book I took about 10 minutes EXTRA time than the time limit. One of my friends says that it is near impossible to read it all so you have to learn how to skim? Another said practice? How the F*** can I practice it??!</p>
<p>OH. Is it normal to get really bad at reading after reading hours and hours of material for the first time? I feel like I don’t want to read the passages sometimes and I end up unable to concentrate on them. But sometimes I can concentrate on them?</p>
<p>All my other sections are 33+, but my reading is ecstatic. From 24 to 34.</p>
<p>Someone please help me!</p>
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<p>Don’t read. Just go straight to the questions with marked line numbers and answer those first. As you answer those you’ll get the gist of the passage and you’ll be able to answer the other questions and have extra time. With no prep I’ve gotten a perfect score on the reading section twice (the other time I got a 35) with about five to ten minutes to spare each time. Now math on the other hand…</p>
<p>Okay I think I’ve got a super strategy to implement.</p>
<p>1.Skim questions and mark line references in the passage.
2.Circle main idea/broad questions.
3.Read passage
4.Answer the references as the appear in the passage
5.After I finish the passage answer the main idea/details</p>
<p>IDK WHAT TO DO</p>
<p>I will try your method.</p>
<p>The friend that told you it’s impossible to read all of it…is lying to you. I read the passage entirely. Why? I enjoy reading. I take a leisurely stroke through the passage, switching my brain to what the author is talking about. Then I answer the questions from memory unless they’re specific line-reference ones. I get anywhere from a 27-36 on my reading from not trying. So my advice is: Enjoy the read. The more you enjoy it and focus less on the fact that you’re being time then the better chance you have of remembering information. I’ve taken multiple reading tests and I remember the stories even now. Have fun reading!</p>
<p>“my reading is ecstatic” - there’s your problem right there, you don’t understand words.</p>
<p>But my strategy was to read the passage first and answer questions after straight up. I’m a fairly slow but very comprehensive reader, so this worked well for me. Make sure you make yourself love the passage and try to remember every little detail because the questions can get very specific/literal in nature. Got a 34 on the reading section with minimal studying my first time this way.</p>