<p>I took april SAT and got 690 (8 wrong). I'm taking the SAT again in Oct just so I can improve my CR, i desperately want to crack 700. I took princeton review and their advice was to not read the entire passage first, do the "fetch" questions (those with line references) and read the surrounding area (like 5-7 lines up and down), answer those questions, and then by the time you're at like main idea questions, you have enough info to answer them.
Has anyone whose taken PR and used this strategy gotten an 800, or at least 740+? For anyone with high CR scores, whats your method, the "fetch" one or reading the entire passage then answering questions?</p>
<p>from what i've heard here, the tactic you mentioned is widely used and alot of people say it's effective</p>
<p>Yes.</p>
<p>I usually answer the line reference questions first, and read some surrounding info. By then, I can answer the main idea questions. Of the 67 questions for CR on the April SAT, I missed 3 and got a 770.</p>
<p>No. I wouldn't really feel comfortable doing that. I feel I can never pinpoint the tone if I only read select lines. Also a problem of mine is sometimes I get too bogged down in the details and miss the "big picture". Reading the entire passage puts everything into perspective for me. I got an 800, 0 wrong. But what works for me might not work for another person. I'm an effective reader (I don't speed read, but I'm /not/ slow) and am able to answer the questions pretty quickly. So I can see how reading the whole passge might not be the best option if you are a more careful reader/spend more time on some questions. I suggest just doing several practice tests utilizing different methods. How do you get the higher score?</p>
<p>^Yeah, it actually is better to try the method that works for you (the three I missed in CR were vocab, just for the record :))</p>
<p>i think a problem another problem i have with CR is that i get BORED. the long passages are pretty dull, and even with interesting passages, i still find the whole thing mind numbing. Any suggestions on how to keep the mind focused during those long passages?</p>
<p>The thing about reading the passage boils down to this :<br>
If you can read fast, then read the whole passage. But sometimes what happens is that even after reading the whole passage when you come to line reference questions you still need to go back and read those lines. If that's the case then reading before might not be the best way to go about it. I suggest reading the line reference questions first, read like 2-3 lines above and below the lines indicated, this way you end up reading the whole passage and also answering all the questions in a more time-efficient way.</p>
<p>Motivate yourself. A good score can mean a lot of great things, so it should keep you from getting bored if you try to hype yourself up about the passage and focus.</p>