<p>I don't get it. I did all the Blue Book tests and lots and lots of practice tests and questions on the CB Website and my highest score in CR is only....540...</p>
<p>I am out of ideas, so if anyone knows a strategy that would help me; please tell me abut it!!!</p>
<p>I am like you. I got a 560. I am trying a new strategy. Read the passage religiously and then answer the questions (or at least 1/2 to 3/4). Results will be shown on this month's SAT's.</p>
<p>only mark an answer u can justify with text... why mark an answer u cant justify?</p>
<p>but are 25 minutes enough to read and understand the passage and answer the questions?</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice, but I have one last Question:
Are 25 mins enough to read the passages and answer all the questions. I tried it the time was barely enough; with all the stress on test day, I don't think that I'll be able to finish on time.
Thanks again.</p>
<p>Yeah, okay,
here's what you do.
you need to open the passage and immediately when she says go, start reading. after speed reading a paragraph or so but with COMPREHENSION, look at the first couple of questions, see if you can answer any . . this way you answer questions while reading the passages . . which means, you keep alert during the passages, and you get the questions answered. I do this and have 6-7 mins left after each CR section, enough time to recheck answers.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK!</p>
<p>i get 540 on cr ALL THE TIME. its killing me.</p>
<p>i HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT. :( :mad: :(</p>
<p>sarorah, do the sentence completetion first? So as soon as your proctor say go, do the sentence completion first then read.</p>
<p>The quicker you can do the sentence completion the more time you will have to read the passage.</p>
<p>don't pay too much attention to the passage...look at the answer choices...ETS includes 4 wrong answers...and you need to learn to spot the word or words that makes an answer wrong.</p>
<p>beardofZeus,
if i don't pay attention to the passage then how will i know how to eliminate choices, how will i know what to look for and what not to?</p>
<p>I am not sure if you already aware of some of these, but..</p>
<ul>
<li>Concentrate on the opinions of the author </li>
<li>Concentrate on the opinions of people whom the author is writing about</li>
<li>DON'T concentrate on the details - don't try to memorize them, don't try to figure out words you don't know, nothing like that - if you get a "detail" question, you can always go back and re-read</li>
<li>DO go back! I actually know some people who don't. </li>
<li>Don't get lost. Keep track of the ideas presented to you - of you are starting to get lost, then go back and re-read - no use in reading further if you don't understand</li>
<li>Underlining really helps, so underline things that look important. OPINION things. CONTROVERSIAL things. not details. Also helps concentrate</li>
<li><p>Don't use outside knowledge to answer the question. The question absolutely must be backed up by the passage</p></li>
<li><p>Don't choose extreme answer choices - some of these have words like only, everyone</p></li>
</ul>
<p>This is just a bunch of stuff they taught taught to me in my Kaplan class. I used to score mid-500's and went up to high 600's.</p>
<p>I didn't say ignore the passage. As wroth3try writes, "DON'T concentrate on the details". The line specific questions will force you to do this anyway. The bottom line is that 4 of 5 answer choices must be wrong. Students spend too much time trying to justify why an answer is correct as opposed to - the right way - disproving 4 of the answers. Hopefully the remaining answer is what you had predicted after you read the question. If you want a more complete explanation, send me a private message.</p>
<p><em>obtain</em> a copy of Grammatix it has REALLY good CR tips</p>
<p>On a passage that's long, tackle the line reference questions first that ask you to define/identify words. When you do this, read a little bit of the passage before and after the referenced line.</p>
<p>You should have most of the passage read by the time you've tackled all line reference. Now, try answering the main idea questions.</p>
<p>Always eliminate the absurd answers straight up. Watch out for phrases like 'not' that change meaning.</p>
<p>Always look for the answer that can be justified by the reading. If the text can't justify an answer, it can't be right.</p>
<p>Improve vocabulary to identify meaning in answer choices.</p>
<p>Read, read, and read more. </p>
<p>I did this, experienced a 120 point increase in CR, and am chillin' in the high 700s.</p>
<p>here's the answer:</p>
<p>you can't.</p>
<p>just kidding. reminding you that cr scores dont go up overnight.</p>