<p>right now im getting 4-6 wrong per section but it takes me 5-7 mins over the time limit to finish. Im taking it in may how do i increase my speed. I notice im slow at the short paragraphs, where it take me a long time to analyze it. For the long passage I use the annotation method, where i answer questions as I read. Sometimes I reread the lines/paragraph 2-3 times. Sometimes i use process of elimination which takes off a lot of my time. I also have a problem on finding the authors tone and attitude. Im also shaky on the vocab in context. Anyway i can improve speed and passage questions in 2 weeks?</p>
<p>I line the lines with questions and read superfast but THOROUGHLY and slow down when I come to a question line.</p>
<p>Read books. Read as many books as you can, but CAREFULLY and without missing anything. For me, I was able to read much faster simply after reading about 3 books.</p>
<p>Are you re-reading lines/paragraphs that you know will answer a question, or are you trying to make sense of a passage with challenging language that has absolutely no relevance to the questions? Remember that you’re not being tested on every piece of the passage. Unless the line you’re re-reading is specifically referenced, don’t read it more than once, even if you don’t understand it. Also, if you know you struggle more with the tone questions, limit yourself to a 45 seconds or less thinking about them. If you’re not sure, skip and move on. As for any vocab questions, you need to know the vocab to pick up the pace, so be sure you’re getting in plenty of vocab prep.</p>
<p>I’ve had the exact same problem too. Attention span plays an important role. I find my thought drifting or i’m reading… but it’s like i’m sleeping with my eyes closed. The way I use to get myself paying attention and as a result reading faster is by picturing everything in my head like I’m watching a movie. I also trace/underline the words with my finger, so basically it’s forcing me to continue along the sentence because you got this finger that keeps moving across the line which for some psychological reason keeps you reading faster. I know it may sound silly but try it out. it should improve your speed literally instantly.</p>
<p>CR is all based on concentration and keeping focus. Not everything in the passage is relevant - you’ll need to decipher which parts are “filler” and which parts matter. I usually marked line references in the questions (without reading the questions themselves) first and then read paragraph by paragraph, stopping at a marked point and maybe reading a few sentences more for more context.</p>
<p>If you’re taking 5-7 min over the time limit, cut the time down to the regular 25 min. Don’t carelessly rush but keep track of the time. Try to go through the passage as efficiently as you can. After I finished a passage, I would make some notes analyzing which parts stumped me, my mentality, why or why not I was staying focused, etc… trying to understand which parts were or weren’t helping me.</p>
<p>Rinse and repeat - keep practicing and see what works and doesn’t work for you.</p>
<p>agree with swans004’s method. also, another method–from the time i was a wee one i learned to take in paragraphs in their entirety. does that make sense? it’s like osmosis; i absorb the words together and get the gist. way faster than scanning.</p>
<p>but if that doesn’t work, slow down when you need to (ie line reference), and otherwise, just read the first and last sentences of each paragraph.</p>
<p>For the reading section, I like to go through the questions first. If they’re really generic questions like “What is the main idea of this passage?” I’d skip them for now.</p>
<p>Questions are usually in order of when they appear in the passage. For example, if a question references line 2, read around line 2 then answer the question. Then for the next one, pick up where you left off. This makes it possible to do the reading section faster.</p>