How do you approach reading passages?

<p>Tomorrow I am taking the SAT for the second time and I was wondering how you approach the reading passages.</p>

<p>I do almost perfect every time on the Math and Writing Sections.
On the reading sections I uaually get every sentence completing right. My only problem is the passage based readings questions.</p>

<p>I need some advice.</p>

<p>Also, I have taken multiple practice tests and I am continuing to take them throughout the day today, but I still do not improve on the passage questinos.</p>

<p>People say to read the questions first and then read the passage so that you know what to look for in the passage. Personally I don't follow that advice. I read the passage quickly, but still carefully, and then I go through the questions sequentially (generally the higher the question number the later in the passage the answer is) and answer them. If I am not positive of an answer I cross out all the answers I can rule out (usually 2-3) as ridiculous and move on. Then once I've reached the end of the questions for that passage I go back and look at the questions I skipped and put down what I feel the best answer is, sometimes I have to make an educated guess. I do not leave any questions blank and I do not skip from passage to passage looking for "easy" points. If I have time at the end I go back to the beginning and work through all the questions again until time runs out.</p>

<p>I'm not saying that this will work for you, but it certainly worked for me since I got an 800.</p>

<p>Thanks for the advice. I am going to try that right now with a reading section of a practice test.</p>

<p>I am usually hesitant with my answers or I run out of time, so I usually omit a few questions.</p>

<p>Only skip questions if you absolutely can't narrow it down, especially if you are aiming for a score in the 700s.</p>

<p>I just did a section of the practice test and this is how I did:</p>

<p>Sentence Completeton: 4/5-- 0 Omitted</p>

<p>Short Dual Passages: 0-4 -- 4 Omitted (I have a hard time understading the short dual passages)</p>

<p>Long Passage: 4/5</p>

<p>Long Passage 5/6</p>

<p>So in all, including the 1/4 point for missed questions I got a 12/20</p>

<p>In all I think that I did decent, because I only missed one in each section, but I completely skipped the dual passages.</p>

<p>I know that the score is not good, but I am improving. I am aiming for a 600+.</p>

<p>But for Math I am aiming for a 750+ and a 700+ in writing-- I barely miss any in those two sections.</p>

<p>EDIT:</p>

<p>Long Passage: 9/10
(I didn't look at the last 4 when I counted it)</p>

<p>so my total score is: 16/24</p>