<p>This really worked for me. It’s definately going to require practice to increase
my stamina, but I did some passages in the bluebook and got 29/31 correct. The underlining sentences makes it so much easier to focus in on what’s being asked and to absorb information. :)</p>
<p>I also vouch for this method. My CR score jumped form ~680 to 760+ points. Now I just need more practice with questions about the author and inferences and I might just have a shot at an 800 soon. A must read for anyone that needs CR help.</p>
<p>lol actually reading the passage helps me so much! i usually would miss around 7 and skip about 2 on a 24 question section, but now i can get about 20 right without omitting any</p>
<p>I have been doing this method for a LONG LONG time and I still have only managed to get a average CR score of 630-660? What is going on???</p>
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<p>ah, conviently scheduled the day after the SAT. Free sessions of anything are always nice though</p>
<p>Um is there any tips when you are pit to compare between two passages? This strategy is not viable for that matter ;/.</p>
<p>Your strategies don’t attack the passage. People still get questions wrong because of the determined ability to act as “devil’s advocate” that mindset is mentally draining and time consuming. FAIL</p>
<p>^Thanks for your respectful reply. I can no longer edit my original post but I think I had edited out that phrase in my variable copy since it was slightly confusing. </p>
<p>If you read the context clues, however, you can learn what I actually meant (and what I meant is in fact a time saver):</p>
<p>“Stop internally justifying why one answer could be right, and instead make the shift to asking yourself why that answer could be wrong.”</p>
<p>I was loosely using the phrase “Devil’s Advocate” to illustrate the shift to an opposing position in order to weaken a previous argument (this argument is a multiple choice option which you were internally justifying before). By trying to weaken them, the one that remains stronger is the one you should choose.</p>
<p>In summary, a student is stuck between A and C, and he is trying to say why A could be right or why C could be right. My advice is to substitute the word “wrong” for “right” - now you look for evidence to weaken a claim, which is far more time efficient. Though this approach may seem obvious, in practice students hardly follow it originally.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>Noitaraperp, great guide! My CR score significantly increased from 650s to 750s.
I also spent less time scrutinizing the passages and the questions. Thanks a lot. :)</p>
<p>By the way, if I’m not mistaken, did you take the March 2008 SAT?</p>
<p>that’s right, i was march 2008. it was a beautiful day. i liked the idea of taking it in the spring since i felt i would be more positive at the start of spring than in the dead of winter.</p>
<p>This guide is just fantastic. I know it’s already in the sticky but I’m gonna bump it to the top.</p>
<p>I got a 700 on my first SAT before I discovered this. I took a practice exam last night and got a 770. The credit goes to you sir :)</p>
<p>I want to start REALLY focusing on CR and doing at least 1 practice section of CR a day. However, I don’t have enough resources…I finished the entire blue book and have about 4 more CB tests…but I also want to take some full tests before the May 7 test so I don’t want to use those. Help!</p>
<p>yvettec, I heard PR tests are pretty accurate, and some say are even a little harder than the actual exam. Have you tried Kaplan’s 12 practice tests? Those are pretty good as well.</p>
<p>This method doesn’t seem to work! I tried it on a few practice tests and my score dropped sharply. I can’t seem to skim and pause to answer questions! And when I try to answer questions without finishing the whole passage, I tend to get them wrong. Will this improve over time? Or is this just isn’t for me?</p>
<p>@jason: I think that different people handle CR differently. I’m in the same boat as you; I can’t seem to stop answering questions amidst reading passages. I’ll quote CB that I’m more of a “hollistic” reader in that I can only get the author’s point of view after reading them all. Believe it or not, I find that the sentences after the line references actually aid me in answering those line reference questions.</p>
<p>Could you advise me a good book, for exemple Kaplans strategies practice and review is it a good book. Im going to buy the Official SAT study college board.İs it enough to prepare SAT 1?</p>
<p>I have a problem with CR ,no problem with maths.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>What do you advise for the CR section, there is many word I dont know.Do you advise wıord list but its difficult to memorize. What is the method to gain time in the CR because the passages are too long.
Maybe we have to read only the introduction and the conclusion? its a good method or not? that is do the job?</p>
<p>Hi great post. I took the SAT in Jan and now I am taking it again on June. I scored a 510 on CR the last time. I am an international student so this is my last chance at the SAT.I am desperate . I am willing to work as hard as possible. Please share any tips you have which would help me to increase my score.</p>
<p>@mithatak
the key to that is to breeze through the vocab section</p>
<p>I have bookmarked this thread on my computer. I am getting my SAT results on May 26, and Critical Reading is the section I’m least confident about. I’m going to take the SAT again in the fall and I can tell these methods are going to help me out a lot. THANKS FOR THE THREAD!!! :-)</p>