<p>I have a pretty good score on writing and math, but my Reading comp score is 650, is there any way i can improve this? Any strategies for better comprehension of the questions?</p>
<p>ok, i posted a thread on this......i dont like 2 repeat myself, nut i will post exactly how i posted it in my thread here. if u wanna discuss this, find this post. :
Geat For Verbal(CR)- best strategies from an expet, 800 in Verbal </p>
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<p>oke guys. i needed help for verbal really bad, so i PMed a person who, in one of the threads, said that she got a 800 in Verbal. I needed help badly, so she said she would help me. her CC username is shjanama77. She PMed me bak and wrote these great tips for CR:</p>
<p>i'll tell you what i did to prepare...i was decent at sentence completions...those are the easiest things on the test i think...so i didn't really need help with that...my prob was analogies and critical reading...for analogies...there's no substitute for vocab and it's good that you're memorizing the word lists...i personally did princeton review's word smart books because i love their sentences...they're witty and help you remember words...i also studied a little bit from the GRE word smart because i felt that some words i was encountering in my prac tests were never on any SAT lists..i think that def. helped me...also if you have trouble with analogies...there are some good strategies about building bridges and so forth...let me know if you need help with those...for CR...ok...i'll tell you how i approach it...i always skim the first para to get a general idea....sometimes it doesn't help but sometimes it does...you're probably aware that the questions are usually in terms of the progression of the passage...so as you read...look at the questions so that you know what to look for...UNDERLINE...circle key words like although, because, but, however etc. that...if missed..might completely change the meaning of the sentence...the best thing to improve your reading ofcourse is to read regularly...newspapers...magazines...anything...do esn't have to be extremely sophisticated literature but should allow you to develop an ability to read faster w/out losing the meaning...oh btw...one of my friends also got a pretty high score on the verbal...780 i think...and she told me that she always looks at all the questions first before she even reads the passage...try that and see if you like that approach better...this might sound a bit weird but frankly...i think i only got better at CR because after taking a ton of practice tests i got a sense of the "type" of answers that are usually right for CR questions...avoid extremes in answer choices most of the time...usually the choices that are worded more mildly are right as opposed to ones that almost sound bitter or angry...for getting better at pacing...try to set goals for yourself as you take tests...if you don't want to waste time taking the whole test...take only verbal sections...or only cr parts...and divide your 30 mins into slots...try to answer so many questions in a particular slot...your best bet is to just practice from as many sources you can...the more number of times you expose yourself to the questions...the faster you'll find yourself go...i am not a native english speaker either...so that just goes to show that it's not impossible for you to ace that test...just don't be scared of it...i enjoyed taking the SAT every time I did...and that def. helped...i don't know if i have been of much help...do you have more specific questions?...for right now...do vocab...that will help you on CR as well...look at questions as you read the passage or look at questions first...divide your time up and try to achieve your realistic goals in a limited time...PRACTICE..!!...</p>
<p>thats why this forum needs to pin FAQs, otherwise its the same old questions over and over again .</p>
<p>yea exactly</p>
<p>I think the best way to improve reading comprehension is to gain an intuitive insight into linguistics and the use of language for rhetorical purposes.</p>
<p>Verbal is mostly an IQ test on how well you understand what you read. I have consistently scored in the high 500's and breaking 600, but I doubt most people are as gifted as me.</p>
<p>You're that kid that went to Harvard as a 4 year-old right? lmao</p>
<p>rshankar225:
dunt know about that. haha kids here have gotten more than 750. like 80% in this site scores above 700s. 600 and high 500s is a piece of cake. i dont think u r, lol, gifted. high 500s is an ordinary score.</p>
<p>Yea okay my dad says a 600 is excellent. Its better than 70% of the people.</p>
<p>a 600 is not excellent, maybe your dad doesn't know what he is talking about. A 600 is good though, but not excellent.</p>
<p>I read the questions first and take everything pretty literally. I say good preparation (as above) is mostly recognizing rhetorical strategies. If this doesn't mean anything to you, then basically keep in mind that the passage is there to more or less argue something. When a definition is asked in a passage, it is WITHIN the context of the argument; the answer choice definition will likely be the one that would most advance the argument of the passage. If the topic is women's rights, then you know its going to be pro- or anti-women (with qualifications, I know its not completely b&w). Anyway, hope this short advice helps. I got an 800 verbal if it matters.</p>
<p>rshankar225 r u indian? indian dad dont know wat they r talk in about(trust me). and u r not gifted. thats halarious. beating 600 and hisgh 500s???!!!! LOL!!!!!!! GIFTED???!!!!!!! WOW wat world r u livin in? 600 is a normal score</p>
<p>boethian:
yea, thats a great point</p>
<p>oo yea guys, use barron's. its like the best prep book out there for SAT. and i found the 1100 words u need to know book by barron's helpful. it has worksheets and questions on the words you have learnt.</p>