I can never find the right answer!

Test Preparation
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<p>I've done 5 college board questions and my maths increased to around 700~760 but my critical reading is still in the LOW 500's!</p>

<p>I partly blame myself for not reading books when I was younger, but I need a quick practical solution. I've tried out noitaraprep (reading a passage then answering questions specific to that passage) and also tried skimming the whole passage then answering the question.</p>

<p>The problem is, when I use noitaraprep's method, sometimes, to answer a question you have to know the general mood, and what happens next in the Passage, especially if it is a novel passage.</p>

<p>If I skim the passage first, I run out of time because I have to re-read everything.</p>

<p>The main problem is, even though I understand the main idea of the passage, I can't seem to extract the 'evidence' to support my answers. </p>

<p>For example, when there is a line reference question 42-46 but then the 'evidence' to an answer is at 23-25, completely off range! I just don't have a great memory to remember that and answer the line specific question. </p>

<p>I also tend to forget what is told in the previous paragraph when I go on to the next and king notes seem to break my chain of thoughts!</p>

<p>My test is in January 25th!</p>

<p>Help :(</p>

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<p>Try underlining main ideas and circling important words and phrases while reading. Its natural for anyone to forget some points while reading. Even though you may be able to understand the main ideas for each paragraph you read for that moment, you need to keep track of them to understand the flow of the passage which may greatly help you in answering questions. If you do forget, skim the parts you circled or underlined to refresh your memories. Even if the evidence may be off the expected range, most of the answer choices pertain to the main idea of the paragraph and the flow of the passage. Good luck. I too am struggling with my CR :)</p>

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<p>Have you tried Silverturtle and xiggi’s suggestions?</p>

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<p>Are you running out of time in those sections? If not, I recommend reading the entire passage first, then looking at the questions.</p>