<p>Because PR says not to even read the passages, just look at the questions and then the corresponding lines. But then I missed out on a lot of info so I tried reading the passages and that just took me SUCH a long time and I was losing focus and I could barely remember the sentence that I had JUST read so it was EXTREMELY hard for me to focus and get through the entire passage. Needless to say, after I had finished, I ran out of time and didn't get to about 5/6 questions. (this was a timed practice test for a Kaplan course btw).</p>
<p>So I dunno what I'm supposed to do. Do I just need to practice reading faster?? Should I skim read??? I feel like if I skim I'll miss a lot of info but if I read the whole thing I have to reread sentences over and over to remember... ugh</p>
<p>if you can read at a decent pace you should read the entire passage. if you can't, you should read a lot more on your own to improve concentration and reading speed so that you can have enough to read and comprehend the entire passage.</p>
<p>I've always read the passage in its entirety. You have ample time to read the passages and answer the questions without having to skip parts of it. Just read it once carefully. My strategy is I'll answer questions WHILE i'm reading and answer questions corresponding to the part I'm currently on, so when I finish the passage, I'll only have 2-3 general theme/tone questions left. I find it works fairly well</p>
<p>Same here, I mark up the booklet like crazy, underline/separate sections, do the first few questions after reading the first chunk of it, glance at the next group of questions, you usually wind up reading the entire thing, but not all at once.</p>
<p>I actually liked not reading the passage better - I just read about 4-5 lines above the reference line and about 4-5 lines below it. I could save a lot of reading time that way and got more time to spend on the questions. But one of my friends performed a lot better by reading the whole passage. If you understand the passage better and answer more questions correctly by reading the whole passage, that's the way to go - just pick up your pace a little bit.</p>
<p>I read the entire passage first, and then do the questions pertaining to themes, the main idea, etc. Then I look at the questions that correspond with line numbers and do those in the order of the line number, so I basically read the passage again but pause at specific lines to answer the rest of the questions. I think this method worked out pretty well for me; I got an 800 CR on my first try. Also, sometimes the passages are sort of interesting, so reading the entire thing isn't so bad...:)</p>
<p>But on double passage questions, I read one passage and then do all the questions I can before reading the other passage because otherwise my brain cannot process all the info at once.</p>
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<p>what a nerd...</p>
<p>Anyways ditto at</p>
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if you can read at a decent pace you should read the entire passage. if you can't, you should read a lot more on your own to improve concentration and reading speed so that you can have enough to read and comprehend the entire passage
<p>I just read the whole thing.
Try to get your reading speed up. I think reading the entire passage and knowing what is going on will help you with most of the questions.</p>
<p>read it, but you don't need to memorize it. just scan it quickly picking up on the main points of the passage. then do the specific line number questions, and by then you should have a fairly good idea of what the passage is about for the general questions.</p>
<p>First I look at the questions and I go to the passage and underline the lines that are mentioned in each question so I pay special attention. Then I kind of read the passage quickly. After that, answering the questions is very easy.</p>
<p>For me, I just go straight to the questions, do eeny-meeny-miny-mo, and bubble in the scantron. Got me a 730.</p>
<p>Actually I read the whole thing first and then do the questions. I finish the sentence completions in a couple minutes, so time's never a hassle.</p>
<p>I've always read the whole passage; the Princeton Review people say don't in their classes, but I did that on a passage for practice and I just felk insecure and unsure of myself. So I ignored that statement and read everything. I'm a speedy reader though. For me, reading works, I got an 800. </p>
<p>I have a friend who is a slower reader, and she often runs out of time on the Critical Reading sections, and leaves the last 5-6 blank. For her, perhaps going straight to the questions would probably be best.</p>