<p>I would like to ask help on how to improve my CR and Writing Scores. In the previous SATs, I got a 580 in both. How can i improve my scores so that i can reach the 2000 mark or higher?</p>
<p>guys, i need some tips.</p>
<p>I’m too tired to give you tips right now… But when I wake up at 4, I’ll give you some CR tips. =P Or you can stalk my previous posts…</p>
<p>alright. i will wait</p>
<p>anybody else willing to help please</p>
<p>Read, read, and then read some more. This will improve vocabulary, help you understand basic grammar rules, and help you more easily understand and interpret reading passages. Also, doing practice tests is extremely worthwhile. The more you are used to the structure of the test and better able to pace yourself, the better your score will be.</p>
<p>Practice is ones best friend. I recently went to testmasters on sunday for some practice so i can keep improving.</p>
<p>On the math i got a 680 and on the writing I got a 700.
My scores on the june SAT were lower than these. </p>
<p>Just get more accustomed to how the test is and ur score will increase.</p>
<p>Hmm… I answered another post just like this earlier, so here’s what I told that guy! </p>
<p>Learn how to recognize passive voice if you aren’t already able to. If you didn’t know, Passive voice is a more advanced kind of grammatical error in the English language… </p>
<p>Active voice: David plants a tree.
Passive voice: A tree is planted by David. </p>
<p>Incorrect answers on many questions are in passive voice, so if you can recognize passive voice and eliminate those answer choices quickly, you can save lots of time stressing over answer choices. </p>
<p>Also, don’t read the passage until you HAVE TO! This sounds nutty as can be, but trust me, I got a 750 on CR (I missed 2 vocab questions and made two bubbling errors, circled the right answer and bubbled the wrong one, curse my thoughtlessness!) without ANY prep… Anyway, in a lot of cases, you don’t need to read the passage until the last 2 questions about it (they usually ask about mood, tone, author purpose, style… Things that require you to read the whole passage); if a question gives you a designated line number that you need to read, read it, answer the question, and move on! When you havvvvvve to read the passage to answer a question, go ahead and read it. </p>
<p>Anyway, you should also read a lot, and look up words you don’t know… I read a lot, and for about two years, I used to read a new book (~400 pages) every day. I was reading Jane Austen in 3rd grade, so yes, reading definitely helps [with vocabulary and with getting a feel for different sentence structures]. If you really, REALLY hate reading, at least try to memorize some vocabulary… I’ve heard “Direct Hits” is pretty good for that, but I wouldn’t know… Math is my problem, not CR. =P </p>
<p>Take practice tests too, of course… Use these strategies, you’ll be astounded at the ease with which your score rises. Best of luck, and remember… You can do it!</p>
<p>^Jane Austen in 3rd grade?? and 400 pages a day??^
That’s really impressive. I’m in the 11th grade and I don’t even read that, probably explains my reading score in the 500s. Thank you for answering.</p>
<p>No problem, I like to help out when I can(: Don’t feel bad about your CR score though, I hear it’s really not hard to bring your scores up from 500 to 700… I hope that’s true for Math!</p>