<p>I sometimes lose concentration during some of the reading excerpts, most of them I am alright through, but towards the end of the test if there is one really boring one I find myself rereading it. Do you have any tips to hold concentration, and what should I do if I find myself barely comprehending it do to boredom? Thank you for the tips, I have tried different things and gotten better at not getting bored, but any other tips would be appreciated.</p>
<p>well, you can write points down on the test packet. it gives you something to do while you're bored out of your mind from the passage.</p>
<p>then again, you could also just remember your whole future depends on this test (however untrue that statement is) and that you better focus. =P</p>
<p>I've usually had trouble with CR for the same reasons. On the March SAT, whenever I felt my attention was waning, I wrote "future" on my test booklet, because really, my future depended on getting a good score on that SAT. I ended up getting an 800 CR (100 up from PSAT), so it must've worked.</p>
<p>UNDERLINE as you read!</p>
<p>think of the CR passage as a life and death situation....</p>
<p>Underline or jot notes as you read</p>
<p>this is the biggest problem I have!
if my attention drifts, it's really a mammoth task getting it back, sometimes I read the whole passage and then I realise that I havent read it at all! What should I do then? Time is of concern, and those 850 word passages, are definitely time-consuming! this is solely why I prefer the Writing SectioN!</p>
<p>Tyrosine, the amino acid, can help you focus; take about 500 mg (GNC has it or other places). But you should test this for your reaction first; it makes some people wound up and others it does nothing for. Take some a half hour before you eat something when getting up in the morning. And eat a meal with a fair amount of protein included (avoid lots of sugar and bread) and eat raisins and nuts periodically during the test.</p>
<p>Otherwise, do what the people above suggested, but I would advise against overlooking the possible physical reasons for your lack of concentration. At least none of these things can hurt.</p>
<p>don't take drugs.. I'm serious...</p>
<p>i have the same problem and bombed the CR section on the psat for that reason :(</p>