<p>Hi, Im an international students, and is taking the SAT in may.
I have a big problem with the CR section.
the things is i could understand pretty much all of the given passage, yet was unable to get the questions correct
I used many techniques suggested, including, marking the line, summaries on the margins.... etc. nah... doesn't really worked...
well i think the major problem is that our thinking is quite different.. again cultural difference ... and a very famous teacher here said that one reason is we possess well.. different logic, coherence....blah..blah....
so how am i suppose to think during SAT CR...
how did you guys got answers....</p>
<p>for one examples:: in the offical guide by collegeboard, there is a question in the CR practice section::</p>
<p>it's on page 81 if anyone got the book..</p>
<p>it is a memoir by a women who emigrated with her family from poland to canada when she was teenager</p>
<p>question 20"it is a feeling whose shades and degrees i'm destined to know intimately, but at this hovering moment, it comes upon me like a visitation from a whole new geography of emotions, an annunciation of how much an absence can hurt "
20, by describing her feelings as having "shades and degrees" the author suggest that
C, (my answer)she is overwhelmed by her emotions
E, (correct answer) her emotional state is mutlifaceted</p>
<p>well… I probably would’ve chose C too, but I guess the point of the question is that it’s asking about the “shades and degrees” part, not exactly what’s following. So that “shades and degrees” should be multifaceted… I guess that’s the only way to explain…</p>
<p>LOL OMG I did this last night and that was one of the 3 questions I got wrong on the whole section. </p>
<p>multifaceted means having many aspects or phases which matches up with shades and degrees. The question specifically asks by describing her feelings as shades and degrees so although she might feel overwhelmed by the whole experience, when she is describing the feelings she has as shades and degrees, that pairs up with multifaceted.</p>
<p>Edit: Just gonna try to make it clearer</p>
<p>If the question had asked something along the lines of Based on the feelings she is having from being forced to emigrate, what is the author suggesting about her emotional state? Then overwhelmed could be the answer but it clearly specified by describing her emotions as shades and degrees. It got me too, thank you for posting this because I probably wouldn’t have had the willpower to figure it out if it wasn’t for this thread.</p>
<p>Hi guys,
I am new here, I just read this forum.Could you guys help me out please?I not good on the Critical reading and the multiple-choice writing section…I am pretty good with maths,although I have a few problems regarding probability.</p>
<p>So could you guys give me an advice on how to overcome the CR and WR sections?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>P.S I am planning to take the SAT in May, when are you guys taking it?</p>
<p>I’m taking it in May. I took one full timed practice test before I started studying to see where I’m at so you should do that too as a baseline for improvement. ATM I’m reading the first part of the blue book and then I am going to go over my first practice test and fully comprehend why the answer I picked was right or why it wasn’t the right answer. Yes it will take time but when you’re done you will have the same feeling you get when you understand a math concept. Afterwards I purchased Barrons 2400 which I heard is a good book, especially for the Critical Reading, so I will read through that. I also have both editions of Direct hits vocabulary which I ordered online and atm I’m not really reading it but when I do I’ll make flash cards of the words I’m not 100% on. Also I make flash cards for words in the practice tests that I don’t know.</p>
<p>After all that I’ll probably purchase some more prep books until I feel fully prepared for each section of the exam, especially the essay, and then I’ll do timed sections from practice tests and maybe full practice tests once in a blue moon. Make sure to go over your questions and answers and basically disect the test.</p>
<p>LOL i got this same one wrong, when i took this test in the blue book like 14 months ago. its a common error. that one is just a toughie. i get their answer, but i think its disputable.</p>
<p>I don’t think it would be disputeable because the question asks by describing her feelings as having shades and degrees directs to multifaceted. If you were to include the rest of the passage overwhelmed could work but it asks specifically for shades and degrees.</p>
<p>Omg you guys r awesome
To Brolex: thank you so much I think I kinda figured it out now, though I don’t really see why shades and degrees can juxtaposed to illustrate the wholeness of this very emotion, I meant I would wrote extend and degrees to show how surrounded this feeling is…idk…
To:Taahaa: I’m taking it in may as well, I did the OG and got the OCs and bought Kaplan Princeton Review and McGRAW Hill, princeton review is so far my favorite, and I think this is a great forum for sharing questions and answers
To: guhengshuo: haha, thanks for introducing me this forum and thanks for the post!!:)</p>
<p>I do not think it helpful making such notes while reading. It consumes too much time and distracts readers. The fluency of reading is always the priority for me.</p>
<p>Well, I’m also taking the SAT this May 7th. Started preapring for the test just a couple of months ago (honestly, I din’t know much about SAT before that! In India students don’t usually write SAT) and I’ve got problems with CR too. </p>
<p>I’m not able to complete all the questions in the given time limit (7 or 8 questions usually goes unanswered), though I get correct answers for all those which I’ve attempted. What’s the point in getting everything correct while i’m unable to finish the section properly. This happens with me for CR and Writing sections; no problem with Math, getting 780 or more. Any suggestions for improving my speed?</p>
<p>I actually don’t think speed is that much of a problem, cuz I am just the possite I could finish the questions alright but made many mistakes, I had took the SAT once and the mistakes cost me extra points, so I think accuracy is more important than speed.
But since u insist I would say try time urself and try to scan the parts of the reading that was not tested and focus on the ones that were. Start marking on the passage is another good way, so that u kinda know where are the questions located at.
Idk, I was not that great myself still trying to figure out how to answer questions quick and correct. Lol hope might help,</p>
<p>Yeah, thanks. I read the questions like two or three times before reading the question once with concentration, lol. Kind of absent minded, I think I need to focus more precisely while reading. :P</p>
<p>And marking anything while reading only makes things worse for me, it doesn’t do any good as the questions already come with the numbers specifying the exact location where we need to look for.</p>
<p>yeah! thats cool we all need to come up with our own method!
absent minded is a big problem for me too!!! I know right?! I just can’t keep myself from thinking bunch of other things.
a very good friend of mine, once suggested that i should enjoy the Reading (sounds crazy uh?) but one day i found a novel passage on one of the practice book, and i really found it interesting, so guess what i was focused all the way.
I saw your location, I’m in China Actually, reading is definetly hard, but don’t worry things will work out ok!! :)</p>
<p>I’m posting another question!!!
I was practicing with the OCs and I think it was practice 5 or 4 about Ms. Van Hopper blah blah
And one of the answer choice is that ‘a single extended episode is narrated’
What does that mean And the differences between that and ‘a general description is followed by a specific example’
Thanks!</p>
<p>Hi,I am listing a few questions I got wrong, I hope that you’ll help me out:
I have marked the errors with an asterisk.</p>
<p>1.Despite<em>(A) the attorney’s moving plea,the judge placed</em>(B) the juvenile offender on<em>(C) probation for an indecisive</em>(D) period.</p>
<p>I selected no error, but the answers is D.WHY??</p>
<p>2.There has always been a (great deal)<em>(A) of friction between (Joan and I)</em>(B) (because we)<em>(C) have opposing political views (about which)</em>(D) we are very vocal.</p>
<p>Answer is B.Please explain</p>
<p>3.The supervisor citied three workers, each of which<em>(A) (is likely)</em>(B) to win a prize (for having suggested)<em>(C) cost-effective changes (at)</em>(D) the factory.</p>
<p>Answer is B…Y?</p>
<p>4.Some plants use chemical signals (that repel)<em>(A) insects, and (also these)</em>(B) signals help to put neighboring plants on alert (so they can)<em>(C) (mount their own defenses.)</em>(D)</p>
<p>Answers is B…What’s the reasoning?</p>
<p>5.By including pieces of cloth,newspaper,wallpaper,and other materials in his work,(Picasso’s innovation had an important influence on)* twentieth century art</p>
<p>(A)Same as error
(B)this innovation of Picasso’s was important in its influence over
(C)Picasso’s important innovative influence was on
(D)Picasso was influential,with his innovation, over
(E)the innovative Picasso was an important influence on</p>
<ol>
<li>D, indecisive, makes no sense. Probation isn’t a vague sentence, it has a defined period. I can’t think of any other explanation. </li>
<li>You use I for subjects, me for what is being referred to. In this case, between refers to you, so it would be Joan and me.</li>
<li>Was likely. Subject-tense agreement.</li>
<li> I did this one by ear. Also these sounds…corny I guess? Just “these” is fine.</li>
<li>Look at the first part- what does the INCLUDING of pieces? Innovation, or Picasso? Picasso of course! So A, B, and C are wrong. D is wrong because the comma, with his innovation, is unnecessary and wordy. E is the best choice and would be better as had an importance influence on</li>
</ol>
<p>C is wrong because there is NO mention whatsoever of being OVERWHELMED in the proposed text. It is simply not there. </p>
<p>Fwiw, most people make the mistake of reading too much “between the lines” when CR requires to find the correct answer by analyzing the TEXT itself and finding EXPLICIT support for your answer. In general terms, overly vague or overly powerful terms are wrong answers. Answers that introduce concepts that were not part of the passage are always wrong. </p>
<p>By the way, tn this case, E was directly quoted in the passage … twice. And, if that was not enough, read the question again.</p>
hope might help,</p>