<p>read the whole entire passage or only skim around for details?</p>
<p>I read half of it, answer half, then finish the passage and finish the questions.</p>
<p>thats what people told me to do on the forums...</p>
<p>Barron's 2400 told me to read the whole thing, but break it up into sections. After each section (I break it up by paragraph), answer the line reference questions that pertain to lines in that paragraph. If there are no line reference questions that pertain to any line within a certain paragraph, I'll generally read through that paragraph, incorporating it into another "section." Works pretty well. I got a 670 on a BB practice test and I hate reading :) lol (should have been 680-690, but I missed a question because I was listening to Barron's stupid advice instead of my brain. They say to be "level conscious," and so I discounted my "first choice" answer because it contained no difficult vocab words in favor of one containing a word that <em>could</em> work and a word I didn't know (debacle.) Miiiiistake.)</p>
<p>I did the same as Godfatherbob</p>
<p>Kind of like Godfather, but a little more specific. A majority of the questions reference line numbers, so the first thing I do is circle/underline/random scribble each line reference from the questions. Don't read questions for content; but if you want, look at what the question asks and write the keyword next to the lines: means, imply, infer, tone, agree. Then when I get to that point in the passage (reading it straight through), I answer that question. </p>
<p>But if you do it this way, don't forget to go back to the "main idea" question that's usually at the beginning of the question set - this question does not have a line number, and I had to train myself not to forget about it. </p>
<p>I have had good success with this way: 2 800s on SAT, 78 and 80 on PSAT.</p>
<p>Just follow the passage by the questions. When you get to a point where a question asks about the lines you're looking at right then, answer it(sometimes it's good to read 5 lines ahead because the answer might be 5 lines after the reference). Let the questions guide you, or else the passage can overwhelm you. By that, I mean that say if a question asks about lines 9-14, but you read something in line 70 that kind of relates to lines 9-14. You might be influenced by line 70, so just stay in that section.</p>
<p>I also skim the questions for line references like rb. Only difference is I don't stop reading when I get to the line, I finish the whole paragraph. For me, "start-stop" reading obfuscates the theme and tone and deters my focus. I carried that doctrine over from reading Spanish, since every time my mind would wander, if but for a moment, the two languages would start a brawl in my head and I'd lose the whole meaning of what I was reading.</p>