<p>Check out this thread about analyzing the answer choices: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1390501-critical-reading-analysis-right-wrong-answer-choices.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-preparation/1390501-critical-reading-analysis-right-wrong-answer-choices.html</a></p>
<p>Aim to read the long passages quickly. 2 minutes at most. You are reading for the main idea, not for details. The questions will send you back to the details you need to re-read. </p>
<p>As for vocab, study only those words that are repeat offenders. Try to keep your list short (Barron’s has an awesome list, but it’s 3500 words long). There are some excellent FREE lists out there that are every bit as good as–and in some cases better than–DH. Google repeat offenders or common words. Use sources that are legit, though—test prep companies have more of a handle of the SAT than a school district, mainly because it’s their specialty.</p>