<p>I took a Kaplan review class to prepare for SAT in March, and they advise you to read entire Critical reading passages... Now I'm taking Princeton Review course to prepare for SAT in fall and they advise you not to read the whole passage... which strategy is better in general and for getting more questions right?</p>
<p>I compromise a little bit...</p>
<p>If the passage is based on fact I will NOT read the passage and just read the questions and refer back to the passage.</p>
<p>If the passage is a narrative or some sort of story or something like that, I read the whole passage.</p>
<p>works pretty well --> 800's on practice tests</p>
<p>I believe reading the whole passage is important to get the overall massage, and I also feel that one should be quick at it. What I do is answer the questions as I read. That way the information is fresh in my mind and, the questions ask only about certain portions of the passage. I save global questions for last.</p>
<p>I read the whole passage, and I used to get 800s (SAT I or GRE). To me it's crazy not the read the whole passage--if your reading speed is that slow, that's going to be an issue in college studies too.</p>
<p>READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE!!! READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE!!! READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE!!!</p>
<p>Let us chant:</p>
<p>READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE!!! READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE!!! READ THE WHOLE PASSAGE!!!</p>
<p>Now why? Because if you skip a paragraph which has important information, it'll be harder for you to answer the general questions. Reading the whole passage gives you a better general idea of what the author's saying.</p>
<p>bump... Since I'm taking a PR class, should I just read the whole passage?</p>
<p>yeah, unless you are an incredibly slow reader, just read the entire passage.</p>
<p>eh...I've been getting 800's on practice tests without reading all of the passages before answering questions. I guess it's whatever works for you though.</p>
<p>bump..........</p>
<p>It's best to read the whole passage. However, reading the whole passage is useless if you're just reading it. Make sure you understand it. Every few lines, remind yourself about what you just read and make sure you understood.</p>