<p>I have always had problems with CR, and I just can't seem to get the handle of it. I have been reading a lot of books recently, and I hope that will help me with reading comprehension, but I can't help but notice that when I do practice for the long passages, I always manage to get 3 to 4 wrong. I can't get past that point, and what frustrates me more is that when i eliminate usually all but two answers and end up picking the wrong one! Then, when I look at the explanations I think to myself of how stupid I was not to see it blatently in the passage.
How do you guys remember everything in the passage? It just seems hard to remember everything. Or say how do you usually search the passage to find clues for the question if it does not have line references?
-I have also realized that when a question asks for example" The author uses ____(insert Quote or word or..etc.) to do what? I seem to always have trouble of putting it into words to myself before I look for the answer choices.
Sorry that it's a long post and thankyou for reading.</p>
<p>do you drink soda, coffee, or tea? i find that caffeine (sp?) and reading do not work well together for me.</p>
<p>i read 1 question, and read the passage until i find the answer. then i read the next question and repeat the process. i rarely get any reading passages wrong now</p>
<p>^ haha. I'm not a drinker of coffee, tea,or soda for that matter. I drink coffee sometimes; if I end up going to starbucks, then I drink coffee. Other than that though, I only drink water.</p>
<p>Iildimsum7: hmm. I haven't tried that method. Maybe I should.
I notice I read way too much into the passages, that's why I get the questions wrong. =X</p>
<p>hi</p>
<p>i understand how u feel. i sometimes struggle with this issue like u.
it is true that EVIDENCE is needed in order to answer a question like this.
i wouldn't recommend "remembering THE WHOLE THING," but i would try to know the basic idea and then, when those types of questions arise, I would eliminate, just like u did, and when there are two similar answers, i look at the wording of the answers and go back to the passage where the question refers to. After that, if an answer doesn't necessarily match what the passage says fully (PARTIAL ANSWERS = WRONG! read the two answers carefully), it's wrong. Ask yourself if you are "assuming" an answer based on what u decided to choose. </p>
<p>this takes time for me. if there's a time issue during the test, i know how you feel. </p>
<p>but my advice for reading is that reading doesn't necessary prepare u for the test, but it will help you a lot if you are. there are people who aren't avid readers and still could get better scores than i can achieve.</p>
<p>^ Yeah. I ran out of time on my PSAT. lol..ended up guessing on the last 3-4 questions. =X lol. So I basically failed my PSAT CR. haha</p>
<p>I've realized that many of the SAT CR questions refer to certain line numbers. Before you read the passage underline or circle those lines mentioned in the questions. Then go read the passage. When you get to an underlined or circled line, go to the question it refers to and answer that question. This helps because the material is fresh in your mind. Then, there may be 1 or 2 other questions in the section that you can answer at the end. =)</p>
<p>Take more practice tests.</p>
<p>^^(post #8) That's what I usually do, but CR is my worst section. I might try some of these other methods and see if they work better for me.</p>
<p>kollegekid: HAHA. yeah good answer. I have done that. trust me. Everyday I do SAT practice. I think I have improved, but not as much as I have wanted to.</p>
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Yeah I do underline the lines, and it does help somewhat. I guess.</p>
<p>wow akvareli you have 100% of the same problems in CR, only thing is im an avid reader, I read time and economist for fun, and i believe reading daily doesnt help worth squat! if there are 12 questions in a passage i miss 6, if there are 4 questions in a passage i miss 2, its a 50% shot, and it ****es the hell out of me. </p>
<p>Iam takin a kaplan course, and doing personal study on my own and i am having the same problems. currently iam doing the xiggi method and seeing how that functions maybe it can help me. I guess its not wether you know the passage, but know the questions. If you read the passage and understand the big picture, and authors purpose, and you got the thing nailed. But understanding the answer choices i guess could be a problem.</p>
<p>Like today, I eliminated 3 answer choices and were left with two. I had to think through both the purpose and author to find the answer. </p>
<p>What i have a hard time with are Global Questions, Inference, and Functions</p>
<p>^ haha.
Well. I do like reading. I'm not reading only because I want to improve my SAT CR scores, although that is a small reason why.
Is the kaplan course ok? My parents wouldn't dare spend money on any course, so I'll have to deal with self studying. haha
Anyone else?</p>
<p>Wow, Im having the SAME exact problem, its just i guess mine is, i cant remmber wat i read lol. Um im gona try to read the question first then find the answer, maybe ill save time that way incase i really do have to end up reading...but Cr seems so hopeless to mee...my score on the real sat was like a 470 =/...i dunno im thinking of getting the Barrons CR workbook.</p>
<p>Read a lot for 2 months (classical books are best) .... and then start taking practice tests and you will see a huge improvement. Guaranteed. That is all the advice you need.</p>
<p>I dont think Iildimsum7's will work if there's a question that asks "The author's tone of the passage is.." or "Compared to Passage 1, Passage 2 is more.."
I'd read it as a whole and get a feel for the entire passage, but I still miss like 3 questions in each section =(</p>
<p>true aisgzdavinci. for those types of questions i just skip them first then when i finish the whole passage, i answer them. for 2 passages, i read #1 then do questions for #1, then #2, do questions for #2, then do questions for both</p>
<p>Thecalcobra: thanks for the advice! yeah I have been reading classics for a month now. =]
Thanks for all the replies you guys! I'll try and read the questions first, because it does seem to help b/c you know what to focus on when you read so you don't have to focus on the whole passage.</p>