<p>How can I improve on my SAT CR? I keep getting high 400s-low 500s. For the short passages, I read the passage and then answer questions. For the long passages, I go to questions, look for line references, mark them in the passage, and start reading the passage. What else can I do to improve? Those of you who got low 700s-high 700s, give me some advice plz.</p>
<p>Currently stuck in low 700s here.</p>
<p>You’ll hear this a million times but interest works wonders for long passages. Rather than try to “fake” interest, I think about the larger picture of things when reading those. I’m not really concentrating on the SAT while doing this, but I’m looking at how this reading connects to what I have thought of before.</p>
<p>For example, if I’m reading a SAT passage about a specific artist, I think about the role of art in human perception, how visual pleasure operates, and I just overall get a better idea of the passage. In a way, i’m not faking interest, but i’m getting genuine interest. Call me insane.</p>
<p>To be honest I would avoid rushing to the questions immediately. I read about 1/4-1/3 of the passage at a time, then look for questions I can answer. While answering, process of elimination is key: play devil’s advocate, and eliminate as many choices as possible. Eventually you’ll always run into an agreeable choice.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Do NOT second guess yourself. Whatever answer appears to be right when you look through the first time is probably correct. I cannot tell you how many times I would switch my answer last minute and get it wrong. I started to just go with my first choice, and my last Critical Reading section practice I scored a 22/24, and one of the wrong question was a vocab question. I used to get about half of the question right per section before this method…</p>