<p>I got 500 verbal section (international)
and I am pretty good with vocabularies...
But when I do long passages, I don't do well... </p>
<p>Please give me some recommendations when I read long passages!!</p>
<p>1) what do you do when you read long passages (underline, circle things.?)
2) do you read questions first? or read passages frist? (I read passage first)</p>
<p>I seriously need help with reading section (although i had tutor. still )</p>
<p>I am pretty ok with writing section and math section ( got 10 )</p>
<p>I’m an international too, with English as my second language.
I usually read through the passage really quickly. Then look at the questions. For each question I go back to the passage and find the relevant section and read it thoroughly.
This may be time consuming, but after some practice it goes fast…
I got 760 on the CR section recently. But I guess different methods works for different people.</p>
<p>Make sure that when answering questions you can show where it is proven in the passage, if you can’t then the answer is most likely wrong. I did the same thing as the above poster and got a 770 CR, so that works as well. Also, always make sure to read the blurb on top.</p>
<p>I read the blurb and then start reading the passage piecemeal. Whenever I finish reading a paragraph or a meaningful block of lines I go and look for questions which can be solved based on the information I just read. At first, I just skip general questions. After I’ve read the whole thing and I’ve answered several line reference and vocab in context questions I can breeze through the general ones. By the way, I got a 790 CR on the Oct '07 test and I am international and no one speaks English around me.</p>
<p>Please note that everyone can develop his or her own approach to CR. My way is not the only way to go.</p>
<p>It’s difficult to give advice to an international test taker on how to approach the CR section of the SAT. However, I believe that the ONLY way to do well on the verbal is to read the ENTIRE passage before answering the questions. This method eliminates all the page flipping and wasted time. Yes, reading the passage will take a significant amount of time 5-7 minutes. Don’t fret however. By reading the entire passage you gain what the author’s intentions and opinions are rather than trying to piece together what he or she is saying. Also, reading the passage gives you confidence to answer the questions that follow which results in completing the questions faster. I don’t prescribe to the hunt and search method because it fails on questions like the author’s argument, how would authors respond to this line, and author’s intention.</p>