<p>Before I did this "method," I followed the general way to attack the passages:
1) Quickly read the questions
2) Mark the passage
3) Read the whole passage (Slow down as you approached the marked areas)
4) Answer the specific questions
5) Answer the general questions</p>
<p>However, I was inconsistent with this method, resulting in scores ranging from 600 to 640 (Of course Vocabulary played a role, but not a major one).</p>
<p>So one of my friends who did very well told me that he simply read the whole passage then read and answered the questions. After I asked him why, he simply said, "I already know what the questions are." At first I was confused, but he said, "The questions will always be divided into these sections:"
1) General idea
2) Tone/Mood
3) Specific lines
4) Definitions </p>
<p>He then said for me to follow these steps:
x) Do the vocabulary last
1) Read the whole passage as a READING PASSAGE and do not analyze it so deeply
1a) Imagine the speaker/writer (e.x. in a movie)
1b) Find the tone of the speaker
1c) Answer the questions in order</p>
<p>If you guys are wondering about the 2-Passages-In-1 (Usually appearing in the ending sections), I approached it like so:</p>
<p>1) Read one of the passages
2) Answer the questions ONLY pertaining to this passage
3) Glance at the general questions that relate to both passages... Usually the questions will be "Which of the following is true for Passage 1 but not Passage 2?" I then find what is true for just the passage that I read, cross out the ones that are not in it, and move on.
4) Read the second passage (Basically steps 1-2)
5) Complete the general questions</p>
<p>After answering these questions, I usually have 5 minutes to spare. During this time, I can check my answers.</p>
<p>I used it for 2 sections on a Practice Test (Princeton) and got the following results:
Section 5 (24T): 20C, 4W (1 Vocabulary)
Section 7 (19T): 17C, 2W (1 Vocabulary)</p>
<p>Though these may not seem great, I was able to recognize at an instant why I got the questions wrong. Usually, I would have no idea why I got the question wrong. I can definitely see my scores getting better and better as I practice with this method.</p>
<p>So why did I "waste" my time typing this stuff up? I wanted to see if this seems like a good plan to approach the CR part. Did you guys do this before? Do you still do it? Why or why not? Let me know!</p>