<p>I've read a lot over the years, and I've already memorized half of barron's 3500 word list. Yet when I do the critical readings in the OFFical SAT Study Guide, I still get problems wrong at a rate of 2 in 15 or 20. That really prevents me from getting my goal score of 800. Here's my question: Does my problem lie in the fact that I can't comprehend, or should I do more studying that specifically concerns the way the SAT poses questions so I can get the best of the passages? Also, for all you people with 800 Verbals, when you finish a practice test, do you feel extremely confident you got 800 (perfect?). Like if we were to make a bet of $100 that you got 800, you would be confident that you did get perfect? I can't seem to get that sort of confidence on the Verbal section. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>Confidence must you have... Only one right answer to a question can there be.</p>
<p>I think your problem may not be in the fact that you can't comprehend, but that you overcomprehend. Don't spend too long ruminating over one question(like for five minutes). I used to do it so friggin much.</p>
<p>Doing well doesn't really have anything to do with studying question patterns. You just have to keep in mind that the author would not write a piece of work just to confuse the hell out of his or her readers. They must have clearly been trying to get a message across. Using this knowledge, it follows that if your answer is not supported by the passage, then you probably shouldn't select it. </p>
<p>There is a thin line between right and wrong. Many have struggled because they allowed the wrong answers to tempt them. I did, and got a friggin 750 instead of an 800 like I was supposed to on March. (I allowed myself to be distracted on two questions too many and got 4 questions wrong).</p>