<p>It seems that on all the questions I miss in the critical reading section, I can always narrow it down to two answers that both "could" be correct. What tips do you suggest when you get in this predicament. Should I circle it and come back to it at the end (I always seem to have a 3-4 mins left after the all the CR section). I always seem to be able to rationalize in my distorted frame of mind both answers. Is there any logical thought process that should be going through my mind when I am in this situation. Should I carefully read the question and the lines its referring to several times? I am just getting very frustrated that I cannot master the reading section. Anyways if anyone has any suggestions I'd be happy to hear them. </p>
<p>Your advice seems pretty plausible although it is not a method most people would recommend. I, too, have trouble with the CR section because of the lack of concreteness in the answers. The answers in M and W are always 100% correct to me.</p>
<p>I agree…Some answers are arbitrary and only touch the surface…but I would suggest going with your guts like what thrill says…usually what you think is the right answer is the right answer…well when you’re down to two questions…I don’t recommend this when you have no clue what the question of the story is talking about</p>
<p>I said that because if an answer choice is wrong even in the smallest detail, then it is wrong. If part of it is wrong, then the whole thing is wrong. So if you argue why one choice would be wrong then that really helps narrowing down the answer.</p>
<p>You should rarely be down to two choices because you shouldn’t use process of elimination in the CR section. Using process of elimination signifies that you don’t understand the corresponding portion of the passage. Not understanding one question enough to answer it without having to go through all the choices more than once has a cumulative effect on your overall comprehension, which in turn has an effect on how well you do in the section overall. You should always understand every question enough to be able to know whether each answer choice is correct upon initial review. Spending too much time reading something twice, or having to eliminate each choice one by one is a waste of time.</p>
<p>Of course, you’re not perfect. But this just means that you should work on your reading comprehension and not your test-taking skills/strategies.</p>
<p>^ I disagree, I think POE can be very effective even if one understands the passage.</p>
<p>Look for specific evidence in the passage, and like those who replied earlier, if even one little detail in the passage contradicts the answer choice or vice versa, it is most likely the other one.</p>