rlaghdcks3

CR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is
killing me
it is crazy how those little passages can drive you nuts
i miss 1 or 2 in sentence completions and miss like 4 or 5 from passages average (sometimes more when i don have any clue what the passage is about).

ive lived in the us for only 3 years
and i guess that is making it harder
i do like at least 2 sections everyday and review it
but on some questions i just don have any clue why that is the answer

my question is what is supposed to be happening in ur brain when u r taking CR?
when i concentrate ridiculously hard, i tend to miss more
and when im like angry and don care and when i don think as much, i tend to get more right
it's kinda weird how this test works
r u not supposed to be thinking much when u r taking this section?
or r u supposed to think like crazy?

here is what i do normally
read first and last sentence of each paragraph first to get the idea of the passage and then go do the questions
but when i do questions i usually get stuck with 2 or 3 answers left
and can't seem to eliminate any of them
which lead me to nervousness then that makes me want to guess the answer without referring to the passage
so what do u do when U r stuck with 2 or 3 answers?

yeah
this is a long thread
but this is like the every single question about CR that i have
so help me plz

superficial35

I feel the exact same way.

Ashraf Eassa

Well, to be perfectly honest, your method is severely flawed. The idea of the section is to see how well you can read. How in the hell do you think you can answer reading comprehension questions if the only things you read are the beginning and end of a passage?!

Just read the whole thing THEN answer questions...

Ren the SAT'er

cr is very easy to me now lol. i mean,not as hard as before.
i read the passage until i get what the author is trying to argue, where hes going. then i atk the questions, read the ref lines etc.
alot of the wrong answers are VERY wrong, not even close to the right answers lol. i can reason well now; on each passage,i have like 2 questions that im unsure,but im always down to 2 choices, i try my best to eliminate the fake one.
i cant give any advice,i just overcame this prob recently.
dont blindly practicing, u might need better techniques.

rlaghdcks3

u don need to read the whole thing
that is waste of time
i'd rather do what Ren the SAT'er do than read the whole thing

im seriously p i s s ed off
im good in everthing except for CR section of SAT
i don want that to ruin my future

SkyHigh

Yea you don't have to read the whole passage, if you always don't have enough time to finish the passage and answer the questions, try these:
Outline Reading:
1.Carefully read the italicized blurb and introductory paragraph, focusing on the thesis, which is typically the last sentence of the introduction.
2.Carefully read the topic sentence (usually the first sentence) of each other paragraph and then more cursorily read the rest of the paragraph.
3.Carefully read the concluding paragraph. The author’s main idea, tone and over purpose are often reinforced in this meaty paragraph.

Before reading, skim the questions for line numbers and mark the text accordingly. Answer line-reference and sidebar questions first.
Break long passages down into pieces (1-2 paragraphs) and read em piece by piece.
Identify the author’s mood and tone as you read.
Never inject your opinions or any other outside information or select answers that distort from what is said by the author.

Souce: "Barron's SAT 2400"

Ren the SAT'er

the strategies really depend on the individual.
u should try out the skimming option, if that doesnt work, try others.
one of the very important idea you should keep in mind is know -what the author is trying to argue, what is his tone like? anticipate a lil"
it works for me. and ignore the details once u get the direction of where the author is going. then answer the LINE REF questions first; general overall questions LAST. it'll be frustrating at times,but it's the process. i overcame it,and i will do better.......

highopes

Reading the passage is the best option IF you have the time to do so. Personally, I always read the whole thing, and I always assumed everyone did that until I talked to some of my friends who admitted to skimming.

Personally, I think reading the entire passage is essential to understanding certain answers in context. I can think of many a question that could lean in different ways depending on the context, so IMO it's important to read and comprehend the whole passage first.

I would try to read more often - books, newspapers, magazines, etc. - to become a faster and more proficient reader, until you're able to read most or all of the passages within the time limit. Then you'll be able to spend less time on the questions because you won't have to go back through to passage to find the answer, or at least, not as much.

But that's just my method. I'm sure others have different ideas that work for them, I thought I'd share my .02 though.