best CRITICAL READING book?

CHD2013
Wed, 07 May 2014 14:59:17 +0000

I got a 780 and it was all because I memorized around 3,000 words.



This may have worked for the person who posted it, but its a terrible approach for the general population. First, most people cannot memorize 3,000 words. Next, often secondary or even tertiary definitions are tested so memorizing the primary definition often won’t help even if the specific word is on the test. Finally, most people need to get familiar with the test regardless of their vocab. Most people would get many CR questions wrong even if they could use a dictionary. Its more important, and definitely more efficient, to get familiarity with how questions are asked and what type of answers are usually correct.

The post above describes a much better approach - for the typical student - than memorizing long lists of words. One slight disagreement is that I think the Critical Reader is a much better resource than Grubers or PR for CR.