How to get really good on CR

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<p>I’m going for an 800 next test (December)…therefore I need to know what’s best to know to do good. I think the secion is pretty easy overall it’s just very tedious, and requires a ton of concentration.</p>

<p>I’m around 580-650 range right now, but I’m positive I can get it higher. My goal is 750-800.</p>

<p>Things I thought may help are:</p>

<p>1)Memorizing Some Vocab</p>

<p>2)Practicing Questions</p>

<p>3)Reading Novels</p>

<p>Anything else including tips, strategies, or preferences would be great to hear from anyone.</p>

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<p>Develop a strategy based on your reading skills. There are millions of strats or processes possible, you have to experiment and engineer a process that fits you.</p>

<p>Some very basic example</p>

<p>read q’s first or last
answer q’s as you go
underline important transitions
answer q’s first based on line refs
answer q’s last
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<p>And it goes on, see what works for you</p>

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<p>Read dry, boring passages every day. PowerScore’s Free Help Area has a list of magazines that may help: <a href=“http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/reading_comp_practice.htm[/url]”>http://www.powerscore.com/sat/help/reading_comp_practice.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I got an 800 in CR.</p>

<p>Reading a lot (novels, magazines, newspapers) is going to help you very much. However, reading alone won’t do it. Sure, some stuff will seep in, but to really get good at reading by reading takes more than a few months. To get the most out of it, you must also THINK while you read. Read a paragraph, then try to pick it apart. What is it about? What is the author’s main point? What is the tone of it? Etc. Ask yourself all the kinds of questions that usually pop up on the CR section of the SAT. Read it not only for content but also for style and structure. I think spending 20 minutes on one article and picking it to pieces will be much more effective than reading 5 articles in the same time but only reading them superficially.</p>

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<p>^^^ good point</p>

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<p>It’s a lot about strategy…good vocab will only get you halfway there</p>

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<p>^^^ another great point. in the blue book, for example, two of the questions that get missed the most have the words “corrective” and “halting” as the correct answer choices. knowing the words isn’t the same thing as answering the question.</p>