Reading-read the whole passage?

trjohnson1
Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:16:53 +0000

generally, i read a question, then skim through the passage to find the answers, because most of the time the questions correlate semi-chronologically with the passage. the first questions are more specific swners, while the later questions are more relevant towards the entire passage, so by the time i get to them i’ve read the entire passage.

you see if you read the passage once and then answer the questions, unless you have a photographic memory, you’re going to go back and reread the paragraph the questions pertain to anyways. so it’s like you’re reading the passage twice, wasting alot of time. in my method, i only read the passage once.

however, do whatever you feel works best for you. i was suggested to that strategy first by a friend, and at first, i hated it and didn’t think it would work for me at all, however, after a little practice i found it to be very useful. (note: it works better for SAT than the ACT, but it is still has helped me improve with my timing extremely well on the ACT)