<p>I think that this is the worst test strategy out there for the CR section. Not only does it take MORE time to continually skim through a passage looking for words and reading misplaced paragraphs, but it only takes about 3 minutes to read the sectino by itself.</p>
<p>I agree. I can read the whole passage, do the questions, and still have some time left to check it. I took the course (for $1k freaking dollars!) and they said you should skim if you couldn’t finish in time, so it might work for some people. What really works for everyone is doing the easy questions first and the harder ones later on.</p>
<p>I skim it…the questions basically go in order of the passage, it’s actually fairly easy to do…you have a smaller chance of getting things incorrect because you’re looking right at the problem</p>
<p>I skimmed and then had like 10 minutes left. Not the best idea.</p>
<p>Now, now, PR may mess up with CR, but it does do a good preparation for the rest of the SAT.</p>
<p>but skimming doesn’t work for every passage.</p>
<p>I read the passage on paragraph at a time and look skip around the questions. Typically the questions start with some thematic or question based on the entire passage so I usually just try to answer the questions after every paragraph. However, my CR is not very good so I shouldn’t be one to talk. :(</p>
<p>skimming works for every passage except for the short 1-passage paragraphs…</p>
<p>do u guys think PR is worth the money…if i was to take a $399 online course?</p>
<p>Skimming may work on questions that ask about the general idea of the passage but on specific questions - forget it… i dont see how you can get those right by just skimming. Forces you to go back.</p>
<p>I didn’t skim, I read sections of the passage and answer questions. I usually had about 4 minutes at the end of each section to check back and review my answers. It apparently worked for me–800 verbal.</p>
<p>PR’s not really worth it. I didn’t follow their strategy, 800 critical reading, 800 writing</p>
<p>^ I envy you.</p>
<p>If you think about it, most of the questions give you the where to find the answer by the number line…:] I like Kaplan’s strategy better.</p>
<p>I took an SAT Prep Workshop ($20…and I got the huge CollegeBoard book) and I was told to skim on the long passages. I can’t do that. I have to read the passage or I don’t get what the passage is saying.</p>
<p>I really like what I was told about the comparison passages. Label the questions 1, 2, or B. Read Passage I and then answer those questions. Then do the same for Passage 2. After that do the comparison questions. If everyone already did this, sorry. But it really improved my PSAT scores, and I felt pretty confident in that area on the SAT.</p>
<p>For me, skimming = NO. Doesn’t work. If it works for you, do it.</p>
<p>TIMETIMETIME, time is really one significant factor when it comes to doing well on the SAT! So skim and save time. I would recommend the SAT online course, my score jumped 310 points, and I’m really busy so I could structure the course around my plans, which was really beneficial!</p>
<p>For me, skimming works for the very short passages but it doesnt work for long passages.</p>
<p>For longpassages, I have to really understand the passage… or else I go back to the passage and spend more time than I have to. If I fully read the passage, I can do the questions reaaaaaaly quickly.</p>
<p>In Shortpassages, when they ask for the definition of a word, I just go back to the passage and read the sentence around the word. When they ask for tone, I skim really quickly. Most of the answers in the shortpassages are really easy to spot anyway.</p>
<p>Why would you need to skim for a passage that’s only 10 lines?</p>
<p>For me, reading the entire CR works best.</p>
<p>…because it’s only 10 lines…
I wouldn’t say ‘skimming’. It’s more like ‘looking’ at the passage.</p>
<p>Yeah.</p>
<p>Skimming implies sorting through a lot of material. (i.e. skimming a textbook)</p>