Comments on: The Most Important SAT Critical Reading Tip http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/ Boutique Private Tutoring and Test Prep Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeff Bergman http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Jeff Bergman Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:42:45 +0000 http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/?p=510#comment-257 When you read the passage, read for the main idea and don't worry about the details. If you can't understand something, skim by it. That's because not all of the details will be asked about, so if you spend time struggling through a sentence or a paragraph and there aren't any questions about it, you've wasted valuable time. Whenever a question asks about a detail, it will direct you back to the line numbers in the passage and you'll look at that part again. However, you can't quickly find the main idea if you didn't get that when you read the passage. Here's one more thing. Use the process of elimination to eliminate the answers that are clearly wrong. Then ask yourself, of the remaining answers, which one is better? Pick it, don't over think, and then move on. I hope that helps! When you read the passage, read for the main idea and don’t worry about the details. If you can’t understand something, skim by it. That’s because not all of the details will be asked about, so if you spend time struggling through a sentence or a paragraph and there aren’t any questions about it, you’ve wasted valuable time. Whenever a question asks about a detail, it will direct you back to the line numbers in the passage and you’ll look at that part again. However, you can’t quickly find the main idea if you didn’t get that when you read the passage.

Here’s one more thing. Use the process of elimination to eliminate the answers that are clearly wrong. Then ask yourself, of the remaining answers, which one is better? Pick it, don’t over think, and then move on.

I hope that helps!

]]> By: Yuvraj Goswami http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Yuvraj Goswami Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:03:30 +0000 http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/?p=510#comment-256 Sir What can be a time saving tactic in critical reading? Sir
What can be a time saving tactic in critical reading?

]]> By: Jeff Bergman http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Jeff Bergman Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:10:06 +0000 http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/?p=510#comment-254 That's a great question, Marquis. The answer is different for the Critical Reading and Writing sections than it is for Math. In the English sections, you want to make educated guesses. There are no "exactly right" answers in Critical Reading and Writing. You're looking for the best answer. You might not know which answer is best, but you might know that a couple of the answers are wrong. If you can cross out 3 answers you should definitely guess; if you can cross out 2 answers you should probably guess. After you've crossed out the ones you know are wrong, decide which one that's left is better. Now in the Math section, don't guess. The right answer is exactly right, and you can figure it out by solving the problem. If you can't do that, don't guess. I hope that helps. Let me know how it works for you! That’s a great question, Marquis. The answer is different for the Critical Reading and Writing sections than it is for Math.

In the English sections, you want to make educated guesses. There are no “exactly right” answers in Critical Reading and Writing. You’re looking for the best answer. You might not know which answer is best, but you might know that a couple of the answers are wrong. If you can cross out 3 answers you should definitely guess; if you can cross out 2 answers you should probably guess. After you’ve crossed out the ones you know are wrong, decide which one that’s left is better.

Now in the Math section, don’t guess. The right answer is exactly right, and you can figure it out by solving the problem. If you can’t do that, don’t guess.

I hope that helps. Let me know how it works for you!

]]> By: marquis http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-253 marquis Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:52:32 +0000 http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/?p=510#comment-253 What can happen if I answered very few questions in each section that I know I have right and leave the rest blank??? What can happen if I answered very few questions in each section that I know I have right and leave the rest blank???

]]> By: Jeff Bergman http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Jeff Bergman Fri, 06 May 2011 19:24:41 +0000 http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/?p=510#comment-248 You do have to read the whole passage. It's the only way to really get the main idea of the passage, which is the most important thing. Don't worry about the details, you'll find them when you answer the questions. Good luck! You do have to read the whole passage. It’s the only way to really get the main idea of the passage, which is the most important thing. Don’t worry about the details, you’ll find them when you answer the questions. Good luck!

]]> By: EgyptianStudent http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/the-most-important-sat-critical-reading-tip/comment-page-1/#comment-247 EgyptianStudent Fri, 06 May 2011 09:44:51 +0000 http://www.satsuccesssecrets.com/?p=510#comment-247 Thank you very much for these tips. I will surely consider them tomorrow, God-willing. I have a question regarding one of your valuable tips, do I have to ready the "entire passage" before answers? I think that would be very time-consuming. Instead, I usually read what is required in the questions first, and then I go back to the passage. My highest is 530 though, but I will do my best to have a 700 because I am a critical reader, naturally! ^^ Thank you very much for these tips. I will surely consider them tomorrow, God-willing. I have a question regarding one of your valuable tips, do I have to ready the “entire passage” before answers? I think that would be very time-consuming. Instead, I usually read what is required in the questions first, and then I go back to the passage. My highest is 530 though, but I will do my best to have a 700 because I am a critical reader, naturally! ^^

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