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제목 [Jin Bae] SAT Reading
regarding how my reading test went like 00
작성자 cje*** 등록일 2021-03-06 오전 12:33:44

Hello, Mr. Bae!


I have applied your tips for answering practice test 10. 


I have tried both roughly reading and not reading the passage approach, but used latter more. 

It worked well!


Even though I didn't read the passage, through answering the questions, I could most of the times automatically understand the points of the passage.

But I think, some passage needs skim reading beforehand, while other don't, depending on how the questions were aligned and the types of questions. 


I had 2 minutes left for the reading test.

So, I feel much confident with 'time' now. 


I got -9 wrong, most of them 'detail' questions. And most of them were so easy.

I think there were only 2 questions that I would have gotten wrong, even with enough time. However, I could have gotten the other 7 questions correct. 


Because of time constraint, I couldn't write down the summaries for each paragraph. But I did this with my head as I went along. Should I try to go through this process? 


I am satisfied with my results because -9 is equivalent to 320 points on SAT. 

Assuming that I get 380 for writing and 800 for math, I would get 1500. 


But I believe I can do better for reading. 

Now, I would have to focus on getting less wrong with the limited time.

Should I keep testing myself with the practice test? Or should I try one passage at a time and make my own comfortable approach for effectively solving questions?


I don't know what step should I take to get better/ maintain my ability.


If there aren't much left for me to do, I am planning to keep solving the practice exam, correcting them and watch your reading lecture from time to time to maintain my accuracy on answering questions. 


Thank you!



2021-03-08 오후 4:36:27

Hey Haewon!

 

I'm so glad that the new strategy worked so well for you! You are absolutely right: sometimes skim reading helps more; other times it doesn't matter too much. =) I would suggest you keep taking practice tests in order to strengthen those strategies. You will feel yourself getting better at them the more you apply the strategies. =) Keep moving forward! You got this! =)

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