Same! I thought everyone did this. It's literally the easiest way, because once you get a vague idea of where the information is you can answer questions within seconds.
The tips help me a lot, just read the questions first then skim the passage, do the mc, then the short questions last long questions Edit : Underline everything important
Thank you gohan, I've had countless teary sleepless nights, stressing over each and every assignment and essay, you're the only person I know who gives practical and relatable advice
Thats what I do sometimes. It’s somewhat tedious having to memorize what you just read to answer the question only to find that you have to refer back to it over and over again until you find your answer
We literally have this for every exam. It's called maybe the comprehension part. A pro tip is using 'keyword'. DONT READ THE WHOLE TEXT. Go to the questions, then find the right keywords. Done.
Also, I found that if it's just a paragraph or in many simple wrighting formats, you can easily find the main idea of the passage in the thesis or conclusion without even having to read the rest of the passage. It also helps you better understand what the passage is trying to tell you. For example, if the thesis says it's an argument about carrots being better for you than cake, you will avoid mistakes while skimming, maybe thinking that it's about why carrots have more vitamin c than carrot cakes or just very small ones such as thinking it's not an argumentative, and actually an informational passage about why carrots are healthy.
Here a tip when reading look out for buts because they are generally gonna show up in questions. Also after every passage or so take 5-10 second mental break where you take a deep breathe. It’ll help you from making silly mistakes
Hey, I don’t know if this would work for everyone but what I did during my test was pretend that I’m gonna have to present on the topic each reading passage was covering. This doesn’t work for literature but for every other passage, I was able to look at the passage and phrase it in a manner that made more sense to me.
I took the ISEE twice, the first time I took a reading practice test I scored a 3, after learning the first tip I scored in the top 4% with a 9. These are great tips.
Another one is to see the question, look at which sentences it refers to and skim for key words. Are they asking about a quote and what it meant? Read the quote and 2 sentences before and after it. Always worked for me!
For the MCQ's in my AP classes(Lang and APUSH) I just skip the reading and go straight to the questions looking back at where it says to go. They always do them in order anyways, by the time it gets to a summarization question I've read pretty much the whole thing🤷♀️.
My strategy was to read the passage super thoroughly (in about 6-8 minutes) then spend the final time I had left for the passage (5-7 minutes, so 13 minutes for the whole thing) answering questions. For a while I was doing some annotation method but it didn't work in practice since I would just get behind and have to rush the last 2 passages. To be fair I did rush the last passage on every test, but I've also always been really good at crunching (I very rarely don't finish tests and stuff, even if I'm terribly off pace) To be fair I got a 36 on reading, so not that great, but I got it up from probably like a 30
Never read any books other than like 2 sci fi books and I got a 36 on the ACT reading section. The tip about reading a lot of books honestly makes no difference on your performance in the reading section. It’s all about what strategy you use.
The first technique is literally something that i have been doing since elementary school and will be doing tomorrow for my high school mid terms as well. It works but some people do the second technique to save time
Fr I used to read the whole thing bc im skilled at it and correctly answered pretty much all of the questions. Eventually I decided naps are more important than putting in my all so I just jumped to the questions and guessed on them, then refer to the specified lines and read them and double checked my answers. Cut off at least 5 minutes of my time and I got pretty much the same scores as before. It does work
Guys hear me out, what if you take 5 minutes to thoroughly read the passage, so the questions would be easier and you would only need 5-6 minutes to answer a set. With a thorough understanding, you’ll know a lot of the answers without even looking back
I do the evidence and word meaning first(the “in lines 4-5” questions) then do the less specific questions because after reading the few lines I get the idea and can normally answer easily. Idk it works for me and I normally score high on English, not math.
(NOT TRYING TO BRAG, JUST SHARING MY THOUGHTS.) Honestly, I was at a 7th grade reading level at the age of 6, and now I am at a 9th grade reading level in middle school. My mom had been planning this success since I was 1. I did 2 years preschool, and read every single day in daycare, preschool, and early elementary. Then when I was in 3rd grade I was pulled into homeschool due to covid and I still do homeschool to this day. Honestly, from a practical reading genius, just use this persons tips and if you want a tiny little boost, start reading YEARS ahead of time. Trust me, it will help.
As a person who had trouble reading and didnt know how to read and spell correctly until the 3rd grade, its way easier then it sounds, just use Character Ai a lot for a few months 😂, now i use words like diplomatic and compident, way better then whatever this is, its like when you go to a country and pick up an accent
I didn't use either; I read the passage very carefully and in depth and then would answer the questions on my own without looking at the answer choices and then choose the answer choice closest to the answer I said. This strategy got me a 790/800 on the SAT for reading.
The first technique is very useful for other languages. I am from Bangladesh so we have to study Bangla AND English and since most Bangla videos on UA-cam are a bit cringe I got good at English, but my Bangla suffered. Now when we have paragraphs to answer questions from I use the first technique.
I’d say skim questions before reading, but don’t focus on it too much. You may get stuck trying to find answers while you read the first time instead of getting the gist of the passage first, then going back to certain points.
Reading section is the easiest for Indian students since we get 2 unseen passages in every single English exam conducted in school even if it is of 1 hour or 3 hours .
I use this in 5tn grade, it's not like the police are gonna find your paper and take it away just becuase you skipped the reading and went to the questions 🤦♂️
These don’t always work for everyone, great as they are. Sometimes it’s just better to quickly go over the entire passage while marking important details. If you were to only look at the parts mentioned in the question, you may lose track of the bigger picture, and some questions actually require you to have a deep understanding of the context.
I remember that when I was younger my teacher would give us similar activities and I wouldn’t even read the passages sometimes and still score a 100% 😂
Bro we had a whole lesson on these techniques in 8th grade and he made us take an SAT which most of us failed but the people who took the strategies seriously got like a pretty a good grade.
i always use the second tip, i did that on my OSSLT (a literacy test required to graduate) sometimes i wouldn’t read the entire text but only the parts that answer the questions. If i felt like i didn’t understand, then I would read the entire text
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Same. I don’t do SATs or whatever it is as I’m not American but we have lots of reading in our exams. I don’t bother reading it at all. I read the questions first.
These tips also work for the mcq section on the AP English exams with technique one being better for the lang exam and technique two being better for the lit exam
The first technique, I have been using since first grade lol
Same!
Same! I thought everyone did this. It's literally the easiest way, because once you get a vague idea of where the information is you can answer questions within seconds.
Same! It’s so much easier and so much faster but sometimes if it’s not a lot of reading I’ll read the whole thing
Same
Same
Skim the passage, jump to the Q, refer to the passage;
Intro, thesis, topic sentence & transitions. Best strategy I do prefer.
The tips help me a lot, just read the questions first then skim the passage, do the mc, then the short questions last long questions
Edit : Underline everything important
sat doesn’t have short answer
AYE MORAX
I literally have my reading sats in less than 2 hours. Thank you so much!
How’d it go?
Rip
Thank you gohan, I've had countless teary sleepless nights, stressing over each and every assignment and essay, you're the only person I know who gives practical and relatable advice
I've been using the second technique since forever and it's the best thing ever
Remember: Quality is better than Quantity
Thats what I do sometimes. It’s somewhat tedious having to memorize what you just read to answer the question only to find that you have to refer back to it over and over again until you find your answer
We literally have this for every exam. It's called maybe the comprehension part.
A pro tip is using 'keyword'. DONT READ THE WHOLE TEXT. Go to the questions, then find the right keywords. Done.
Yes I kinda do both sometimes and they help save time too.
The 2 one I always used at least someone agrees it good to do 👍 thx for the other tip
I struggle with reading, thank you
Also, I found that if it's just a paragraph or in many simple wrighting formats, you can easily find the main idea of the passage in the thesis or conclusion without even having to read the rest of the passage. It also helps you better understand what the passage is trying to tell you. For example, if the thesis says it's an argument about carrots being better for you than cake, you will avoid mistakes while skimming, maybe thinking that it's about why carrots have more vitamin c than carrot cakes or just very small ones such as thinking it's not an argumentative, and actually an informational passage about why carrots are healthy.
Here a tip when reading look out for buts because they are generally gonna show up in questions. Also after every passage or so take 5-10 second mental break where you take a deep breathe. It’ll help you from making silly mistakes
TY my PSAT tomorrow
@@nevernothing1929 yeah good luck
bro i can't afford a 10s break between each passage that's a whole minute right there
Digital SAT is another game now😂
Hey! Make a video on Digital SAT
My tips are to look at the questions first and then read the passage
OMG TYSM I GOT A PERFECT SCORE
ive tried the second one multiple times, but for some reason it’s just easier for me to read the passage and then read/answer the questions
i tried this and actually improved! U just earned a new sub!
Hey, I don’t know if this would work for everyone but what I did during my test was pretend that I’m gonna have to present on the topic each reading passage was covering. This doesn’t work for literature but for every other passage, I was able to look at the passage and phrase it in a manner that made more sense to me.
someone who finally agrees with me that this is better than just reading the entire text
I took the ISEE twice, the first time I took a reading practice test I scored a 3, after learning the first tip I scored in the top 4% with a 9. These are great tips.
You really have all the necessary advices!
Another one is to see the question, look at which sentences it refers to and skim for key words. Are they asking about a quote and what it meant? Read the quote and 2 sentences before and after it. Always worked for me!
This is the definition of "Work smarter, not harder."
For the MCQ's in my AP classes(Lang and APUSH)
I just skip the reading and go straight to the questions looking back at where it says to go. They always do them in order anyways, by the time it gets to a summarization question I've read pretty much the whole thing🤷♀️.
My strategy was to read the passage super thoroughly (in about 6-8 minutes) then spend the final time I had left for the passage (5-7 minutes, so 13 minutes for the whole thing) answering questions.
For a while I was doing some annotation method but it didn't work in practice since I would just get behind and have to rush the last 2 passages.
To be fair I did rush the last passage on every test, but I've also always been really good at crunching (I very rarely don't finish tests and stuff, even if I'm terribly off pace)
To be fair I got a 36 on reading, so not that great, but I got it up from probably like a 30
There strategies are great, but I think reading the whole passage and having an in-depth understanding is the way to go for the 700s-800.
i have been using the 2nd trick since 1st grade
Never read any books other than like 2 sci fi books and I got a 36 on the ACT reading section. The tip about reading a lot of books honestly makes no difference on your performance in the reading section. It’s all about what strategy you use.
nah reading more helps for some
The first technique is literally something that i have been doing since elementary school and will be doing tomorrow for my high school mid terms as well. It works but some people do the second technique to save time
I always use the second one and it's much easier to me
i've been doing this since i began reading, its pretty handy tbh
ty this is gonna help my sister in 2 months
Thank you. I have the reading paper soon.
Fr I used to read the whole thing bc im skilled at it and correctly answered pretty much all of the questions. Eventually I decided naps are more important than putting in my all so I just jumped to the questions and guessed on them, then refer to the specified lines and read them and double checked my answers. Cut off at least 5 minutes of my time and I got pretty much the same scores as before. It does work
Guys hear me out, what if you take 5 minutes to thoroughly read the passage, so the questions would be easier and you would only need 5-6 minutes to answer a set. With a thorough understanding, you’ll know a lot of the answers without even looking back
Another strategy is to read the text thoroughly and understand the key points and you can take a short time answering the multiple choice questions
I do the evidence and word meaning first(the “in lines 4-5” questions) then do the less specific questions because after reading the few lines I get the idea and can normally answer easily. Idk it works for me and I normally score high on English, not math.
(NOT TRYING TO BRAG, JUST SHARING MY THOUGHTS.) Honestly, I was at a 7th grade reading level at the age of 6, and now I am at a 9th grade reading level in middle school. My mom had been planning this success since I was 1. I did 2 years preschool, and read every single day in daycare, preschool, and early elementary. Then when I was in 3rd grade I was pulled into homeschool due to covid and I still do homeschool to this day. Honestly, from a practical reading genius, just use this persons tips and if you want a tiny little boost, start reading YEARS ahead of time. Trust me, it will help.
I've done both these things my whole life pretty much
As a person who had trouble reading and didnt know how to read and spell correctly until the 3rd grade, its way easier then it sounds, just use Character Ai a lot for a few months 😂, now i use words like diplomatic and compident, way better then whatever this is, its like when you go to a country and pick up an accent
I just took my sat yesterday. I little late with the recommendation youtube
I didn't use either; I read the passage very carefully and in depth and then would answer the questions on my own without looking at the answer choices and then choose the answer choice closest to the answer I said. This strategy got me a 790/800 on the SAT for reading.
Whereas it sounds great, your technique seems to be a little bit difficult for beginners, as they do not possess a good comprehension capability ( ? )
The skimming is how I got 100% on a practice ap english test by not actually reading the full passage!
The first technique is very useful for other languages. I am from Bangladesh so we have to study Bangla AND English and since most Bangla videos on UA-cam are a bit cringe I got good at English, but my Bangla suffered. Now when we have paragraphs to answer questions from I use the first technique.
the second strategy , i use from 2nd grade!
The second technique, I've been using it since 1st grade
I’d say skim questions before reading, but don’t focus on it too much. You may get stuck trying to find answers while you read the first time instead of getting the gist of the passage first, then going back to certain points.
Bro why did I get this on my recommend AFTER my reading exam
literally the most simple yet effective "reading" that almost everyone use from first grade
This is the technique I was using since birth!
Reading section is the easiest for Indian students since we get 2 unseen passages in every single English exam conducted in school even if it is of 1 hour or 3 hours .
i just couldn't finish anything in time, i applied for accommodations too late so i was not expecting to have to extra time💀
I have been using this technique since soooo long
I've been doing this since primary because if u just read the entire thing u might forget some details
I'm starting to read a lot more, but there are lots of times I go back if I want to actually remember certain parts.
I used the first technique and it got me a 750
@Harshith Vavilikolanu rip? That’s pretty decent, considering the fact that he might’ve gotten a better score in math
@@vacuumtundra I got a 800 on math .
So net score was a 1550 .
@@vacuumtundra I have gotten 800 on math .
@@parthdua1337 that’s good!
@@parthdua1337is it hard to get a 1450?
I use this in 5tn grade, it's not like the police are gonna find your paper and take it away just becuase you skipped the reading and went to the questions 🤦♂️
I always use the second technique cuz it's way easier
These don’t always work for everyone, great as they are. Sometimes it’s just better to quickly go over the entire passage while marking important details. If you were to only look at the parts mentioned in the question, you may lose track of the bigger picture, and some questions actually require you to have a deep understanding of the context.
yeah i do that but the reading part is still a massive pain
I remember that when I was younger my teacher would give us similar activities and I wouldn’t even read the passages sometimes and still score a 100% 😂
I use that trick since 2018
I have never heard of someone recommending anything other than the last one
I SAW THIS 1 DAY AFTER SATs AND I FIND READING HARD
My third grade teacher telling us to do this:
Your a little late bud
Hey, I just noticed that what you were using was a practice sat 😊 thanks for
The tip ❤
I remember my 5th grade teacher taught me these exact same tips and i completely forgot people do it the other way
useful
wait yall actually read it I just read the questions and skim the passage to find it
I actually do this
TYSM SATS R TMR
I've been using these 2 strategies without realizing it :D
I used the second technique and I got a 720 which is good for me
Teach me please
I do the second one all the time
That's literally what I've been doing for years😭
same💀
Bro we had a whole lesson on these techniques in 8th grade and he made us take an SAT which most of us failed but the people who took the strategies seriously got like a pretty a good grade.
This is a nice trick 😊😊
I have my sats today 😮
I just realised I have been using the first strategy for years without noticing 😅
Edit:believe it or not, 9 likes is the most likes I have ever gotten
This is what i literally do sometimes
Always use this method everytime I studies..
That's helpful
i always use the second tip, i did that on my OSSLT (a literacy test required to graduate) sometimes i wouldn’t read the entire text but only the parts that answer the questions. If i felt like i didn’t understand, then I would read the entire text
I was always told not to look at the questions first, as you will have to look at them after reading. It's redundant
Thanks I really need tips and this will help
I'm 11 and can read 500 pgs in 35 mins I did like the tip though and realised I've been using the 2nd method since I was 6 and1/2
What I do is I read the passages then answer the questions , in that order no reading questions in advance
I did this a lot in Cambridge Reading exam. Good old times when I was studying for KET.😢
That’s what I was doing until everyone told me that wasn’t a good idea lol
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The first technique I've used all my life and I'm in grade 7
I used the 2nd strategy from school
I can't believe people actually read the entire thing before answering the text questions
Same. I don’t do SATs or whatever it is as I’m not American but we have lots of reading in our exams. I don’t bother reading it at all. I read the questions first.
the second technique i thought was normal
I'm horrible at math but I'm rlly good at English
Same here
Math Is easy if you study
These tips also work for the mcq section on the AP English exams with technique one being better for the lang exam and technique two being better for the lit exam
5th grade, been unintentionally doing this my whole life