Critical Reading

Strategies

Critical Reading Section Strategy Review

Sentence Completion1. Keyword2. Relationships

(, =, ≠)3. Connotations

(+, - , o)

Passage-Based1.Skim(label questions, box Q details)2. Actively Read(annotate passage)

Practice Section Evaluation1. Sentence Completion Strategies• 5 points for identifying relationship words and

connotations2. Skimming• 5 points for correctly labeling the questions and

marking specific details in the passage3. Active Reading• 10 points for annotating the passage (Thesis?

Purpose/main idea? Tone? Trigger Words? Etc.)[20 points total]

College Board’s CR Strategies•Mark the passage or make short notes•Use your knowledge and experience carefully•Read actively•If you’re having a hard time with a passage, read the questions first

On testing day…•Of course, you are the test taker, you decide how to approach the test.•These are universal strategies that test makers, takers, and companies emphasize as the most effective.•We are starting slow, then practicing over and over to make them second nature.

Vocabulary Review

Quiz Thursday

Exasperation

Enervating

Extenuating

EphemeralOr

Evanescent

Emulate

Exemplary