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How to improve RC? [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2015, 16:21
Hello, I have struggled with RC since the very begining of GMAT, I have taken two CATS in the past 2 weeks and scored close to a 30% accuracy in RC questions. In some cases I get all the questions wrong, and other times I have to guess through the last RC passage because I do not have enough time.

Can anyone recommend any ways I can improve RC quickly? I really do not have any strategies other then writing down key points from each paragraph etc...
Should I just do 10 to 15 RC questions each day and hope that I will get better? Are there any specific exercises I can do?
I have studied off the kaplan premier 2016 book the past 20 days and want to take the gmat in 2 or 3 weeks at the most. Im getting low 30's in the verbal section primarily driven by RC then CR and SC I do very good.

For CR, I have read the powerscore bible and done a ton of problems, other then checking them and doing more problems I do not know what else to do...

My weakest points are RC and CR, could anyone recommend my any sources or study plans that can help me improve my score?

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Re: How to improve RC? [#permalink] New post   22 Oct 2015, 17:11
Hi,

see my resources verbal-question-bank-and-directories-by-carcass-195438.html#p1509481

And in particular, this one for what you concern rc-question-bank-by-carcass-192883.html#p1481665

Hope this helps

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Re: How to improve RC? [#permalink] New post   25 Oct 2015, 13:56
oloman wrote:
Hello, I have struggled with RC since the very begining of GMAT, I have taken two CATS in the past 2 weeks and scored close to a 30% accuracy in RC questions. In some cases I get all the questions wrong, and other times I have to guess through the last RC passage because I do not have enough time.

Can anyone recommend any ways I can improve RC quickly? I really do not have any strategies other then writing down key points from each paragraph etc...
Should I just do 10 to 15 RC questions each day and hope that I will get better? Are there any specific exercises I can do?
I have studied off the kaplan premier 2016 book the past 20 days and want to take the gmat in 2 or 3 weeks at the most. Im getting low 30's in the verbal section primarily driven by RC then CR and SC I do very good.

For CR, I have read the powerscore bible and done a ton of problems, other then checking them and doing more problems I do not know what else to do...

My weakest points are RC and CR, could anyone recommend my any sources or study plans that can help me improve my score?

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Oloman


Hey Oloman,

For CR, we recommend a visual framework approach to help you understand the complex short passages and how each item relates to each other.

Here is a video describing the visual framework approach: https://www.gmatpill.com/criticalreasoni ... Estate.mp4

To improve RC - you really need visual guidance. Don't read articles about how to improve reading. You improve by actually doing or watching someone else do.

That's why you might find these video walkthroughs helpful: https://www.gmatpill.com/practicequestio ... tions.html

Best of luck on your studies!
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Re: How to improve RC? [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2015, 08:01
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For improving RC i would suggest you go through the archive of 'Thursdays with Ron'
He has suggested some easy techniques which have helped me improve my RC accuracy
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