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Hi sahilvijay,

Based on what you've described, there are two immediate things to consider:

1) Many Test Takers spend 3 months (or more) of consistent study time before they hit their 'peak' scores; since you've been studying for about 1.5 months, it's likely that you just have not put in enough time and effort yet to have 'mastered' all of the concepts (and if you've been studying RC for just 3 days, then you shouldn't be too concerned about that area just yet).

2) If you've been studying consistently for 1.5 months, then you really MUST take a FULL-LENGTH CAT (including the Essay and IR sections) sometime soon. That initial diagnostic CAT is important - it helps to define your strengths and weaknesses and gives you a basis for comparison as you continue to study. Most Test Takers are not happy with that first CAT result, but that's not a big deal - the extra months of available study time are there so that you can IMPROVE on this initial practice result.

Until you have that initial CAT result, it will be difficult to offer you the type of specific advice that you need. Your concern right now is with RC, but there might be even bigger issues that you need to work on first (and we won't know what they are until you take that first CAT).

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Assuming you have a solid grasp of English, you've just gotta practice RC.
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Thank you so much for your useful advise.
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But is there any way how i can improve RC.
Targeted practice. Taking notes as you read could also help. Just be prepared to put in a lot of effort though. It's very likely that real improvement in RC will take a lot of time and effort.
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