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I know there are not many shorcuts for this. It is a skill that must improve overtime, but I want to know a better approach to save some time on RC and CR session.

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use timer when practising questions , also make a habit of reading can be either news articles , or books..
most important is summarise and understand what you have read.. make notes where required when practising

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Read articles of different genres. Get timed practice on the passages from different subjects/topics.

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In case you don't want to burn Official passages, consider using similar articles from The Economist to practice. Maybe see how others go through RC passages. I teach a method that doesn't require note taking per se but perhaps the method you ultimately develop/adopt does.

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I know there are not many shorcuts for this. It is a skill that must improve overtime, but I want to know a better approach to save some time on RC and CR session.

Do you find yourself having to re-read sentences, igorg?

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I know there are not many shorcuts for this. It is a skill that must improve overtime, but I want to know a better approach to save some time on RC and CR session.

Instead of trying to become a faster reader when tackling Reading Comprehension passages, it may be helpful to focus on being a more effective reader. Remember, your goal is not necessarily to read fast but rather to read effectively so that you understand what you’ve just read. To understand what you are reading, you likely must slow down (and eventually speed up). You have to learn to comprehend what you read, keep it all straight, and use what you are reading to arrive at correct answers. At this point, your best bet is to focus on getting the correct answers to questions, taking as much time as you need to see key details and understand the logic of what you are reading.

If you don’t understand something, go back and read it one sentence at a time, even one word at a time, not moving on until you understand what you have just read. There is no way around this work. Your goal should be to take all the time you need to understand exactly what is being said and arrive at the correct answer. If you can learn to get answers taking your time, you can learn to speed up. Answering questions is like any task: The more times you o it carefully and successfully, the faster you become at doing it carefully and successfully.

Another component to understanding what you are reading is being “present” when reading. Don’t worry about how things are going at work, or what you will eat for dinner, or even how long you’re taking to read through the passage. Just focus on what is in front of you, word by word, line by line. Furthermore, try to make reading fun. For example, even if you are reading about a topic that bores you, pretend that you are the person making the argument. By doing so, you will make the passage more relatable to YOU, and ultimately you should be able to read with greater focus.

One final component of Reading Comprehension that may be tripping you up is that RC questions contain one or more trap answers that seem to answer the question but don’t really. So, a key part of training to correctly answer RC questions is learning to notice the differences between trap answers and correct answers. You have to learn to see how trap danswers seem to follow from what the passages say, but don’t really, while correct answers fit what the passages say exactly. Of course, the better you become at noticing the differences between trap answer choices and correct answers, the faster you will answer RC questions. If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out. Good luck!

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There actually are short cuts to reading faster and comprehending more....and that's to consistently utilize a METHOD for reading faster!

Do you know how fast you currently read? If you're not sure, take a reading assessment, here.

If you're reading 350 words per minute or slower, you're going to want to bump that up. You can train yourself to do this in about 3 - 5 hours, but our online training has more time for practice.

You literally can improve this in a day. For more information, go here.

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