jaisrajat wrote:
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KS15visheshsahniI am trying to improve RC section and i have shared my approach and understanding of the passage, I would like you to go through it and please let me know if my understanding was correct and your feedback on my approach .
MappingPF sufficiently known MR
FJ mode of life
Exque freebooters reprinted n times
Press issued surprises facts - doubting history
Their sources are limited - Exque FJ DW
Write another history - fruitless understanding.
Numerous doc. Related to this subject and doc. Are till now completely neglected
No writer/editor has attempted to check its connection or reliability
Objective or research - narrative about exploits of sea rover and to trace policy pushed towards them by Eng and French Government.
PF - Principal Facts
FJ - French Jesuit
Exque - Exquemelin
N times - reprinted many number of times
Doc - documents
DW - Dampier and Wafer
SummaryThe main fact about the English and French Pirates are well known French Jesuit has shared details about pirates mode of life and history. Based on new and old facts, new issues have been published by the press, some of the stated facts have doubted serious history while others facts were towards romances. The new and old were similar in some way as thier source of information was limited to Exquemelin, the Jesuits and Dampier and Wafer.
As per the author, to write another history was a unproductive task because of the fact that there are numerous document about the pirates , many of such documents are neglected. No writer/auditor had mad an attempt to verify them or to establish any connection between the facts.
Last, The author states the objective of the research was not only to narate about the pirate but also to trace the policy towards them by English and French Governments.
Hey Buddy-Thanks for reaching out. I like how you have summarized the content of the RC but here is the advice that I would give you.
1. In the exam, when you are in front of the screen, you certainly won't have so much time to write everything you have written here, so I would recommend cutting down as much as possible and keep it to the minimum. In fact , I would say that don't write anything unless you have problems with retention. I know passages are very boring and dry but if you want to write anything, keep it as short as possible so you can just about understand.
2. In RC, they key is to understand the passage. What is the author trying to say? What is the tone? What is the conclusion? Do we have several viewpoints? How do we skim data to get to the main point?
3. Do not time your RC passages when you are just in the initial stages. You do not get points for speed, you get points for getting the questions right.
4. RC can make or break your exam. This was not the case earlier where SC and CR had more weight but this has changed in the last 2 years.
5. The most important one-practice only from official sources-they will get you closest to the score you want.
Good Luck!