Please help me to Improve in RC !

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Hello Everyone,

Can anybody please guide me to improve my RC ?
My accuracy is fluctuating sometime it is 100% sometime it is 70% sometime it is 30%.
And I am taking more time in attempting RC question.
Experts please help me to speed up reading + understanding speed also.
Waiting for response.

-AJ

Gnpth · Answer

hi, These below posts may help you!! 1. RC- Ultimate Encyclopedia 2. RC Directort- Difficulty wise 3. 7 Most common type passage 4. GMAT Club RC Strategies Also, RC doesn't come easily to most of the people. Unless they are avid readers. To improve in RC one must start reading lots and lots of books. Here is the link for list of suggested books, it will help improve reading skills, and enjoy your reading. Hope it helps

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psymen · Answer

I would just read the news every day and outline the passage like many of the prep books teach. That way you'll become faster at comprehending what the articles contain.

ankurgupta03 · Answer

Quoting an excerpt from y debrief. This is what I did:

Reading Comprehension: 
Definitely the section which is most underrated by the students and according to me, this is the section which can make or break your score.
I have learned it the hard way. There are a lot many strategies which people recommend.

However making a passage map worked out for me.
I always made a passage map by writing the main points about the paragraph, including some of the details. The usage of short hand is a must for this.
I read the first and the last lines of each paragraph with utmost importance as they are the ones which give you a good idea about the intent of the paragraph.
Practice is again the key here. I believe that even if you are not a voracious reader and do not read "the Washington times", you can crack this section by solving ample number of RCs. Worked for me.

Keep a note of the tone in which the passage is written broadly: positive, negative or neutral.
 Specific Details questions : Read one line before and after the specific detail in the passage
 Inference Questions : Treat like a normal CR question, look for the information in the passage and you will be able to infer easily
 Conclusion and Tone questions : Should be able to capture the whole paragraph and should not contain anything

The official questions compilation.
RC: the-most-comprehensive-collection-of-everything-official-rc-140373.html#p1129820new

Hope this helps.
All the best!

ajaym28 · Answer

Thanks buddy,

If I am writing the "passage map by writing the main points about the paragraph, including some of the details" then I am taking more time to complete that passage.
So speed is the major concern also which kills me sometime.

Gnpth · Answer

Yes, it is correct. But you need to do that while you practicing RC. Speed will come eventually, when you practice more RC passages. Also, you can do it in you day to day activities as well- while reading books, newspapers etc. So that, noting down the main point of each paragraph becomes 2nd nature.

ajaym28 · Answer

Totally Agree, Currently I am reading few newspapers and for particular RC I am reading RC 99 book .. if you can find any other book also please suggest.

dream21 · Answer

LSAT passages are also a great source for practicing RC's . These passages ll help you increase your comprehension skills.
Once you are acquainted with such passages , GMAT RC's will be in your court.

ajaym28 · Answer

Thanks for sharing the info, can you please point me to the source of LSAT passages.
I mean where I can find LSAT passages.

Please help me to Improve in RC !

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