i honestly feel like the reason i am getting all these RC questions correct is because Kevin explained the passage so well...gonna need to bring him to my test
I need Kevin with me on test day, these low res summaries have me confidently answering the questions in ~20 seconds. I guess that's why people stress spending significantly more time on understanding the passage is beneficial.
Actually yes! I think as you get more familiar with the patterns in question stems, there’s less thinking through that part and more thinking about what the answer could be.
#feedback I think it would be helpful if we could just forward to the explanation of specific answer choices by clicking "a" , "b", etc. like we have in LR.
#help during timed questions, would it be smart to write down our low-res summaries for each paragraph on scratch paper, so if we need a refresher, we can quickly glance back at it instead of revisiting the passage? Thank you.
@kimwexler You also have to keep in mind the main point of the whole passage, this almost tripped me up too. But since the debate is over whether or not the dramas are tragic because of the deities interference or not then C would be right because its answering the "big question" about the passage not just part of it.
I think about it like "why do i care about his or her life what about the tragedy of the drama"
I love Kevin's methods for reading comp! On my first PT I understood the passages and got some questions right, but I was terrible on time allocation. I feel like creating a low-resolution summary especially helped. It seemed like it made my recall a lot better.
are people re-reading the passage? I want to have real analytics on how long it takes me to read the passages but by the time we try these questions we've already read from the passage in the previous lessons. unsure what to do since i want to work on my timeliness
This was one was killer for me, I originally thought C but chose D because I made the (perhaps unreasonable) assumption that Rivier's take that the internal compulsions are a result of the force of deities implies that they are not morally responsible for their actions. In my mind, this points to a strong disagreement with Leskie's view that characters are still morally responsible for their own desires, despite the strong role played by the gods as well.
I see now how C is a stronger choice, but wow RC is tough.
@christopherjbarr1 Yeah, I think it's so natural for our mind to make the logical leap when reading paragraph 3 that obviously Agamemnon made a bad decision...but Lesky never says that. And beyond that, since Rivier doesn't make any moral evaluations, D is wrong for a second reason too.
#feedback: Second paragraph: If you don’t remember this aspect of the passage, it would be a good idea to skim the last paragraph to understand Lesky’s perspective better before going to the answer choices.
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i honestly feel like the reason i am getting all these RC questions correct is because Kevin explained the passage so well...gonna need to bring him to my test
Kevin does a GREAT job. #feedback
Kevin is the BEST #feedback
I pray to GD that the questions are as easy as this on my test day. Please GD give me the power! BZH.
I need Kevin with me on test day, these low res summaries have me confidently answering the questions in ~20 seconds. I guess that's why people stress spending significantly more time on understanding the passage is beneficial.
I am already enjoying this 10x more than the LR section
same, It's easier to understand
@autumnmorse same
2/2 so far, 8 seconds under! This means every RC question is gonna be as simple and easy as this one, right?
....right?
#feedback please keep my highlighted and underlined passages when I am doing the same passage, but different questions.
aw hell nah wrong both times
I keep getting these RC questions correct, but, my timing is horrible lol
These target times are INSANE
If the reading comprehension section of the test is like this im chilling
Getting these right, but slowly—hopefully the speed will increase once I get the hang of the question types.
Have you seen an improvement in your speed? I also have the same problem. I take like 15mins for an easy/1st passage
Actually yes! I think as you get more familiar with the patterns in question stems, there’s less thinking through that part and more thinking about what the answer could be.
#feedback I think it would be helpful if we could just forward to the explanation of specific answer choices by clicking "a" , "b", etc. like we have in LR.
I agree -- this is being added, one video at a time. Not sure how long it will take to get to every video, though.
#help during timed questions, would it be smart to write down our low-res summaries for each paragraph on scratch paper, so if we need a refresher, we can quickly glance back at it instead of revisiting the passage? Thank you.
I got it right!!!!!!!! I was struggling BAD with RC (even got up to give up, but then decided after a brief walk to continue).
Low res ftw!
I am so confused why B incorrect and C is correct. I read the explanation over and over but its not clicking.
@kimwexler You also have to keep in mind the main point of the whole passage, this almost tripped me up too. But since the debate is over whether or not the dramas are tragic because of the deities interference or not then C would be right because its answering the "big question" about the passage not just part of it.
I think about it like "why do i care about his or her life what about the tragedy of the drama"
was 32 seconds over the time frame but I got it right! :)
I love Kevin's methods for reading comp! On my first PT I understood the passages and got some questions right, but I was terrible on time allocation. I feel like creating a low-resolution summary especially helped. It seemed like it made my recall a lot better.
2/2! 45 seconds under!
are people re-reading the passage? I want to have real analytics on how long it takes me to read the passages but by the time we try these questions we've already read from the passage in the previous lessons. unsure what to do since i want to work on my timeliness
@CarlosHernandez03 I didnt read it since i re-read it on the last YouTry but I would if I had started studying for the day
@CarlosHernandez03 I just double checked a few things from the passage instead of re-reading it entirely
im the goat......
This was one was killer for me, I originally thought C but chose D because I made the (perhaps unreasonable) assumption that Rivier's take that the internal compulsions are a result of the force of deities implies that they are not morally responsible for their actions. In my mind, this points to a strong disagreement with Leskie's view that characters are still morally responsible for their own desires, despite the strong role played by the gods as well.
I see now how C is a stronger choice, but wow RC is tough.
@christopherjbarr1 Yeah, I think it's so natural for our mind to make the logical leap when reading paragraph 3 that obviously Agamemnon made a bad decision...but Lesky never says that. And beyond that, since Rivier doesn't make any moral evaluations, D is wrong for a second reason too.
#feedback: Second paragraph: If you don’t remember this aspect of the passage, it would be a good idea to skim the last paragraph to understand Lesky’s perspective better before going to the answer choices.
brev I got it in 44secs ... still over the target time