the best advice i got about rc is slowing down significantly while reading the passage. dont move onto the next sentence until you fully understand the sentence you just read, and try to read for structure, tone, and think about how the paragraphs connect to each other, even pausing after every paragraph and thinking about it a bit. when you spend a long time slowly reading through the passage and truly understanding it, you can go through the questions way faster without having to refer back to the passage. always try to predict answers, especially for main point questions. it's really worth it to take your time with the passage- remember all the answers are in there. it helps me to pretend to be really interested in the passage content as well.
One strategy that I recommend that has helped me a lot is not going back to the passage until after you have read all the answer choices in most questions. This can save a lot of time and help you find right answers more quickly
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the best advice i got about rc is slowing down significantly while reading the passage. dont move onto the next sentence until you fully understand the sentence you just read, and try to read for structure, tone, and think about how the paragraphs connect to each other, even pausing after every paragraph and thinking about it a bit. when you spend a long time slowly reading through the passage and truly understanding it, you can go through the questions way faster without having to refer back to the passage. always try to predict answers, especially for main point questions. it's really worth it to take your time with the passage- remember all the answers are in there. it helps me to pretend to be really interested in the passage content as well.
One strategy that I recommend that has helped me a lot is not going back to the passage until after you have read all the answer choices in most questions. This can save a lot of time and help you find right answers more quickly