Every time I do an RC passage drill or prep test the analytics say I take 30-50% more time reading the passage than expected. I'm wondering if I'm misreading the stats or something because I don't really see how these passages should be read in 2 minutes instead of closer to 3 and if I'm missing a strategy there. Should I only be skimming them before looking at the questions?

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  • Thursday, Jul 17

    I average around 2:30 per passage, though it usually varies +/- 30sec based on passage difficulty. I try to skim as an initial read-through and try to catch the main purpose/argument of each paragraph and then when I go answer questions, I know I'm inevitably going to have to go back and look for info, which is where i do more detailed reading knowing roughly which paragraph is relevent to the question. I also have a background in history so I've done a lot of reading and needed a similar skillset, and its one of those things that you just have to do a bunch to practice and figure out the best strat for you

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