Reading Comprehension

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  yunonsie Member

  March 2021 611 karma

  How do you currently approach RC?

  One thing that helped me was quickly re-reading the first paragraph once I was done reading the entire passage. That way, I have a better sense for how the main points come together and the author's opinions before going into the questions.
• teechj117 Alum Member

  March 2021 296 karma

  Keeping in mind referential phrasing, voices, has certainly helped with retention and whos saying what. Anytime I see something referring to another, I'll usually re-read the points for clarity. Also, doing a low res of each paragraph in a passage. Both of these also work with the overall strategy of staying engaged. It's easy to drift in RC.
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  WallerNV Member

  March 2021 61 karma

  My approach has been Low/High Resolution for each paragraph and then a quick summarization in my words at the very end, then moving onto the Qs. I like the idea to re-read the first paragraph. I'm going to apply that to my PTs and practice sets.
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  123anami Member

  March 2021 388 karma

  i get average -1/-3 wrong on RC, and what has helped push me up to this point is simply, before heading into the questions - remind yourself a few things: the general tone of the passage, what each paragraph's purpose is (e.g. support main conclusion, provide example for hypothesis, etc.), and general structure of the passage (even if you just get a feel for it, it's fine).