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SOME TEST TAKING STRATEGIES AND TIPS - RC

Reading comprehension

There are a number of different categories of GMAT reading comprehension questions; however, certain general solution procedures can be applied successfully to most or all of them. THE BETTER NAME FOR THESE SO CALLED PROCEEDURES IS THUMB RULE.

Here is one such procedure that many test takers find helpful.

Step 1: Skim over the questions quickly

Skim over the questions at the moderately fast rate. This quick inspection should help you determine which of the questions ask you about information directly stated in the passage, which ones call for the use of inference , which ones ask you to make evaluations, and so forth.
or you can simply say - try to use your brain only in those things which were asked for marks and leave everything else.
Once you have skimmed the questions, you should have some idea of what to look for as you read the passage. Make sure you skim the questions quickly! This is a preliminary step, so you should't spend too much time on it. You will be rereading the questions more carefully in a later step.

Step 2: Read the passage at your fastest rate.

Read the passage at your fastest rate-without skimming. You shouldn't worry about full comprehension of the passage at this point. The purpose of this step is to give you an idea of the structure of the passage and to familiarize you with the locations of keys words, facts, and ideas. As you read, try to keep in mind the questions you just skimmed. If you come across material that seems related to a question, remember the line number , then check that question's wording. Don't worry if at this point you can't recall all of the questions or if you can't find materials relating to all of the questions in the passage. You will see the questions and the passage again during the course of later steps.

Step 3: Reread the questions at your best rate for comprehension, and check the materials you found during your first reading of the passage in Step 2.

The purpose of this step is to enable you to answer the more accessible questions quickly so that you may concentrate on the more taxing questions during the next two steps.

Reread the questions one at a time. This time, as you read, do so at your best rate of reading for comprehension. After you have read a question, think back to the reading of the passage that you did in Step 2. If during that reading you noted materials that were relevant to the given question, find those materials again and reread them to see if they provide the answer. If they do indeed do so, mark the answer in the appropriate place.

If you come to a question for which you did not find any relevant materials when you read the passage, go on to the next question! Don't read the passage again to find answer material unless you are fairly sure that you know where that material is. If you have no idea where the answer material is located, reading the passage again to find it can cost you valuable time.

Step 4: Reread the passage at your best, most comfortable rate for comprehension.

Your purpose during this reading will be different from that of your first reading in Step 2. This time you will already be aware of the overall structure of the passage, so you can concentrate instead on finding subtler meanings. Also, by this time you should have fewer questions to think about since you have probably already answered several of them during Step 3.

This step will be your final complete reading of the passage. This time read the passage at your most comfortable rate for comprehension, but don't stop and backtrack at any point. As you read, keep in mind the questions that remain unanswered. Then follow the same process as in Step 2: if you come across material that seems related to a question, remember the line number , then check that question's wording. Resist the temptation to break off your reading and backtrack. Keep on reading!

Step 5: Reread the questions that are still unanswered and check the materials that you found when you reread the passage in Step 4.

This step calls for a third reading of the questions that you have not answered yet. Follow the same process as in Step 3. After you have read a question, think back to your rereading of the passage in Step 4. If during that rereading you noted materials that were relevant to the given question, find those materials again and check to see if they provide the answer.


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