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I need help with RC
Can you explain the kinds of
Can you explain the kinds of difficulties you're facing when answering RC questions?
I am unable to understand the
I recommend that, for Verbal
I recommend that, for Verbal questions, be sure to stick with official questions.
Cheers,
Brent
I think it's really important
Good idea
Good idea
Hi Brent,
How to deal with lengthier passages? Do you have some suggestions? I struggle a lot with longer ones.
Thanks,
Ketan
Yes, the lengthier passages
Yes, the lengthier passages can be quite difficult.
What is the main issue you face?
Many students start to lose focus when reading long passages. For this reason, I suggest trying to engage 100% in the passage. So, rather than approach a new passage with dread ("yeesh, this is going to be a killer!"), try feigning interest ("Excellent! This passage is about protozoa!!"). The greater your engagement, the better your results.
You'll find additional tips here: https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/module/gre-reading-comprehension/vide...
Hi Brent,
I face two issues. First, I end up spending too much time while engaging a long passage and answering the associated questions. Second, I just lose focus when I see a long passage after doing 3-4 shorter ones.
Hope you have some advice or suggestions regarding these issues.
Thanks,
Ketan
As you're reading a long
As you're reading a long passage, you should be summarizing paragraphs, identifying the main idea, etc.
If you find you're spending too much time taking these notes, you might want to aim for summaries with fewer than 10 words. Some students create "summaries" that are almost as long as the passage, which is somewhat futile. So, limiting your summaries to a small number of words might speed things up.
If long passages take you a long time to read, don't make the mistake of trying to read faster than you normally read. This will result in poor comprehension. Instead, when you take your next practice test, you might consider guessing on 1 or 2 RC passages that have just one question each. This will free up enough time to tackle long RC passages.
As for losing focus, please check out https://www.greenlighttestprep.com/module/gre-reading-comprehension/vide...
I hope that helps.
I agree that there are
For me, ideally, I like to read a passage once per question. So if there are 3 questions, I want to read the passage 3 times. The only problem with this could be the clock and running out of time, unfortunately. Still, I think this is the ideal method.
When I take the GRE on May 22 (at-home), my RC strategy will always be to read the question first, then read the passage while taking brief notes as I go along seeking to answer the first question. That way, my notes might help answer the other questions, or at the very least, give me a map from which to look for the answers.