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Reading Comprehension Tips
Here are valuable tips for success when practicing reading comprehension questions.
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Strategies for Reading:- Read the passage very attentively.
- Form a mental map of the passage as you read or make a map on scratch paper. Follow the direction of the argument using keywords that reflect tendencies, tones and structure.
Make yourself notes on the following issues as you read:
- The main idea of the passage (usually introduced in the first paragraph).
- The introduction of every new idea.
- The arguments used to support an idea or position.
- The arguments used to oppose an idea or position.
- Details and examples used and why they are used.
- The author's position.
Do not waste mental energy on remembering details or examples. The aims of your attentive reading are: to form a mental or written map of the general lines of the subject, and to know where to go to answer each question. You must pace yourself. If you find a question too difficult, mark the most reasonable answer and move ahead. There is no penalty for wrong answers. No one is expected to have time to answer all the questions.
Strategies for Answering Questions:- Familiarize yourself with all of the different types of questions. You should be able to identify the question type immediately.
- Learn how to answer each type of question, that is, exactly what you should do in order to arrive at the correct answer.
- Read each question stem very attentively. Read the question a second time if necessary.
- Go back to the place in the passage that presents that issue. Reread the necessary section of the passage. It may be as much as a paragraph.
- Predict the answer to the question in the time it takes you to go back to the answer choices.
- Read each answer choice. Mark the answer you predicted. If it helps you to eliminate some answer choices, do that.
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