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Tips and Tricks to attend the English- Reading Comprehension Questions:

# 1 :-
Read slowly: - You would find good number of websites suggesting skimming and fast
reading techniques but trust you me no matter how much you practice these techniques
they land you in a fuss on the examination day because the exam temperament takes a
toll over your intellect on the D-Day.

So read slowly and stop after each paragraph. Then analyze the tone and the para and
how the author is trying to connect this para with the paras earlier to this one.

# 2 :-
Learn all the synonyms for different possible tones: - 1 out of every 5 questions asked
for RC tests your comprehension of tones. If you learn all the different possible tones. I
believe you will master at least one question of RC.

# 3 :-
Its not what you read or how much you read, its about your approach to reading: - Well
reading more does help certainly as it helps in contextual vocabulary building but more
than how much you read; what matters is your approach to reading and ideally it should
be
> Read the paragraph and draft your own details. Create a mind map of details
mentioned in your own language. This is very helpful as it keeps you with the flow and
your mind creates a better understanding of the passage.

# 4 :-
Take notes: - If you are really disappointed by your scoring in the RC portion that this
trick is definitely for you. Use this trick for another 20 passages you attempt and then
your mind will itself start working in that direction. All you have to dos is make a note of

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all the important points you come across in the passage. And then try attempting the
questions from there on. This would really improve your verbal score.

# 5 :-
When to read the questions :- Well some students prefer reading the questions first-
hand and then read the passage and some practice the other way around but we
suggest you read the first paragraph first and then read the questions and then get back
to the passage. The first paragraph would give you an understanding whether you
would be able to decode the passage or not. Also it helps you to get some
understanding of what is in the offering further.

When you read the questions first than your mind tries to take a care of the questions to
approach, and this in turn helps you to take lesser time to attempt the question than you
would take otherwise.

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