The RC passages are a crucial part of the descriptive paper. Though it is time consuming but is a kind of necessary evil. For doing well in RCs, you must have a reading habit to quickly grab the key things for the answers that will improve your performance.
Expected Topics for Reading Comprehensions
Key Points
- To answer the questions like, ‘What does the author wants to convey in this article or What is the theme of this article etc., Read the first and last paragraph to get the gist of the passage.
- Make a habit of reading online so that you are able to read quickly and understand the gist of the passage.
Tips for RCs
- Quickly read the questions first
- Actively read the passage and just focus on it
- Don’t rush while reading, you might miss out the main idea
- Re-read if you didn’t understand something
- Summarize each paragraph in your mind
- Write down the key points very briefly
- While writing the answers, DO NOT copy answers from the passage
- Practice, Practice & Practice
Kinds of Expected Questions
- Related to the theme of the article?
- What does the author want to convey?
- What issues are addressed in the passage?
- Based on True and Untrue Statements
- Context of the passage
- Opinion based Questions
