Reading Comprehension Tricks

Introduction

• Common issue: Narrowing down to two options but choosing the wrong one.
• Promise: 10 scientific and solid tricks to guarantee full marks in reading comprehension.

RC Reading Tips

Rule No. 1: Don't Memorize

• Avoid trying to memorize names, dates, and numbers.
• Saves time.

Rule No. 2: Contextualize

• Understand word meanings from context.
• Example: "Severing ties" is understood from "free and sovereign states".
• Increases comprehension efficiency.

Rule No. 3: Summarize

• Summarize each paragraph to capture main idea.
• Helps locate information when answering questions.

10 Tricks for Answering RC Questions

Trick 1: Cause and Effect

• Incorrect cause and effect relations should be avoided.
• Example: Thinking the Declaration of Independence exists because Jefferson signed it.

Trick 2: Comparison

• Avoid comparisons not supported by the text.
• Example: Saying John Adams isn’t as persuasive as Jefferson when only Jefferson’s persuasiveness is mentioned.

Trick 3: Extreme Words

• Look out for extreme words like "most" which may make an option incorrect.
• Example: "Most defiant document" when only "defiant document" is mentioned.

Trick 4: Unknown

• Avoid options containing information not mentioned in the passage.
• Example: Assuming all signatories were present in one place when signing.

Trick 5: Traps

• Watch out for options that mostly are correct but have one incorrect word.
• Example: Adding "weak" to "13 colonies...".

Trick 6: Doesn’t Answer

• Correct information doesn’t always answer the question.
• Example: Saying who signed the Declaration without explaining why it was declared.

Trick 7: Numbers

• Be cautious with numerical data and percentages.
• Example: Misleading percentages of signatories.

Trick 8: Tone

• Correct meaning but incorrect tone can render an answer wrong.
• Example: Tone change in describing colonial rule.

Trick 9: Irrelevant Information

• Avoid correct but irrelevant information as an answer.
• Example: Mentioning the weather on the day of signing.

Trick 10: Replica

• Options that almost match the passage but change one small word.
• Example: Changing "but" to "and".

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