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1
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Active reading

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Active reading

2
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Focus, focus, Focus!

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  1. ask questions
  2. piece information together
  3. use your imagination
  4. anticipate direction
3
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Be aware:

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Referential phrasing
Modifiers/embedded clauses
Push back/connect the dots

4
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Things to care for:

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Main point/conclusion
Factually accurate?
Correct emphasis?
Author’s attitude or tone
Facts, details
Can you clearly recall the facts with accuracy?
Can you push out inferences from these facts and details?
Passage structure
Relationship between the paragraphs
The flow of concepts/ideas
Different arguments, different view points
Clearly distinguish
5
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Memory method: Phase I

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Memorize The Passage Structure [3.5 Minutes]

  1. Take a passage. Spend 3.5 minutes reading it.
  2. At the end of each paragraph, summarize the main point of that paragraph into one line.
  3. At the end of the passage, look over each paragraph again and make sure you know the main point. Combine these main points into a narrative.
  4. Once you know the point of each paragraph, decide on the main point of the passage.

Gaining command of the passage will speed you up when doing the questions.

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Continue….

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  1. Check Your Memory [1.5 Minutes]
  2. Turn over the passage - don’t look at it.
  3. On a sheet of paper, write down the main point of each paragraph (one line each), and the main point of the passage.

RC tests whether you really retained what you read. If you don’t remember anything at first, don’t worry, and don’t look back at the passage.

Just write down what you do remember, and resolve to do better next time.

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Continue…

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  1. Do The Questions - Avoid Time-Traps [3.5 Minutes]
  2. Turn the passage over. You can look at it again.
  3. If the question involves a specific detail (e.g. lines 17-21, paragraph 2, the statements of Picasso and Braque), reread that section of the passage. This shouldn’t take long, because you memorized where details are located.
  4. If there is no specific detail, attempt to answer the question.
  5. In either case, if you think one answer is right, trust your gut and move on.
  6. If you’re not sure, refer back to the passage [but be quick about it].
  7. If step 5 doesn’t solve it, flag the question, pick an answer, and move on.
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Phase II:

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The second phase of the memory method is exactly the same as the first, with one exception: you only spend 30 seconds on step two (Check Your Memory).

Do this 6-8 times. The first phase teaches you how to retain information. The second phase teaches you to quickly recall and apply it.

9
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Lastly:

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Practice!!! A LOT!!!

If you feel your retention flagging, focus on improving it. A good command of the passage and its structure is the key to success on reading comprehension.

10
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IMPORTANT: 3.5 min to read passage

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  1. think about what you are reading
  2. find main point for every paragraph
  3. connect the dots among the paragraphs
11
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Turn the page: 1.5 min

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  1. write the main point of each paragraph

5. connect each paragraph

12
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some passages have a different point of view meaning

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two different authors argue different points of view

13
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at the end of reading the passage

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always ask yourself: what’s the main point, what did the author focus on?

14
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counterexample

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weaken

15
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As you read

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circle modifiers

16
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TIPS

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take notes on the side as you read
circle important keywords
as you go through the questions go back and forth.

17
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Do not focus on the high-resolution detailed information

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high detailed information not as important as the low resolution.

18
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tip

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do not let things that you don’t understand interfere with your judgement

19
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dashes

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information between dashes, ignore it.

20
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picture scenarios while you read

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use your imagination