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10 Tips for solving reading

comprehension | 300+ Solved Questions
AUGUST 12, 2016 BY VIVEK SINGH LEAVE A COMMENT

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The oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary meaning of the word Comprehension is an exercise
aimed at improving or testing of ones understanding of a language. So the Reading
comprehension test is included in the scheme of the examination to test candidates capacity
to understand what is said or implied in the passage.

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In the Bank PO and management trainees exams, a passage is given, followed by ten to fteen
questions. Among these questions, some are general questions on what is said in the passage
and some are on terms used in the passage. Generally some words or terms are printed in
bold in the passage. Some questions relate to these words as synonyms and antonyms.
Clearly a student must have a good knowledge of word power and grammar and ability to
understand a passage.
Quite a few students believe that it is possible to understand the key idea of paragraph by just
reading rst and last sentences but this needs not be necessarily true.
The level of comprehension (understanding) of passage is a very wide term and this
includes skills such as:
Logical ability and the ability to infer
Ability to link paragraph or analytical ability
Ability to reason
Ability to understand the motive of the author
Reading speed
Vocabulary power and
Retaining factual information to save time, otherwise you will always have to refer back
and nd out the required information which will unnecessarily consume valuable time.
Majority of candidates believe in reading the questions rst. The assumption is that one will be
able to nd the answers faster in the text of the passage, if one knows the questions before
reading the passage. But there are three very good reasons not to follow this technique:
1. Firstly it is not possible for anyone to remember all the questions as they are given at
once. Again, when ones reads the passage, ones stress will be on locating the answer to
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the questions and not on comprehending the central idea of the passage.
2. The order of questions need not be progressive with the text. This, one may not be able
to nd the answers in the same order.
3. Now it is observed that most of the questions in reading comprehension are indirect.
Such questions may of the following formats:
It can be inferred from the passage that .. (Implied information)According to the
author. (Main Idea)
The passage is primarily concerned with . (Main Idea)
The authors statement that .. (Speci c information)
Which of the following describes the mood of the passage (Tone or mood)
The author implies that (Implied information)
The main purpose of the passage . (Main Idea)
The authors tone is best described as . (Tone or mood)
One could easily see the author as . (Implied information)
What is the di erence/commonality between . (Linking Paragraphs)
This list may be still longer. The answers to such questions cannot be directly lifted from
the text of the passage. One can answer these questions accurately only if one has good
comprehension of the passage. Therefore reading such questions before reading the
passage shall have no additional value and can only be a hindrance to comprehension.

Some Important Tips

1. The most important way to really understand what you are reading is to get involved
with the passage.
2. You should underline important parts of passage. The underlinings will help you to
answer the questions quickly. Practically a question will ask you to detect the main idea
or information that is speci cally mentioned in the passage or information that is implied
(not directly) stated in the passage or the tone/mood of the passage.If you nd out
quickly what the passage is aiming for, you will arrive more easily at the correct answer
by referring to your underlinings in the passage.
3. While reading the passage you should translate the information contained in each
paragraph into your own language, by analyzing the elements of the passage,
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recognizing the relationship between these elements, seeking cause-e ect relationships,
implications etc.
4. Encircle transitional and keywords while reading the passage. Transitional words are
bridge words that will help you to discover the logical connection in the given passage.
Encircling these transitional words will help you to get a better understanding of the
passage.
5. Derive the meaning of tough and unfamiliar words by using the context method.
Suppose you dont know the meaning of a certain word in a passage, try to determine
the meaning of that word from the context, i.e. from the words that are close in position
to that word whose meaning you do not know. Often an autho

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