HOW TO ACE READING

COMPREHENSION IN 40 DAYS ?

THE IPMAT EXAM PLACES SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS

ON READING COMPREHENSION, REQUIRING
CANDIDATES TO POSSESS NOT ONLY FAST
READING ABILITIES BUT ALSO SHARP
ANALYTICAL SKILLS. THIS SEGMENT EVALUATES
CANDIDATES' CAPACITY TO COMPREHEND
COMPLEX PASSAGES, RECOGNIZE CENTRAL
THEMES, AND MAKE LOGICAL DEDUCTIONS.
ACHIEVING SUCCESS IN THIS SECTION DEPENDS
ON THE FUSION OF LINGUISTIC PROFICIENCY AND
STRATEGIC READING APPROACHES.

1. TIPS :-

EMBRACE THE PRACTICE OF TACKLING

QUESTIONS AND CONSIDERING DIVERSE
PERSPECTIVES. REMEMBER, LEARNING IS A
JOURNEY, NOT A RACE. TAKE YOUR TIME TO
APPRECIATE THE PROCESS OF LEARNING.
SUCCESSFULLY ANSWERING ALL QUESTIONS IN
 THE READING COMPREHENSION SECTION CAN
EARN YOU 48 MARKS, EFFECTIVELY
COMPLETING HALF OF THE VERBAL SECTION'S
REQUIREMENTS AND THEREBY ALLEVIATING
HALF OF THE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH
VERBAL ABILITY.

HERE ARE SOME KEY POINTERS TO CONSIDER:

1. UNDERSTANDING THE FORMAT : FAMILIARIZE

YOURSELF WITH THE FORMAT OF THE READING
COMPREHENSION SECTION, INCLUDING THE
TYPES OF PASSAGES AND QUESTIONS.

2. PRACTICE REGULARLY: DEDICATE TIME EACH

DAY TO PRACTICE READING COMPREHENSION
PASSAGES. USE BOTH OFFICIAL PRACTICE
MATERIALS AND ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO
EXPOSE YOURSELF TO VARIOUS STYLES AND
TOPICS.

3. IMPROVE READING SPEED: WORK ON

IMPROVING YOUR READING SPEED WITHOUT
SACRIFICING COMPREHENSION. PRACTICE

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 SKIMMING AND SCANNING TECHNIQUES TO
QUICKLY IDENTIFY KEY INFORMATION.

4. DEVELOP COMPREHENSION SKILLS: PRACTICE

SUMMARIZING PASSAGES, IDENTIFYING MAIN
IDEAS, AND UNDERSTANDING THE AUTHOR'S
TONE AND PURPOSE. PAY ATTENTION TO
DETAILS, SUCH AS VOCABULARY AND CONTEXT
CLUES.

5. REVIEW MISTAKES: ANALYZE ANY MISTAKES

YOU MAKE DURING PRACTICE SESSIONS TO
IDENTIFY PATTERNS AND AREAS FOR
IMPROVEMENT. FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING
WHY YOU MISSED CERTAIN QUESTIONS AND
HOW TO APPROACH THEM DIFFERENTLY IN THE
FUTURE.

6. BUILD VOCABULARY : STRENGTHEN YOUR

VOCABULARY BY LEARNING NEW WORDS AND
THEIR MEANINGS. THIS WILL HELP YOU BETTER
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 UNDERSTAND PASSAGES AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS MORE ACCURATELY.

7. TIME MANAGEMENT : PRACTICE ANSWERING

QUESTIONS WITHIN THE ALLOCATED TIME
LIMIT TO IMPROVE YOUR TIME MANAGEMENT
SKILLS DURING THE ACTUAL EXAM.

8. SIMULATE TEST CONDITIONS : TAKE FULL-

LENGTH PRACTICE TESTS UNDER TIMED
CONDITIONS TO SIMULATE THE EXAM
ENVIRONMENT AND BUILD STAMINA.

9. SEEK HELP IF NEEDED : IF YOU'RE

STRUGGLING WITH CERTAIN ASPECTS OF
READING COMPREHENSION, DON'T HESITATE
TO SEEK HELP FROM TEACHERS, TUTORS, OR
ONLINE RESOURCES FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
AND GUIDANCE.

10. STAY CONFIDENT AND CONSISTENT:

MAINTAIN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND STAY
CONSISTENT WITH YOUR PRACTICE EFFORTS.
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BELIEVE IN YOUR ABILITIES AND TRUST YOUR
PREPARATION AS THE EXAM DATE
APPROACHES.

2. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO

ENHANCE READING
COMPREHENSION?

✓START READING EDITORIALS

EVERYDAY

✓WATCH VIDEO LECTURES

✓START PRACTICING QUESTIONS

➢ SOURCES :-

1. READINGS :-

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WITH LIMITED TIME REMAINING, IT'S
UNREALISTIC TO EXPECT YOU TO DIVE
INTO NOVELS AND BOOKS. INSTEAD,
ALLOCATE 15 MINUTES DAILY TO READING
TWO NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS AND
DEDICATE TIME TWICE A WEEK TO DELVE
INTO AN AEON ESSAY. THIS APPROACH
ALLOWS YOU TO PRACTICE READING
LONGER ESSAYS WITHOUT
INTERRUPTIONS. REMEMBER, CONSISTENT
PRACTICE IS KEY IN MASTERING READING
COMPREHENSION, AS IT PROVIDES YOU
WITH THE NECESSARY APPROACH TO
TACKLE VARIOUS TYPES OF QUESTIONS.

• HERE IS THE LINK OF THE TWO

WEBSITE, READ ANY THREE ESSAYS
IN A WEEK :-

1.AEON

2.PHYSCE

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• HERE IS THE LINK OF SOME
EDITORIALS WEBSITE, TRY TO READ
1-2 ARTICLES EVERYDAY, AND FELL
FREE TO EXPLORE MORE :-

1. THE HINDU

2. THE GUARDIAN

2. LECTURES :-

1.HOW TO READ EDITORIALS FOR

IPMAT ?

2.TIPS FOR SOLVING RC.

3.HOW TO SOLVE READING

COMPREHENSION ? (PLAYLIST)

3. PRACTICE QUESTIONS :-

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• ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE 5-6 READING
COMPREHENSION EXERCISES DAILY FROM
THE PROVIDED SOURCES. AIM FOR MORE IF
POSSIBLE, BUT ENSURE YOU MEET THE
MINIMUM REQUIREMENT. REMEMBER,
SUCCESSFULLY ANSWERING ALL
QUESTIONS IN RC CAN EARN YOU 48
MARKS, EFFECTIVELY COMPLETING HALF
OF THE VERBAL SECTION'S REQUIREMENTS
AND THEREBY REDUCING HALF OF THE
STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH VERBAL ABILITY.
HERE IS THE LINK OF THE SOURCE :-

1. BODHEEPREP WEB

2.99 RCS FOR PRACTICING IN GOOGLE

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