10 Reading Questions: What Fast Learners Do Differently Before Reading

The more people struggle with reading, the more likely they are to try to read every line carefully from beginning to end.
But test reading is not a contest to understand the entire passage perfectly.

People who raise their scores in a short time are strong not only at reading, but also at deciding where to look.

Three things you should extract from a reading passage

Train yourself to target only the following three points in a passage.

1. The main claim

In the end, what is the writer trying to say?

2. The reason

Why can the writer make that claim?

3. The contrast

It is not A, but B. What is being compared with what?

If we state it boldly, the rest is often the part you do not need to read so carefully.

How to build a “reading pattern” with 10 free questions

Do not just solve the questions and move on.
Use the following process to train yourself to keep your viewpoint fixed.

1. Analyze the question first

Before reading the passage, look at the question.
Decide whether it is asking about the main claim, the reason, or the contrast.

2. Search for the target

In the passage, look only for the part where that answer is written.

3. Analyze your mistakes

If you get a question wrong, do not blame your vocabulary first.
Check whether you were even looking in the right place.

Your score improves not by reading more, but by fixing where you look

If your reading speed does not improve, it is often because your eyes are wandering.
Once your viewpoint is fixed, your processing speed rises naturally.

Start by trying this reading pattern with 10 free reading questions.

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