Reading comprehension is speeded up by the following: 1.Become familiar with 'Americanisms' these are phrases that convey something that is very distinctly American. 2.Improve your vocabulary, especially between closely sounding words. 3.Read first time to grasp the general idea of the passage, this reading has to be fast skip the details but concentrate on the topic in a nutshell. 2.Read a second time to understand the points of emphasis, assertions etc, this constitutes a few details that will enable one to fix the direction of thought which the author wants to convey. 3.Read a third time to gather minor details that come up for answering the test questions. 4.Read voraciously and practice reading to refine the technique.Do not rush practice and be patient with yourself, you will be rewarded without a doubt. Best of Luck
RE:RC practice and Mathematics of GRE
by Dr. Ashish Manohar Urkude on Oct 19, 2006 11:58 AM Permalink
Dear Ravikant I would like to add to help Vinaya and for others who will read it: For RC: 1.Your reading speed must be high (this is the opinion of all the GRE tutors) 2. First read and get the mood of the author ( I agree) 3. Then know the crux and go ahead 4. May be few say, first read the questions as well 5. Last but not the least, some times faster typing speed also can add values to your GRE.
For Maths: 1. Study from the same books from which you studied till standard 10th (If possible) or make your own notes. If your notes are gone from your own hands it gets registered to your brain. 2. The direction of GRE must be at the top of mind while studying that Mathematics and while solving Problems. 3. Solve as many question papers, mock up tests, from all the sources (Internet, Barrons, Etc.)
