Reading Comprehension for all Competitive Exams

Students rate comprehension questions easier as compared to précis writing…but sometimes it could be equally challenging…And on other times it’s the easiest question on Précis and Composition paper…

Précis writing narrows down your words/thoughts without skipping main points. Comprehension lets you broaden your vision about what is given. Comprehension is the ability to understand something. Vocabulary, Knowledge, and language understanding all are tested in reading comprehension questions. Your answers should reflect that you understand the apparent and implied meaning of the writer and the purpose and theme of the passage.

Some information is directly given. Some may be scattered or some are implied. The answer may require your creative extraction. It may be scattered, and your response must involve linking the ideas. Some questions require you to consider the whole text collectively. For this, you must understand the main idea and theme of a passive. They may ask you to critically evaluate the author’s opinions. Your previous knowledge helps you in answering these questions. Don’t think that you have the liberty to write anything. Examiners wanted to see your understanding of the passage to judge your sense making of the text given.

Some students read the questions first and look up answers as they read the passage. Ok, that works, but be careful. Some questions may need a deeper look. A superficial approach can let you extract the wrong answer. We will learn all comprehension strategies from the researchers in our lessons.

Reading is impacted by text, background, and social and cultural context. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, see the context of the sentence and guess the meaning. Unfamiliar words can reduce the understanding ability as well as the complexity and unfamiliarity of content. The more you read and practice, the more you increase your contextual meaning of words.

Good readers process text by using effective strategies. Before learning comprehension strategies, make sure you have completed the basic grammar course. External linking (linking your knowledge with text) will help you understand the hidden or implied meaning.
Start with easy exercises and gradually jump to difficult and complex paragraphs.