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Flashcards from How to CRUSH Reading Comprehension: 3 Effective Strategies to Ace RC [+worked example!]
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Flashcards from How to CRUSH Reading Comprehension: 3 Effective Strategies to Ace RC [+worked example!]
Active Reading Strategies for Comprehension
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What is the first method the author recommends for improving reading comprehension performance?
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Dismiss negative thoughts and engage critically with the text.
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How should you respond in the first five seconds of reading a passage according to the author?
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Intercept negative signals and decide the information might be interesting.
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What cognitive strategy does the author suggest to persuade your brain that the text is useful?
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Imagine the information being interesting and valuable.
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What is the effect of engaging with the text by stating internal reactions like “I never knew that” or “Wow, that’s interesting”?
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Increases retention and intuitive storage of information.
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Why does the author oppose excessive skimming of the passage?
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Skimming misses subtleties the exam tests; higher-level understanding is required.
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What is Method Two about, and what is its primary benefit?
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Read more slowly and deliberately to understand content, enabling faster, confident answering.
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What does the author say about whether to read the passage first or the questions first?
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Neither approach is clearly superior; the key is deliberate, thoughtful reading.
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How should you approach note-taking during slow reading, according to the author?
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Notes are optional; sometimes unnecessary if you can retain tone and argument.
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What is Method Three in the author’s framework?
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Stop and sum: summarize every sentence or every couple of sentences in your head.
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What should you do if you don’t understand a sentence after rereading?
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Identify the complex sentence and re-read it until you understand.