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EnriqueR905
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Help,RC timing

by EnriqueR905 Tue Aug 02, 2016 2:24 pm

Hello,I have been struggling with timing in RC and I would like to get an advice on how to improve.

In addition,I have other questions:

how should time myself while practicing? Should I count the number of general and specific questions and estimate the time?Should I practice with resources other than the Og?
What can I do to improve my speed while reading?

Thank You.
StaceyKoprince
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Re: Help,RC timing

by StaceyKoprince Wed Aug 10, 2016 12:04 am

There are speed-reading courses that you can take, but the simplest / best way to improve reading speed is really just to read every day. Read material that is somewhat challenging / high-level but not so high level that it's hard for you to follow or you have to keep re-reading to understand.

I generally follow these guidelines for a passage + set of questions (3 or 4 questions):
2 minutes for a shorter passage or 3 for a longer one
1.5 minutes per question
no more than 1 main idea / general question per set

So just add that up for the particular passage + set of questions you're about to do. Also, see my other reply to your post about doing a set of questions (RC, CR, SC) and about using OG.
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