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Abhijits · 2003 March 12th, 08:18 AM

Hi,

I need to improve my reading comprehension. On any type of passage other than current affairs i usually get half of my answers wrong. I can get the theme of the passage but cannot get the tricky questions. Please give me some tips to improve my reading comprehension. If anybody is aware of good books or sites to improve Reading comprehension, please tell me.

Regards

Abhijit.

ss6872 · 2003 March 12th, 02:22 PM

First of all. Abhijit, this is probably the wrong place to post this query you should either post it under reading comprehension gor gre and GMat or general discussion for gre, gmat.
To answer your question, this is what i did,)am still doing)
First to get attuned to reading, i took time to read the paragraphs well so i can understand thoroughly and get some practice in reading.I read every editorial in NYtimes, read every passage on the reading comprehension section of ~~this~~ test magic site and did the questions without timing myself. . After i reached a stage where i could successfully read any passage in less than 5 minutes, with a clear understanding of the overall idea, I started attempting more passages from different tests and other resources on the net. This time , i timed myself.
I still get about 1 wrong every 2 RCs but its still an improvement.
Also go back and look at the paragraph after reading each question.

Abhijits · 2003 March 12th, 05:03 PM

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Originally posted by ss6872

First of all. Abhijit, this is probably the wrong place to post this query you should either post it under reading comprehension gor gre and GMat or general discussion for gre, gmat.
To answer your question, this is what i did,)am still doing)
First to get attuned to reading, i took time to read the paragraphs well so i can understand thoroughly and get some practice in reading.I read every editorial in NYtimes, read every passage on the reading comprehension section of this site and did the questions without timing myself. . After i reached a stage where i could successfully read any passage in less than 5 minutes, with a clear understanding of the overall idea, I started attempting more passages from different tests and other resources on the net. This time , i timed myself.
I still get about 1 wrong every 2 RCs but its still an improvement.
Also go back and look at the paragraph after reading each question.

Hi Vdya,
Thanks for th reply. I have posted the topic in reading comprehension section. I surfed the nytimes site but could not locate the reading comprehension section of this site. Please tell how do i locate this section.

Regards
Abhijit

**Erin** · 2003 March 12th, 07:23 PM

Yeah, I moved it here (Start Here: Studying for the GMAT, GRE, and LSAT) since it relates to the beginning of one's study.

ss6872 · 2003 March 12th, 10:07 PM

Oh, I didn't mean to say that there is an reading comprehension section in NY Times, sorry if i conveyed the wrong meaning. What i meant is reading some editorial in NY Times, or for that matter any newspaper routinely will improve your reading skills.

ajitshinde78 · 2003 March 24th, 04:54 PM

HI ABHIJIT
I M AJIT HERE FROM BOMBAY
WELL I HAVE SOME NOTES ON READING COMPREHENSION
RIGHT NOW I M BUSY
I CAN GIVE THOSE BUT AFTER THIS WEEK
SO WAIT TILL SATURDAY

I need to improve my reading comprehension. On any type of passage other than current affairs i usually get half of my answers wrong. I can get the theme of the passage but cannot get the tricky questions. Please give me some tips to improve my reading comprehension. If anybody is aware of good books or sites to improve Reading comprehension, please tell me.

Regards

Abhijit.
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Einstein · 2003 March 24th, 11:54 PM

Are you taking the GMAT or GRE? I have a GMAT verbal prep book from Princeton Review that is phenomenal for critical reasoning strategy...I would highly recommend it. If you're taking the GRE instead, I would imagine they have one for GRE verbal and that it's pretty good too, based on what I've read in the GMAT one. Use that book for figuring out critical reasoning and doing some practice questions, and then use the official guide for more practice.

missionsunil · 2009 April 2nd, 07:59 PM

915). Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang like socks on a clothesline.

(A) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang

(B) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs were hanging

(C) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging

(D) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging

(E) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs have hung

my answer is D.
seem is parallel to looked and whose refer back to monekys

eflect · 2009 April 4th, 02:04 PM

Nice to see so many helping hands here.I feel happy and proud to be a part of this forum.Thanks guys and wish you all the very best.

Rohit.kochar · 2009 November 5th, 07:27 AM

Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang like socks on a clothesline.

(A) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang
(B) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs were hanging
(C) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging
(D) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging（D）
(E) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs have hung

can somebody please explain the above question?

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2003 March 12th, 08:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Abhijits I JUST got here. Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8	Hi, I need to improve my reading comprehension. On any type of passage other than current affairs i usually get half of my answers wrong. I can get the theme of the passage but cannot get the tricky questions. Please give me some tips to improve my reading comprehension. If anybody is aware of good books or sites to improve Reading comprehension, please tell me. Regards Abhijit.

2003 March 12th, 02:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
ss6872 Within my grasp! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 231	First of all. Abhijit, this is probably the wrong place to post this query you should either post it under reading comprehension gor gre and GMat or general discussion for gre, gmat. To answer your question, this is what i did,)am still doing) First to get attuned to reading, i took time to read the paragraphs well so i can understand thoroughly and get some practice in reading.I read every editorial in NYtimes, read every passage on the reading comprehension section of ~~this~~ test magic site and did the questions without timing myself. . After i reached a stage where i could successfully read any passage in less than 5 minutes, with a clear understanding of the overall idea, I started attempting more passages from different tests and other resources on the net. This time , i timed myself. I still get about 1 wrong every 2 RCs but its still an improvement. Also go back and look at the paragraph after reading each question.

2003 March 12th, 10:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
ss6872 Within my grasp! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 231	Oh, I didn't mean to say that there is an reading comprehension section in NY Times, sorry if i conveyed the wrong meaning. What i meant is reading some editorial in NY Times, or for that matter any newspaper routinely will improve your reading skills.

2003 March 24th, 04:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
ajitshinde78 I JUST got here. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: India Posts: 6	HI ABHIJIT I M AJIT HERE FROM BOMBAY WELL I HAVE SOME NOTES ON READING COMPREHENSION RIGHT NOW I M BUSY I CAN GIVE THOSE BUT AFTER THIS WEEK SO WAIT TILL SATURDAY I need to improve my reading comprehension. On any type of passage other than current affairs i usually get half of my answers wrong. I can get the theme of the passage but cannot get the tricky questions. Please give me some tips to improve my reading comprehension. If anybody is aware of good books or sites to improve Reading comprehension, please tell me. Regards Abhijit. [/quote]

2003 March 24th, 11:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Einstein Eager! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 40	Are you taking the GMAT or GRE? I have a GMAT verbal prep book from Princeton Review that is phenomenal for critical reasoning strategy...I would highly recommend it. If you're taking the GRE instead, I would imagine they have one for GRE verbal and that it's pretty good too, based on what I've read in the GMAT one. Use that book for figuring out critical reasoning and doing some practice questions, and then use the official guide for more practice.

2009 April 2nd, 07:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
missionsunil I JUST got here. Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5	915). Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang like socks on a clothesline. (A) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang *(B) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs were hanging* *(C) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging* *(D) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging* *(E) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs have hung* my answer is D. seem is parallel to looked and whose refer back to monekys

2009 November 5th, 07:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rohit.kochar I JUST got here. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 17	Visitors to the park have often looked up into the leafy canopy and saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang like socks on a clothesline. (A) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs hang (B) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs were hanging (C) saw monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging (D) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, with arms and legs hanging（D） (E) seen monkeys sleeping on the branches, whose arms and legs have hung can somebody please explain the above question?

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