| Preparation for competitive exams is no easy | | | | domain and also aid in improving vocabulary. |
| task. The approach and strategy should be well in | | | | IV. Improve your speed - The challenge for you |
| place so that you can achieve maximum gain in | | | | is to complete your exam on time and also you |
| limited time. Talking about CAT or Common | | | | need to answer correctly. Reading comprehension |
| Admission Test, the test is divided into various | | | | section may consume time, hence you should |
| sections. Now the idea is to devote time to all | | | | concentrate on the main words that are present |
| sections because your collective scores hold a lot | | | | in the sentence. This will enable you to understand |
| of importance. Reading Comprehension is an | | | | the crux of the subject at a faster rate. |
| important segment that tests an individuals' ability | | | | V. Mark important words - While reading the |
| to understand the language, his knowledge of | | | | passage you can underline or mar the important |
| words and how nicely can a examinee can | | | | words so that you can quickly summarize the |
| understand the given passage. One can follow the | | | | comprehension. This will be beneficial to save time |
| given tips to improve their score in reading | | | | and get the hang of the passage. Also, when you |
| comprehension - | | | | are answering the questions, you can quickly go |
| I. Improve your word power - It is essential for | | | | through these important words to write correct |
| you to improve your word power in order to | | | | answers. |
| understand the passage thoroughly. Your entire | | | | VI. Identify important parts - It is necessary for |
| answers depends on how well have you | | | | you to important parts of the passage that |
| understood the passage. Having a grasp over | | | | provides answers to a lot of questions. When you |
| difficult words will assist you to comprehend the | | | | are a giving a section reading, you can just simply |
| passage in less time. This will not only help you | | | | focus on these important parts which will provide |
| save time but also help you to answer | | | | a clear picture. You must answer the questions |
| appropriately. | | | | correctly therefore it is very important for you to |
| II. Refer to last year papers - The length of the | | | | know the important parts in a passage which |
| passage changes from year to year but referring | | | | gives answers to the questions. |
| to the previous years papers will give you a fair | | | | VII. Time yourself - As you know that you must |
| idea about the difficulty level and type of passage | | | | be quick in reading the comprehension but it is |
| that comes in exams. Also, this exercise will allow | | | | important for you to know the exact time limit as |
| you to practice moire comprehensions. | | | | well. You should time yourself and read around |
| III. Read newspapers, books and magazines - IT | | | | 200-250 words in one minute. While preparing you |
| is really important for a CAT aspirant to go | | | | must see whether you are able to do so or not |
| through books, newspapers and magazines and | | | | and hence proceed accordingly. |
| this helps a student to increase his knowledge | | | | |