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Passage Guideline

Step 1: Skim once as rapidly as possible to determine the main idea before you look at the questions. Do
not worry about words you do not know at this stage.
Step 2: Underline the words that you do not understand to facilitate a complete understanding of the
passage. This will enable you to solve the vocabulary questions quicker.
Step 3: Look through the words carefully. You are advised to maintain the order in which the questions
appear in the test paper. Read intensively the portion relevant to the answer.
Step 4: Concentrate on the vocabulary items and puzzle out from the context the meanings of those
words you do not know.

Ideas To Follow While Skimming

1. Read the title of the passage/ poem very carefully, if given. Determine what clues it gives you about
the passage/poem.
2. Watch for keywords like causes, results, effects etc. Do not overlook signal words such as those
suggesting controversy (e.g., versus, pros and cons), which indicate that the author is intending to
present both sides of an argument.
3. Concentrate on the main ideas and ignore details. Most passages require at least two readings.
Before writing the answer, check the questions again to be sure you have understood them.

♦ Guidelines To Attempt Comprehension Passage

1. First of all, read the passage quickly study the questions given at the end of your passage.
2. Start your second reading of the passage. This reading should be thorough. Underline key
sentences or words related to the given questions.
3. An alternate method could be to go through the questions first, which gives a rough idea about the
content or subject of the passage. It becomes easier to underline the keywords while going through
the passage and will help to reach the answers faster.
4. While answering the questions, try not to give vague or general answers; be specific; sometimes
students use one general description when four or five points have to be made. Avoid general
answers.
5. Write in short, simple sentences unless required to do otherwise.
6. Do not repeat yourself. This is a waste of time. Avoid using slang. Do not use vague words when a
precise one will do.
7. Make sure that you use your own words as far as possible. This means that you must summarise
and’ interpret information; never copy whole ‘chunks’ from the passage.
8. When answering factual questions, i.e., questions that involve words like ‘what7, ‘when’, ‘how’ and
‘why’, do not include information not given in the passage. While answering the ‘why’ question,
you may begin your answer with ‘This is because of a similar phrase.
9. While answering vocabulary questions, determine the part of speech of the word. Your answer
should have the same part of speech.

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