# **Anyone crushing Reading Comprehension (RC)?**

I would LOVE to hear from someone that just kills Reading Comp every time you get to a passage. What is it that you do? Have you always done well at RC or did you have to really work at it? what changes did you make?

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**Responses:**

- **ninaleaoishi762**  
  *Another note I just thought of... one question that used to throw me was when a question would ask, "What is the author's attitude regarding X?"*
  *Usually one, of the choices is something "(adverb) critical." I used to get really thrown, because in my mind being "critical" was especially negative. However, it really helped me to to realize that "critical" just means "disagrees with" or "expressing adverse judgments" and doesn't necessarily have to be aggressively negative.*

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- **jasminejudge480**  
  *Awesome advice thanks everyone!!!*

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- **hejazifariba929**  
  *Hey **@paulmvbenthem537**, sorry about the delay! Here's what I got,*  
  *Stay FOCUSED*  
  *Construct a "low-resolution" summary of each paragraph before moving onto the subsequent paragraph.*  
  *Use terms that indicate the role the paragraph plays in the broader argument. Develop a lexicon of "go-to" terms. Always read with your attention directed towards the MAIN POINT of the passage!!!*  
  *Make a mental note of whether the author is attempting to persuade or merely inform the reader.*  
  *This will help to eliminate a large number of incorrect ACs.*  
  *During prep, write up questions answered incorrectly along with an analysis of the question and an explanation of why the chosen AC is wrong and the correct AC is..well…correct. Hope it helps!*

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- **lizstokestx540**  
  *Thesis will appear either in first paragraph in first 10-15 lines of the 1st paragraph or the last paragraph.*  
  *The author's viewpoint is more of a neutral observer from the other viewpoints in most cases.*  
  *I use an initial such Av-> for author's and pointing to the author or Sv-> to identify some scientist.*

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- **koffi04jun147**  
  *Don't know if I'm "crushing it," but I feel I've made a good amount of progress lately. I used to miss 7-11 questions regularly per section.*  
  *After every paragraph I say something to myself mentally about what the paragraph did.*  
  *I initially tried to do a quicker read with an emphasis on getting a sense of the structure and then referring back as needed, but I think that that approach ended up proving to be ineffective.*

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### **Strategies Shared:**
- Stay focused.
- Construct a low-resolution summary of each paragraph.
- Use terms indicating the role the paragraph plays.
- Develop a lexicon for ease of understanding.
- Write questions answered incorrectly along with their analyses.
- Annotate passages with distinct notations for critical details and viewpoints.