Reading Comprehension [HARD]: Time Management Against the Clock

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Reading Comprehension [HARD]: Time Management Against the Clock

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This video will cover how to cope with a reading comprehension [RC] passage when you have only a few minutes left on the clock. I will undertake two official practice sets of questions, one set under normal time and one set under extreme time pressure.
I offer private GRE / GMAT tutoring online at a fixed rate of $140/hr. Please get in touch via the email below, or through my tutoring website: www.gretutorlo...
Enquiries: philip@gretutorlondon.com
The Official ETS GRE questions will be of medium to hard difficulty but are applicable also to GRE, TOEFL and GMAT.
Attempt the questions yourself, through critical engagement, predicting answers, stopping-and-summarising and appreciating the tone of the author, or sit back, relax, and see me work away against the clock! Time management will be crucial, and the lessons should be applicable across Verbal Reasoning, not just for Reading Comprehension.
The GRE and GMAT are two of most used graduate exams for those seeking to study a Masters Degree or Masters in Business Administration (MBA) degree. The Graduate Record Exam and Graduate Management Admissions Test have been taken for over 50 years and are taken by approximately 600,000 and 300,000 people worldwide annually, respectively. These exams are typically taken between the ages of 18-40, by those who have completed, or are about to complete, their Bachelors Degree.
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@tosinghsatyam 4 жыл бұрын

Conclusion: In order to excel RCs, : 1. Consider every passage to be interesting. 2. Practice-Practice-Practice 3. When under time constraint, try skipping irrelevant stuff but never make the mistake of considering a passage to be boring.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Great summary

@kevinagee4364 4 жыл бұрын

i like how he makes videos in random parts of his house.

@tosinghsatyam 4 жыл бұрын

You are the first youtuber whom i have heard saying please leave a like 'it really helps boost the youtube algorithm.' Usually other youtubers say leave like it will help me to boost my confidence, it would motivate me and stuffs like that. You are one of the most distinctive youtuber out there.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, got that from Graham Stephan

@sreevidyabharathan761 4 жыл бұрын

Just a few minutes back I took a practice test in gre for verbal before watching this video and scored in the range of 160-165 . i was really bad in timing myself . i felt like i was taking too much time or worrying too much about the answer choices i had made. I then realized i was taking too much time with my RC's as well . I was just thinking about coming here and looking for help and i find this video!!! Your just spot on!! I haven't even finished watching the video yet BUT i had to like it and comment this right away! You're the best!! PS: maybe this could help someone while taking the test: my order of taking the (verbal section) test is as follows: 1. Sentence equivalence 2. Single blank Text completion 3. Double blank Text completion 4. Reading comprehension 5. Triple blank Text completion idk if this is the most efficient way but it kinda words for me. and i hope it helps for anyone of u too! Sir , whats ur take on this? any suggestions?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment Sreevidya. I would say it depends a lot on what score you are aiming for. At the highest end, 165-170, you should just answer every question as it comes and adjust speed accordingly if you fall behind. For those aiming at 160-165, you can guess a few, and then I would agree the triple blanks or long RC are best.

@fullyf2p40 11 ай бұрын

My strategy goes something like this. I do the SE first. Then do the RC passages, warming up with a short passage and immediately tackling the longest one. I skip CR questions and try to complete all RCs. Then I do the text completions. And then CR questions. I tend to get stressed and lose focus as the time winds down, so I complete RC immediately. SE first to boost confidence. Text completion towards the end cuz I'll otherwise spend too much time on it.

@ItsVarunContractor 3 күн бұрын

Love you Philip! great video.

@theesunnlightt2268 3 жыл бұрын

I did all right and its because of you Phillip. You gave me the confidence and the courage that I needed badly. And I must say: Thank you!

@niyatichaudhary2309 7 ай бұрын

Hi Philip , i have been struggling with verbal and found your channel 10 days prior to my exam and i must say it has been of great help! my goal is to score between 155-160 range .

@josephinepowers2959 5 ай бұрын

Omggggg I took your advice after watching your video and it literally worked I got all the question correct.

@iyanuoluwaaliu5539 2 жыл бұрын

Phillip strikes again! I am learning new tactics from the way you tackle the questions.

@jayantmalhotra1449 4 жыл бұрын

Thx, I have my exam day after tomorrow and this video really boosted my confidence

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Hope it went well Jayant!

@jayantmalhotra1449 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor yeah I scored 322 (169Q and 153V), do u think I should give it again ?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

@@jayantmalhotra1449 Wow well done! Only do it again if the money is worth it for you. I always recommend doing it a few times if you can afford to...

@jayantmalhotra1449 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor thx bro for the tip, any chances I can get in UCB , UCLA with this score , ( I have good GPA and LOR , also I have been part of handful of NGO's to teach underprivileged children and ongoing research in Data science related field , which I will probably finish before applying.) Thanks for your advise once again

@VivekKartha 3 жыл бұрын

That bit of knowledge about marshes is actually interesting

@VladimirRao 3 жыл бұрын

Apart from your contents, I really like your composure.

@lamisasiimi3695 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are supeerrr inspiring,don’t know how to thank you for these contents.Keep going ,Sir!Love from Bangladesh

@rajivrajsubramanian 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Philip, Thanks for the taking the time to actually solving it and posting it. Really helps solidify the benchmark for reading comprehension questions. Very rarely tutors would test themselves in front of a huge crowd. Super-useful stuff. Gives the confidence. I'm preparing for GMAT now and I want to know how many OG RC questions would I need to solve before I reach your level? This would be help me estimate my effort.

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

That's tough to estimate. Many hundreds...

@SISANHLABATHI Ай бұрын

Wow. This is exceptional. Thank you so much.

@megank707 3 жыл бұрын

wow, love this. Definitely, a good way to do Reading Comprehension.

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Megan

@megank707 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor Thanks a million, with your tips I have improvised to 90%. If I Continue this will get 100% in RCs. :)

@NK-td1is 10 ай бұрын

Thank yoy so much Philip. You really helped me refine my technique

@ecargmach7637 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips!!! I always get worn down every time I see this part of my exam before I read it. And I end up screwing it. Plus the time pressure.

@gracehwang749 4 жыл бұрын

hi phillip! thank you so much for your awesome videos.Those videos really help me a lot for my gmat preparation. i'm having my exam tomorrow and still anxious abt verbal in general cause i'm a non-native english speaker. most of times, i run out of time in my verbal section (about 3-4 questions) and ended up choosing anything that makes sense. will definitely try to use this trick! anyway, I just want to comment not bcs of algorithm but because i'm truly grateful for your cool videos. :) keep up the good work!

@yannickingermany 3 жыл бұрын

You're really amazing. That's all I have to say

@muskangupta9464 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the knowledge.. It was of great help...

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@1327 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Phillip

@wassupr.7930 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Enjoy reading with you and watching other of your videos. // Cannot catch up in the second passage. Too speedy to understand what the passage is talking about lol but fun tho

@dataalive3281 2 жыл бұрын

I love it but so the text for me is hard to understand :(

@mr.FRESHWATER Жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much!

@yeboahmohammed2511 3 ай бұрын

Where can I get all the answers to this particular ETS test???

@chibuzoukegbu2968 4 жыл бұрын

Good lesson: engaging with the text. But there's something I observed you were doing in answering the questions: you were kinda predicting the answers of some questions before going through the options. Is that a good technique?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@rabiulislam2174 4 жыл бұрын

Hey! I have a few questions about RCs. Is it a good idea to practice RCs from Official GMAT sources? What is the difficulty level of GMAT RCs compared to GRE RCs? Hope to hear from you soon 😊

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Rabiul! GMAT RCs are slightly harder but they are very similar. Both are great practice for each other...

@rabiulislam2174 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor Thank you so much for your reply!😊😊 It helps a lot :) :) :) Gratitude ☺☺☺

@user-vd2mj7st6o 4 жыл бұрын

Love it

@virender945 4 жыл бұрын

Hi. I am able to understand the passage very well but I am confused with the answer options. Please help

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Did you try the tips in my RC videos, like reading more slowly?

@virender945 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTestedTutor yes! It's a boon. Actually the thing is that i waste time selecting the perfect answer. M confounded by the 2 best choices, which one to select. How I can overcome it?

@taysiamassie5906 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, this is random but for vocab I know you suggest studying using magoosh. I just finished 6/6 of the common words stages. Now I am left with basic and advanced. Which one should I do?

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Try advanced! Then the grehotline words. Let me know how it goes...

@taysiamassie5906 4 жыл бұрын

The Tested Tutor thank you sir!

@fananisuprn 3 жыл бұрын

thx this was helpful

@ayeshas5134 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, do you have tips on managing time in the Quant section? I find myself struggling more in quant than verbal.

@TheTestedTutor 2 жыл бұрын

You may need to guess 1 hardest question to stay on time...

@patel4923 3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir I hope u are doing great I had difficulty in choosing between b and d Can u tell me y not D

@mmoonchild276 Жыл бұрын

In which paragraph? 1st or 2nd?

@erzascarlet4413 Жыл бұрын

Gosh! you the best

@itzvalor861 Жыл бұрын

what about passages that have 6-8 sentences and have two passages to read, how should I tackle those?

@muhammadkamranuppal599 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video !!!

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bilalansarkhan3008 3 жыл бұрын

Thanksss

@indian_scouser_ynwa 4 жыл бұрын

Hope I can reach your level someday

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

You might!

@koi4004 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Philip! How do you set stop watch clock on screen? Any name ? Thanks

@TheTestedTutor 4 жыл бұрын

I use Movavi, and add text overlay...

@abhayprabhakar7752 Жыл бұрын

good shi

@saifurrehman6756 4 жыл бұрын

what is the name of this book?

@TheTestedTutor 3 жыл бұрын

Online ets pdf

@tasnimsarker4653 2 жыл бұрын

Can i have your email to connect with you?