Hi guys!
Do you find taking notes or not taking it in the RC section help you score higher?
I usually take notes in RC and it generally takes me like 3 and half minutes to finish reading the passage. I realize the downside of this approach is it takes me longer to read the passage and leaves me less time to tackle each question. I averaged -6 in the RC section recently and is not content with this result at all, although I make a lot of careless mistakes. I am thinking about scraping notes. Just want to see what do high scorer prefer.
RC note-taking? Forum
- Cochran
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Re: RC note-taking?
You know, I was wondering the same thing. I've noticed that I usually don't even look at my notes, often remembering the general vicinity of a piece of information. And regarding the detailed questions about a specific word, the question is usually about a word that I haven't even notated. I'm going to try this in my next RC question and see if it helps with speed.alexjinye wrote:Hi guys!
Do you find taking notes or not taking it in the RC section help you score higher?
I usually take notes in RC and it generally takes me like 3 and half minutes to finish reading the passage. I realize the downside of this approach is it takes me longer to read the passage and leaves me less time to tackle each question. I averaged -6 in the RC section recently and is not content with this result at all, although I make a lot of careless mistakes. I am thinking about scraping notes. Just want to see what do high scorer prefer.
- Clemenceau
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Re: RC note-taking?
Anything more than some underlining here and there seems like a waste of time/potentially distracting, at least it would be for me.
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- salander
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Re: RC note-taking?
I think scribbling down short words mainly helped to keep me focused and engaged. In general, though, I'm lazy and preferred to only underline / read for the pure pleasure.Cochran wrote: You know, I was wondering the same thing. I've noticed that I usually don't even look at my notes, often remembering the general vicinity of a piece of information. And regarding the detailed questions about a specific word, the question is usually about a word that I haven't even notated. I'm going to try this in my next RC question and see if it helps with speed.
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