READING COMPREHENSION TEST

What is it? A prose passage running into 400 to 1000 words followed by some
questions based on the contents of the passage. You have to go through the
passage, comprehend it properly and then answer the questions. So this type of
question is meant to assess your power to understand the passage critically.
Types of questions set. Generally the following questions are set in this type:
(1) The main idea of the passage is ___________.
(2) The most appropriate title of the passage is _________.
(3) Which of the following is implied in the passage?
(4) The writer says __________.
(5) The inference one can draw __________.
(6) The writer does not say ___________.
(7) Correct meanings of words or phrases ___________.
(8) Practical application of certain ideas given in the passage etc.etc.,
How to approach Comprehension test?
1. Read the questions (not their answer choice) first
2. Bearing those questions in mind go through the passage. Put a dot on the
sentence or line that gives a clue to the answer.
3. Give only one reading to the passage. In case you do not understand the passage
in one reading, you need more spade work that is fast reading of the passage
and then recapitulation.
4. Then go through the questions and their answer choices. See which answer
choice gives the most accurate answer.
5. While checking up the answer choice you should take special care of the verb and
their qualifying words, nouns and their qualifying words. They should give the
same meaning that the clue-sentence to the answer means.