RC Help!!!! Endurance!!

cameron.havens2cameron.havens2 Live Member
in Reading Comprehension 53 karma

Hello Everyone. Stick with me here while I explain. Endurance in RC (and the test as a whole) seems to be a big issue with me. When I do one RC passage at a time I seem to do very (4star passages & 160+ Questions correct) well. But when I read them back to back (full section ) I seem to loose focus and it starts becoming word salad. Im starting to see that endurance is a real issue here. How do I increase my endurance. Is there things I can do to make it to where I can sit for this whole 2.5 hour test and not get extremely fatigued!!

Any advice is greatly appreciated

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  • Celfaw20Celfaw20 Core Member
    41 karma

    From what I've grown to realize is you need to dose it. Start with untimed prep. Take full RC sections UNTIMED to train your mind to endure these word salads. That way, you adapt to the stress of back to back passages. Eventually, so much information in one section feels like second nature. At that point, add time back into the mix. Finally, remember: we all feel this way. Every single one of us has felt that the words turn into word salad. This test is painstaking, so take the time to pat yourself on the back for working so hard and being able to recognize your shortcomings. You're doing great!

  • meganz621meganz621 Core Member
    edited May 13 35 karma

    I just honestly think drilling a few times a week, reviewing what you get wrong and always doing low res summaries will mitigate it. I struggle with this too. I am trying to figure out which passage types are best for me to skip when it comes down to it. I've learned comparative passages are not best to skip because they have more questions so youll get more wrong.

  • kemcdankemcdan Core Member
    5 karma

    Start reading more books in your free time to get comfortable reading a lot

  • ConstantineConstantine Member
    edited May 13 1427 karma

    Your tiredness comes from hyperfocus (hypervigilance). You have to be better in the test—especially in RC. The hyperfocus comes from not understanding what your goals are while you are reading. The secret is to get to know what to focus on. First, you need to focus on only three questions while reading. What must be true? What can't be true? What can be true?

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