So I know that I am not alone in this but sometimes (especially practicing with TPR), I encounter a verbal passage that may involve history, philosophy, art, etc. and as I am reading it, trying my best to focus on MI/Author's view, I simply don't understand what it's trying to say or tell me through the first time I read it. Could you please give me your best advice when this happens to any of you? Should I go back more than usual? Should I try attacking the passage differently? 😕
Best advice for those wtf verbal passages?
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For those types of passages, at the very least you should try to know the structure of the passage as in the author talks about X in paragraph 1, Y in paragraph 2, Z in paragraph 3, etc. I know that doesn't help you in understanding the passage as a whole, though.
What I do when I encounter a passage as you described above, I do a read through and try to at least get the gist. Then for the questions, I go back to the relevant paragraphs. It's not a perfect method, but it works for me.
What I do when I encounter a passage as you described above, I do a read through and try to at least get the gist. Then for the questions, I go back to the relevant paragraphs. It's not a perfect method, but it works for me.
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I read it once and then go to the questions. If a question asks about a specific quote or topic, I would reread just the relevant part of the passage. Hopefully, in answering the questions, you come to understand the passage a bit better and it starts to click.
I know a lot of people advise not to go back to the passage when answering questions, but what else are you supposed to do if you have no idea what the passage is about!?
I know a lot of people advise not to go back to the passage when answering questions, but what else are you supposed to do if you have no idea what the passage is about!?
