read out (very softly) while doing verbal

[ruxia]

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English is my second language, so verbal is difficult for me. I feel I cannot concentrate on the reading when I find it hard to comphehend. If I force myself to concentrate by reading out (very softly), I can get more. However, my reading speed is reduced. But still it's better than not understanding because of not concentrating. Any advice? Is it possible to do so on the real test?

 

[LLB2MD]

English is my second language, so verbal is difficult for me. I feel I cannot concentrate on the reading when I find it hard to comphehend. If I force myself to concentrate by reading out (very softly), I can get more. However, my reading speed is reduced. But still it's better than not understanding because of not concentrating. Any advice?

English is my first language, and this is the technique I've always used for any verbal reasoning test. It's also what I did for reading convoluted legal documents (I'm a lawyer). I don't actually read out loud, but I do mouth the words - I found that this helped me immensely on VR sections and actually improved my timing and comprehension. I say stick with it and just keep practicing and hopefully you will start to read faster.

 

[LLB2MD]

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[ruxia]

Thanks for your advice. I'll try mouth the word, so that it will not disturb neighbours. Also, I will try to mouth the whole text selectively to save time.

 

[ruxia]

BTW, how far apart are people sitting during the actual exam?

 

[Abscissa]

Yay, I'm not alone!!

English is my first language, but I found that with the MCAT, reading out the questions and answer choices is unbelievably helpful. It's a long test and obviously draining. There are times during the test when I feel like I'm losing focus, so I say things out loud to myself. This really helps me concentrate. I don't do this with passages, since I try to read those over as quickly as possible. To avoid any careless mistakes on wordy/tricky questions, it's really nice to hear myself saying the things I read.

I haven't really considered the peace and quiet of my neighbors yet, but I don't think I say anything too loudly. Besides, I'm pretty sure most students opt to use noise-cancelling headphones.

 

[FrkyBgStok]

this is the method i used. i got a 10 which I was happy with, but I would pretend a friend asked me to present the essay at a conference, so i would silently present it quickly.