Hi
here are few techniques to improve your verbal. hope you would find them useful.
SC:
1. Though SC notes by spidey, sahil ,gayatri are great help but I would recommend to make your own notes. jot down the rule and most importantly examples down below. Memorize the rules with examples.Rules will not look scary in your own hand-writing.
2. if you find explanation for the rule ,do write it along side.you will never go incorrect then.
e.g. Several times I committed the mistake involving the rule of the number +v. but never since I have found out the explanation that ‘the number’ represent just one/certain number, so it has to be singular.
Or another facet of the rule to substantiate as due to +noun and it modifies noun and works as adjective.
Because of modifies verb.
3. for tackling sc,
a) The trick I found most rewarding is “I will find out intent of the sentence i.e what the sentence want to convey.(even I have to read twice). You will find out that this technique is extremely handy in most difficult questions.
b) Find out the errors by scanning VERTICALLY in all the options and cancel all the choices with those mistakes.
c) Remember that there are two or more than two mistakes in the SC. Do not ponder over same mistake for long time.
d) Almost all the choices could be grammatically correct but not when read in conjunction with the non underlined part.
e) If you have narrowed down to two choices takes few seconds more to read them back into the sentence.
f) Do not try to overcorrect.
4. Most importantly keep a log of your errors as you definitely do not want to commit them again.
RC:
I am under training to read the passage interactively and reactively, trying to get the intent and the purpose of the author.
Most importantly I should be able to support my choice from the passage, using one or two lines from the passage.
CR:
You can read the question or the stimulus, whichever suites you best please forget the advice of the expert it is you, who have to take the test. But just do one thing determine conclusion and premise of the argument.
If there is no indicative word then the part you think is the conclusion put “therefore” in front of it and if you find it convincing then rest is premise.
Please do not bother yourself to find out assumption, scope etc and overanalyze the argument.
Now attack the options apply process of elimination. If you are left with 2 or 3 choices a quick glance at stimulus will help you to zero on the correct answer.
For both RC & CR you are out to choose LEAST OBJECTIONABLE choice not THE BEST choice.
Even a single word could spoil your answer choice.
You know a bad player may become a good coach. Jokes apart.
I sincerely hope that this could be any help to you.
Comments are solicited even if you disagree.
I would also like to know your strategy and your approach to achieve your aim.
aks
