Study Update - 28 March 2011

Am done with Critical Reasoning(CR) from OG-12!

Overall out of 124, I got 81 Correct!

I did in 3 sets -

1. 41/50
2. 28/50
3. 12/24

The first time I really killed it and then onwards I got killed! The only reason my score was not 50-50 - as its normally with Quants - was I did really well in the first set. After that next 2 sets, I guess the questions got difficult, I was not focusing enough, I just couldn't understand the reasoning or I was plain over-confident!

What I learnt from doing CR -

• Concentration is paramount! If you are distracted even for a bit, that will make all the difference between the correct reasoning and the wrong reasoning. So make sure you are as much focused as possible. Guesses even though I did make a few, out of which I got a few correct also, the guess game is quite tricky for CR. The answers are all there in the paragraph and the answer choices. Its all about nailing the correct one! 
• Read as much as possible and I don't mean just the question but reading in general like magazines, newspapers, etc. The topics covered are assorted like Science, Technology, Art, Historical, Business, Economy, etc. So it makes sense to have interest in everything, however dry the subject might be. Personally I didn't do well in topics from Historical-Arts and a bit from Science. The subject was too dry and really had a difficult time to focus and digest what was there. But it needs to be done, whether you and me like it or not! So the more aware and read you are, the less it will be difficult for you! 
• Considering the clock is always ticking, the time allotted for CR can be extremely challenging to finish everything. So if you can develop a habit for fast-reading, this is going to be a very helpful skill! 

Now onto more of reading in the form Reading Comprehension(RC)!

Stay tuned!