Timed Practice Simulator: Build Speed Without Losing Accuracy
Speed in RC doesn’t come from reading faster — it comes from reading smarter. This prompt structures your timed practice with optimal time allocation and AI-generated questions.
The Speed-Accuracy Paradox in RC
Every test-taker has faced this moment: you’re running out of time, you start rushing, and your accuracy collapses. You know the content. You understand the passage. But the clock turns a manageable task into a panicked one.
Most people practise RC without a timer and wonder why they struggle on exam day. Timed RC practice with AI changes this by giving you a structured training loop: attempt under pressure, generate fresh questions, get evaluated, and identify exactly where your time leaked.
Optimal Time Allocation by Exam
CAT (8-10 minutes per passage, 3-4 questions): Spend 90 seconds on the first read, then approximately 2 minutes per question. CAT passages have high conceptual density — capture structure and tone on first read, leave details as look-up items.
GMAT (6-8 minutes per passage, 3-4 questions): Spend 60-90 seconds reading, then 90 seconds per question. GMAT passages are shorter but questions are more precise.
GRE (10-12 minutes per passage, 4-6 questions): Spend 2 minutes reading, then about 2 minutes per question. GRE passages are longer and vocabulary-heavy.
Across all three exams: spend roughly 30% of your total time on the first read, 70% on answering questions. If you’re spending more than 40% of your time reading, you’re trying to memorise instead of mapping — and that’s where speed dies.
The First-Read Strategy That Creates Speed
Capture the main idea in one sentence. Not a summary. Not the topic. The claim the author is making.
Map the structure. Note where the passage shifts — where the author introduces a counterargument, where evidence begins, where the conclusion lands.
Read the author’s tone. Is the author supportive, critical, neutral? Identifying this during first read saves re-reading later.
Don’t memorise details. Statistics, dates, specific examples — these are look-up items. You need to remember which paragraph contains them, not the details themselves.
Continue to Difficulty Calibrator (C072) for the final guide in the RC Exam Prep pillar.
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