Reading Comprehension passage is the most common question being asked in bank and Insurance exams. Generally, you are given a paragraph and some questions are asked based on it. These questions will be answered based on the information you get from the given paragraph. If you are not good at the reading of the paragraph, then it will be very difficult for you to get good marks in this section because through this, you can get good marks in the English section. These points are often considered to be the deciding factors in your selection in the final list. In this article, we will discuss ways to solve these questions easily and how to get as more points in this section as possible.
Reading Comprehension: How to do?
In the question of any banking examination, the reading comprehension is one of the most important types of questions and in most such exams, from this section, you can expect to get good points. Getting faster points with accuracy will help you bring a total significant number of marks in the exam that will help in securing your job. So what should you do? Follow these quick tips to Solve Reading Comprehension in Bank Exams:
1. Learn banking, finance and business terminology:
It is often seen that most passages offered in bank exams are based on the economy, trade, finance, and banking. Therefore, there is some specific terminology used in these areas and they are also often used in the passages given. Therefore, keep in mind the information about Non-performing asset (NPA) ratio, cash reserve ratio, statutory liquidity ratio, bank rate, base rate, prime lending rate, appreciation, devaluation of currency etc. This will improve your speed as you will not need to think about them when there are such technical terms in the money.
2. Understanding the Key idea of Passage:
Any passage is the main idea about which the entire paragraph is written around. Occasionally, such questions are also asked to know whether you are capable of understanding the main idea given in the paragraph. Therefore, first understand the idea of Passage, and then you will be able to answer other questions.
3. Write your own thoughts about the paragraph:
It can take some time, but if you practice correctly, you will be able to use this method in a good and complete way. First of all, read one paragraph at a time and write its main idea and likewise, for all other paragraphs. In this way, you will get an idea of full passage with one paragraph. This will help you to solve questions related to full passage as well as questions from different paragraphs.
4. Summarize important things about banking:
It is a good way to understand a passage and its context. In this way, you will get ideas about important aspects of banking and finance. You can write daily newspapers and write important points of articles published in economics, business, finance, and banking. This will help you keep information about the main issues of the day and will help you solve the questions in the actual exam due to your background related information. Anyway, you will be in good condition, because most of the passages related to these areas are based on current events.
5. The passage can be based on development and social issues:
After saying that most of the passages asked in the examination are based on economics, finance, and banking etc. It is sometimes related to the development of the economy and the current social issues. Therefore, continue reading the daily newspaper because it will keep you informed about the events happening around and most of the passages are based on these events. Do not forget that in the examination, passage will be asked only with economics because money can also be asked for areas like economic development, social uplift etc.
The questions of the reading comprehension are very important in any bank's examination and in order to get good points in these exams, you need to be precise along with fast. These questions can easily give you good points in the English section of any examination. Therefore, prepare yourself for all the challenges and then you will get the prestigious job you are trying to achieve.
