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 When it comes about Reading comprehension, many people are reluctant to hug it easily. In case of reading comprehension, one must use strategy of various types, certainly not one. Today we are going to post advanced reading strategy specially for someone who wants to get a high gre score. Reading comprehension consists of approximately 50% in verbal section. So better prepare well. Well, before discussing about advanced reading comprehension, take a look of the passage posted below:

The traveler who at the present day is content to travel in the good old Asiatic style, neither rushed along by a locomotive, nor dragged by a stage-coach; who is willing to enjoy hospitalities at far-scattered farmhouses, instead of paying his bill at an inn; who is not be frightened by any amount of loneliness, or to be deterred by the roughest roads or the highest hills; such a traveler in the eastern park of Berkshire, Mass., will find ample foot for poetic reflection in the singular scenery of a country, which, owing to the ruggedness of the soil and its lying out of the track of all public conveyances, remains almost as unknown to the general tourist as the interior of Bohemia.

Though you are unlikely to face this types of passage, it is better to be ready for this types of passage.

ADVANCED READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY:

• KNOW THE ROLE OF EACH PUNCTUATION MARK

• KNOW THE ROLE OF RELATIVE PRONOUN

• SIMPLIFY THE SENTENCE

• SKIM THE DETAILS

• MOST IMPORTANTLY PARAPHRASE WHAT YOU READ

•  CARE ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF THE SENTENCE

• ALWAYS TAKE CARE ABOUT OF SUBJECT AND PRINCIPAL VERB IN LONG SENTENCE (TO UNDERSTAND FASTER)

The most important punctuation marks are Comma(,), semicolon (;), dash( -- ), colon(:)

 To know about the usage of comma , visit: Major Comma Uses
 
To know about the usage of comma , visit: Semicolon
 
To know about the direction:
SIGNAL WORDS for READING COMPREHENSION and TEXT COMPLETION-part-II

 SIGNAL words for Reading Comprehension/Text Completion-PART I

NOW lets breakdown the passage posted earlier:

 
The traveler who at the present day is content to travel in the good old Asiatic style,

 The traveler is the subject.

  neither rushed along by a locomotive, nor dragged by a stage-coach;

what is the role of the sentence ? : it is explaining character of the traveler, and look there is a semicolon after this , that means it is going to same direction.

 who is willing to enjoy hospitalities at far-scattered farmhouses, instead of paying his bill at an inn;

who is who ? : the traveler , and this explaining the character of the traveler, and look there is a semicolon after this sentence, that means it is going to same direction.

 who is not be frightened by any amount of loneliness, or to be deterred by the roughest roads or the highest hills;

 who is who ? : the traveler , and this explaining the character of the traveler, and look there is a semicolon after this sentence, that means it is going to same direction.

such a traveler in the eastern park of Berkshire, Mass., will find ample foot for poetic reflection in the singular scenery of a country,

this is just explaining what will traveler do---

 which, owing to the ruggedness of the soil and its lying out of the track of all public conveyances, remains almost as unknown to the general tourist as the interior of Bohemia.

which is to meant what??  : country


 LETS SOLVE  QUESTION:

 The traveler who at the present day is content to travel in the good old Asiatic style, neither rushed along by a locomotive, nor dragged by a stage-coach; who is willing to enjoy hospitalities at far-scattered farmhouses, instead of paying his bill at an inn; who is not be frightened by any amount of loneliness, or to be deterred by the roughest roads or the highest hills; such a traveler in the eastern park of Berkshire, Mass., will find ample foot for poetic reflection in the singular scenery of a country, which, owing to the ruggedness of the soil and its lying out of the track of all public conveyances, remains almost as unknown to the general tourist as the interior of Bohemia.

1. Which of the  can be inferred about the characteristic of the  traveler mentioned in the passage?

a. He must enjoy hospitalities at far-scattered farmhouses.
b. He is not likely to be undaunted by the loneliness
c. He is obstructed by the  road which is scattered with holes
d. He might get slew of ideas in a country, which is devoid of public amenities ; therefore , ignored by many.
e. He is likely to avoid  paying his bill at a motel, and is confounded to visit old Asiatic style.

ANSWER:

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