Reading critically and preparing for exams

• Consider your purpose for reading and what you need to be able to understand, know, or do after reading.
• Determine what you already know about the material you are to read.
• Give the text an initial glance, noting headings, diagrams, tables, pictures, bolded words, summaries, ...

When practising critical reading, it is crucial to be aware of the context of the text.

Before reading a text, ask :

• What do you want to gain from reading this topic?
• What are your existing beliefs?
• What do you think you know ...

If you're training for a marathon, you usually keep track of how many miles you're accumulating, and how much time you're spending pounding the pavement. If you want to read more, the same type of documentation can help.

I use Goodreads  to keep trac...