Quick answer
Every day: read one long piece, write a one-line summary and note two new words in context. Twice a week: a timed passage set with review. Raise difficulty each week.
The plan
| Week | Daily routine | Weekly target |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | One article, 20 minutes. One-line summary | Two timed passages, untimed review |
| 2 | One article, 25 minutes. Note the author’s structure | Two sets of two passages, review reasoning |
| 3 | One harder article. Summarise in two lines | Two timed sets with a 20-minute cap each |
| 4 | Mix of easy and hard. Skim, then read | One full VARC section under 40 minutes |
Topic spread
Rotate through economy, science, society, arts, history, technology and philosophy. If you always read about one topic, you will freeze on the others.
The notebook
Write words in a sentence you wrote yourself. Write one idea per day you found interesting. Review on Sundays.
Where this doesn’t apply
Where this doesn't apply
If you read very slowly, extend each week. If you already read widely, skip to the passage sets. This plan is our own method and faculty review is pending. We make no claim on score gain.
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