One of the biggest shifts in modern law entrance exams — especially CLAT — is the rise of passage-based questions. Whether it's Legal Reasoning, English, or even GK, everything now depends on one core skill: reading comprehension. Yet, this is the area where most students falter, not because they aren’t smart enough, but because they’ve never been taught how to read for competitive exams.
Reading for school is very different from reading for law exams. Here, the goal isn’t to memorise facts but to understand arguments, identify assumptions, evaluate choices, and draw logical inferences. The good news? Reading comprehension is not a talent — it’s a trainable skill.
The first step is to build reading stamina. Many students read slowly, lose focus, or miss details simply because they aren’t used to reading dense material. Start with 20 minutes a day of reading editorials, long-form articles, or policy pieces. Gradually increase the duration. Over time, your mind adapts.
Next, practice active reading. Don’t just glide over lines — pause to ask:
What is the author trying to say? What is the tone? What is the central idea? Is there an assumption being made?
These mini-checkpoints make comprehension sharper and faster.
Another essential strategy is vocabulary in context. You don’t need to memorize dictionary lists. Instead, learn how words function inside a sentence. This alone boosts accuracy in English and LR passages.
Finally, solve passage-based mock questions regularly. Reading without application doesn’t help; real improvement comes from observing which lines you misread, where you overthink, and what types of passages slow you down.
Master reading, and you’ll automatically see improvement across all sections — making it the most powerful skill you can develop for law exams.