{"id":18183,"date":"2015-09-06T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-06T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=18183"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:09:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T18:09:52","slug":"gmat-impact-what-not-to-read-on-reading-comprehension-passages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/gmat-impact-what-not-to-read-on-reading-comprehension-passages\/","title":{"rendered":"GMAT Impact: What NOT to Read on Reading Comprehension Passages"},"content":{"rendered":"

With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series,\u00a0Manhattan Prep<\/a><\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/em>\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>Stacey Koprince<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/a>teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"GMAT<\/a><\/p>\n

Ironically, to do a great job\u00a0on Reading Comprehension (RC) on the GMAT, we actually have to learn what NOT to read. So many people struggle with\u00a0what<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0how<\/em>\u00a0to read, but a big part of the battle is knowing what you can skim or skip!<\/p>\n

I am going to give you a quick overview of what I mean by \u201cwhat NOT to read,\u201d and then I am going to point you to some resources containing full examples of the technique.<\/p>\n

Learn the Process<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

First, read the introduction entitled\u00a0How To Read A Reading Comp Passage<\/a><\/strong>. (Hint: Take some notes! You are going to be trying this out on a real passage in a few minutes.)<\/p>\n

Next, you are going to try a couple of examples; one contains a Manhattan GMAT passage and one contains an Official Guide (OG) passage.<\/p>\n

When you do the exercises, keep a few things in mind:<\/p>\n

(1) Look for language clues that help distinguish between \u201chigh level\u201d and \u201cdetail.\u201d You want to read the \u201chigh level\u201d information and skim or skip the \u201cdetail.\u201d The \u201cdetail\u201d clues tend to be more obvious: for\u00a0example<\/em>, for\u00a0instance<\/em>,\u00a0one <\/em>type of something, and so on.<\/p>\n

(2) The bigger the words get, the more likely we will want to skim. They are going to use technical language, but that language will almost certainly be described in easier words at some other point\u2014ignore the technical stuff and go look for that easier description.<\/p>\n

(3) Despite #2, we are still expected to have a decent vocabulary. If you run across an unknown-to-you word that\u00a0is not\u00a0<\/em>otherwise defined, then you are forewarned: Learn this vocabulary word before you take the GMAT.<\/p>\n

Test It Out!<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

All right, let us try some examples. I am going to have you do the\u00a0Manhattan GMAT example first<\/a><\/strong>. Once you think you have mastered that, then try the OG example<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Also, if you have access to Manhattan GMAT\u2019s OG Archer study tool, I have also posted a video discussion of the passage used in the article to which I linked. Try it yourself first (using the article), but you then might want to reinforce the lesson by watching the video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series,\u00a0Manhattan Prep\u2019s\u00a0Stacey Koprince\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. Ironically, to do a great job\u00a0on Reading Comprehension (RC) on the GMAT, we actually have to learn what NOT to … Read More  <\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gmat"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGMAT Impact: What NOT to Read on Reading Comprehension Passages - mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ironically, to do a great job on Reading Comprehension (RC) on the GMAT, we actually have to learn what NOT to read.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/gmat-impact-what-not-to-read-on-reading-comprehension-passages\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GMAT Impact: What NOT to Read on Reading Comprehension Passages - 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