{"id":29455,"date":"2021-12-12T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T15:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=29455"},"modified":"2022-07-25T03:20:07","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:20:07","slug":"the-master-resource-list-for-gmat-reading-comprehension-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/the-master-resource-list-for-gmat-reading-comprehension-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Master Resource List for GMAT Reading Comprehension, Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Manhattan Prep<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u2019s\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/instructors\/stacey-koprince\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Stacey Koprince<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/the-master-resource-list-for-gmat-reading-comprehension-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Part 1<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of this series covered how to read Reading Comprehension (RC), and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/the-master-resource-list-for-gmat-reading-comprehension-part-2-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Part 2<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0introduced the first two major question types: Main Idea and Specific Detail. In\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/the-master-resource-list-for-gmat-reading-comprehension-part-3-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Part 3<\/strong><\/a>, we discussed Inference questions and Why questions. If you have not already done so, start by reading those posts, and then continue with this final post in the series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Put It All Together<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All right, now you have all the pieces:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What to read and what not to read<\/li>\n<li>How to find the main point<\/li>\n<li>How to answer Main Idea, Specific Detail, Inference, and Why questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We should now test your skills! This first article talks about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/how-to-read-tough-science-passages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>how to read tough science passages<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Next, test your understanding of the passage on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/inferring-from-the-meteor-stream-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>this Inference question<\/strong><\/a>, and then try\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/why-does-it-say-this-the-meteor-stream-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>this Why question<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Timing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, we really do\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0have much time to read RC passages. Aim for approximately two to two and a half minutes on shorter passages and closer to three minutes for longer ones. Of course, you cannot possibly read everything closely and carefully in such a short time frame\u2014but that is not your goal! The goal is to get the big picture on that first read-through.<\/p>\n<p>Aim to answer Main Idea questions in roughly one minute. You can spend up to two minutes on the more specific questions. In particular, if you run across an Except question, expect to spend pretty close to two minutes; Except questions nearly always take a while.<\/p>\n<p>As always, be aware of your overall time. If you find that you are running behind, skip one question entirely; do not try to save 30 seconds each on a bunch of questions. Also, if RC is your weakest verbal area, and you also struggle with speed, consider guessing immediately on one question per passage and spreading your time over the remaining questions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Great, I Have Mastered RC!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let us test that theory, shall we? Your next step is to implement all these techniques on your next practice test while also managing your timing well. Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything.\u00a0Manhattan Prep\u2019s\u00a0Stacey Koprince\u00a0teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. 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