Last visit was: 24 Apr 2024, 07:02 It is currently 24 Apr 2024, 07:02

Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel

How is your comprehension skill on GMAT RC Passages?(consider under test condition)

0% [0]
35% [12]
47% [16]
11% [4]
5% [2]
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 344
Own Kudos [?]: 2293 [3]
Given Kudos: 6
 V25
Send PM
Founder
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Posts: 37301
Own Kudos [?]: 72867 [1]
Given Kudos: 18857
Location: United States (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Send PM
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 344
Own Kudos [?]: 2293 [1]
Given Kudos: 6
 V25
Send PM
Founder
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Posts: 37301
Own Kudos [?]: 72867 [3]
Given Kudos: 18857
Location: United States (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
1
Kudos
2
Bookmarks
Expert Reply
The hardest for me in RC was to actually read the passage and not to have to go back and re-read.
I had to just read with the idea that the text will be "gone" and I may not go back to it. If this makes sense - this gave my mind an idea that I had one chance to read and need to absorb every piece of it. That was the only way for me not to have to go back for 90% of questions.

The interesting part I noticed that my mind was much better at picking up useless facts and details that the passage fools me to think were important than some of the more minor elements such as tone and dynamics of the passage.

I think GMAT passages are good at throwing a ton of details at you in a passage and in most cases does not test your understanding of those facts, rather how elements integrate and relate to each other. however, I would still read the little details but immediately mentally answered a question: Why is this info included?

Answering that question, I did not focus on the data but rather on how it relates and why it is there. THE BIG PICTURE!
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 344
Own Kudos [?]: 2293 [1]
Given Kudos: 6
 V25
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
1
Kudos
Thank you bb for your valuable tips. I followed your above tips and those worked 100% flawlessly. :-D Today I took GMATPrep test I and did all RC question correct except one for which I convinced myself enough to select the wrong answer. My test score is 740 (Q50, V39). At the end of verbal section I deliberately faced time issue and therefore had to skip last 4 questions without reading them properly.
Founder
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Posts: 37301
Own Kudos [?]: 72867 [1]
Given Kudos: 18857
Location: United States (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
1
Kudos
Expert Reply
Fantastic Job! I am glad it was useful and more importantly worked.

740 on the GMAT Prep - that could be a great score on the GMAT (by the way, take a look at our new gmat score estimator: https://gmatclub.com/gmat-score-estimate).
When are you planning to take the GMAT?
User avatar
Director
Director
Joined: 04 Jan 2008
Posts: 518
Own Kudos [?]: 3825 [0]
Given Kudos: 17
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
awesome and valid points
+1 to you
due to my slow reading speeds, i do badly in CR and RC
accuracy improves in paper test and in un timed Format :P
User avatar
Director
Director
Joined: 04 Jan 2008
Posts: 518
Own Kudos [?]: 3825 [0]
Given Kudos: 17
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
In CR- we shd use skimming and vertical reading(in 5 options). Also category specific approach

example,
for assumption we have to find the missing link
for weaken type we need to fine alternate reasons etc

SC is not an issue.Atleast in most cases

RC- prob is with inference Qs(only)
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 344
Own Kudos [?]: 2293 [0]
Given Kudos: 6
 V25
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
Agree with both of you.

@bb: is there any collection available with all high frequency words from OG and 1000 docs?

So which one you agree?
RC practice + without time or RC practice + with time? It is evident that time pressure reduce accuracy in that case. So, is it preferable to practice RC without any time condition?
Founder
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Posts: 37301
Own Kudos [?]: 72867 [0]
Given Kudos: 18857
Location: United States (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
Expert Reply
priyankur_saha@ml.com wrote:
Agree with both of you.

@bb: is there any collection available with all high frequency words from OG and 1000 docs?

So which one you agree?
RC practice + without time or RC practice + with time? It is evident that time pressure reduce accuracy in that case. So, is it preferable to practice RC without any time condition?


Never heard of anything like this, but there maybe a doc with idioms that may come handy here:
new-to-the-verbal-forum-please-read-this-first-77546.html
Founder
Founder
Joined: 04 Dec 2002
Posts: 37301
Own Kudos [?]: 72867 [0]
Given Kudos: 18857
Location: United States (WA)
GMAT 1: 750 Q49 V42
GPA: 3
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
Expert Reply
Just to get a bit philosophical, there are several approaches to RC:
1. Read entire passage very carefully and then not have to go back to the text for 90% of questions
2. Read quickly to get the main idea and then re-read as you work through questions

I have to say either approach works with certain degree of effectiveness. Neither is perfect. Whatever approach you pick, just make sure you stick with it and not switch back and forth, esp. on the real test. Pick your strategy and stick to it.


I could not do #2 very well, so I took approach #1 and spent extra time reading but that's up to you. I also mastered SC's to the point of spending 30-45 seconds per question to give me more time for reading...
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 344
Own Kudos [?]: 2293 [0]
Given Kudos: 6
 V25
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
I have found that strike rate in RC varies with understanding of the passage 50%-100%. LSAT passages are hard to crack because they have intricate languages and several contradictory concepts or arguments. On other hand GRE passages are very easy and anyone can easily get 80%-100% correct.
My RC strength varies huge when I try LSAT passages. Probably I feel numb when concept is unknown to me and when passage is dealing with huge data. Comparatively, my strike rate increases on passages which deal with some concepts or ideas. I try to follow step 1; therefore, I use to revisit passage when it has a lot of numeric information or plethora of descriptions.
Finally, I am deciding to use step1 and 2 based on situation, step 1 for idea based passages (with more inference questions) and step 2 for descriptive passages. Let me know whether it would be ok to follow 2 approaches.
User avatar
Senior Manager
Senior Manager
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Posts: 344
Own Kudos [?]: 2293 [0]
Given Kudos: 6
 V25
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
bb wrote:
Fantastic Job! I am glad it was useful and more importantly worked.

740 on the GMAT Prep - that could be a great score on the GMAT (by the way, take a look at our new gmat score estimator: https://gmatclub.com/gmat-score-estimate).
When are you planning to take the GMAT?


Thank you very much for the link (+1 for you). I took another GMATPrep and MGMAT CAT tests. My scores were 730(Q50,V39) and 710(Q47,V40). Now, I am bit scared whether I would be able to keep my consistency on exam, which is on next week.
User avatar
Non-Human User
Joined: 01 Oct 2013
Posts: 17211
Own Kudos [?]: 848 [0]
Given Kudos: 0
Send PM
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
Hello from the GMAT Club VerbalBot!

Thanks to another GMAT Club member, I have just discovered this valuable topic, yet it had no discussion for over a year. I am now bumping it up - doing my job. I think you may find it valuable (esp those replies with Kudos).

Want to see all other topics I dig out? Follow me (click follow button on profile). You will receive a summary of all topics I bump in your profile area as well as via email.

Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Reading Comprehension (RC) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
GMAT Club Bot
Re: Today, I went through this website [#permalink]
Moderators:
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
6917 posts
GMAT Club Verbal Expert
238 posts
GRE Forum Moderator
13957 posts

Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group | Emoji artwork provided by EmojiOne