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14 May 2022, 12:35
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Ideally, how much time should this passage take to solve considering its EASY level but has 8 questions? Any expert's reply would be really helpful.
14 May 2022, 12:57
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Mansha1412
The passage is 329 words long, meaning that it's a medium length passage. So, reading the passage should take about 3 to 4 minutes.
Then, answering each question should take around a minute.
So, around 11 to 13 minutes for the entire thing.
That said, when you're practicing, what makes sense is to take your time and aim for full understanding and high accuracy. So, when you're practicing, it could make sense to spend 30 minutes or more on this passage and its questions.
For some tips on how best to train for GMAT verbal, see this post. Three Key Practice Tips for Mastering GMAT Verbal
05 Jun 2022, 15:00
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I would be so appreciative for your opinion on the following questions (I apologize in advance for my long post, but I am really trying to wrestle with this passage to become a true GMAT champ):
For question 494 (which of the following best states the difference between free trade and fair trade, as explained in the passage): I was confused and initially chose choice C. The passage basically says that it is only Arboria that has free trade. The conflict between proponents of "free" and "fair" trade seems to imply that the rest of the world is following "fair" trade... thereby prompting??proponents of "fair trade" to go against Arboria's existing free trade policy. I now see why choice B is better, but how can we not make an inference from the passage that the rest of the world follows fair trade based on this?
For question 497 (the author mentions all of the following as characteristic of world trade in the mid-1940s EXCEPT): I see why Choice D is correct, but for Choice E, where does the author mention specifically Arborian "manufacturers"???
For question 498 (in presenting the argument in the passage, the author uses all of the following??except): For Choice C, the Official Guide says that "the passage??states that the supremacy of Arboria in most industries was for a long time uncontested" is a generalization. I would be so appreciative if an expert can break this down for me as to why this is a generalization. I thought that choice E WAS mentioned because the passage states "world trade is no longer dominated by the free-trade economies; nearly 75% is conducted by economic systems operating with principles at odds with those of Arboria." Doesn't this disprove Choice E? It tells you more than one economic system is not based on free-trade.
Thank you! :)
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I would be so appreciative for your opinion on the following questions (I apologize in advance for my long post, but I am really trying to wrestle with this passage to become a true GMAT champ):
For question 494 (which of the following best states the difference between free trade and fair trade, as explained in the passage): I was confused and initially chose choice C. The passage basically says that it is only Arboria that has free trade. The conflict between proponents of "free" and "fair" trade seems to imply that the rest of the world is following "fair" trade... thereby prompting??proponents of "fair trade" to go against Arboria's existing free trade policy. I now see why choice B is better, but how can we not make an inference from the passage that the rest of the world follows fair trade based on this?
For question 497 (the author mentions all of the following as characteristic of world trade in the mid-1940s EXCEPT): I see why Choice D is correct, but for Choice E, where does the author mention specifically Arborian "manufacturers"???
For question 498 (in presenting the argument in the passage, the author uses all of the following??except): For Choice C, the Official Guide says that "the passage??states that the supremacy of Arboria in most industries was for a long time uncontested" is a generalization. I would be so appreciative if an expert can break this down for me as to why this is a generalization. I thought that choice E WAS mentioned because the passage states "world trade is no longer dominated by the free-trade economies; nearly 75% is conducted by economic systems operating with principles at odds with those of Arboria." Doesn't this disprove Choice E? It tells you more than one economic system is not based on free-trade.
Thank you! :)
22 Jun 2022, 16:02
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Question 1 (book question #494)
Overall, the passage argues that Arboria is "floundering in the global market place" because it has bad trade policy. More specifically, it is too focused on the question of free trade versus fair trade. Instead of worrying about "free trade versus protectionism," it should be focused on expanding trade.
Developing this idea, the author tell us in the third paragraph that Arboria's trade policy is paralyzed by the debate between "proponents of 'free' and 'fair' trade." Notice, however, the passage doesn't confirm which side of the debate has won, but only that there is a debate.
In the fourth paragraph, we learn that "world trade is no longer dominated by the free-trade economies." But this doesn't mean that the world is necessarily dominated by fair trade economies. For all we know, there could be several other types of economies besides free trade or fair trade, and one of those could be dominant. Because we don't know any specifics about "other world economies," or what type of trade they practice, we can't conclude that most of them have adopted fair trade.
Let's now consider (C):
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Since Arboria is debating free trade versus fair trade, we can't conclude that one is necessarily dominant over the other. And while we know that the world is "no longer dominated by free-trade economies," this doesn't mean that most world economies have adopted fair trade, since they could have adopted some other type of trade policy. So we can't conclude that "other types of world economies are based on fair trade." For both these reasons, (C) is incorrect.
Question 4 (book question #494)
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While discussing world trade, the second paragraph tell us that "Arborian supremacy was uncontested in virtually all industries." In other words, Arborian goods and services were dominant throughout the world. And if Arborian goods were dominant, that must be because the producers of those goods (i.e. manufacturers) were "unsurpassed in most industries." For that reason, (E) is incorrect.
Question 5 (book question #498)
woohoo921
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Simply put, a generalization is a general statement. For example, if I say "apples are delicious," that's a generalization. I'm not talking about some specific apple, but apples in general. Similarly, the passage makes the following statement about Arborian industries: "Arborian supremacy was uncontested in virtually all industries." It's not talking about some particular Arborian industry, but about Arborian industries in general. This makes it a generalization, so (C) is incorrect.
Let's now consider (E):
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As you say, the passage tell us that world trade is no longer dominated by free trade economies. However, we are never given an example of one of these economies. In other words, the author makes a general statement about various world economies, but we are never given a specific example of a particular world economy. Since the passage never gives "an example of an economic system whose principles differ from those of Arboria," (E) is correct.
I hope that helps!
