imSKR wrote:
GMATNinja wrote:
imSKR wrote:
this passage gives me headache as most of the points are not mentioned directly and need to consider a lot over the top while answering such questions ( 4,5,6,8)?
Could you please advise on tackling these type of questions?
GMATNinja,
SajjadAhmad,
GMATNinjaTwo,
bm2201I'm not quite sure what you mean by "these types of questions." Are you talking about hard RC passages in general, which require you to "read between the lines"?
If so, there's no easy answer to that question, unfortunately. Sometimes, it's just a question of developing your overall reading skills, and that can take time. This long-winded
beginner's guide to RC might give you some context, or you can check out our
RC videos.
I hope that helps a bit!
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QUESTION5: Quote:
Q5: The passage didn’t talk directly anything about book review readers
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Not having such books reviewed might give the impression that the editor was caught napping, ⠀⠀ whereas too many reviews of books that readers will have trouble finding in stores would be inappropriate.
But we need to assume
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D. They expect to see timely reviews of widely publicized books in the periodicals they read.
But other choices are not too far from assumption (finding in stores..xx)
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C. They use book reviews in order to gauge whether a book is likely to endure.
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QUESTION8: Quote:
Q8:It can be inferred that, as a prospective book buyer, the author of the passage would generally respond to highly enthusiastic reviews of new books with
book buyer is not talked directly in the passage and highly enthusiastic reviews are also not talked directly in the passage.
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Before publication, editors receive news releases and printer's proofs of certain books, signifying that the publishers will make special efforts to promote these books. They will be heavily advertised and probably b among the books that most bookstores order in quantity.
Most editors print favorable and unfavorable reviews; however, the content of the review may be influenced by the editor.
It is hard to imagine what a prospective book buyer can think on seeing highly enthusiastic reviews , he maybe delighted to see good reviews ( amusement- personal experience) , why can’t he be resign to whatever is written ( could be a cold buyer) , but correct answer is skepticism because “ skepticism is most likely to be the author's most usual response.”
A. resignation
B. amusement
C. condemnation
D. skepticism
E. disinterest
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Q6. “brilliant” , would LEAST change the meaning of the sentence
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. A generation ago, a newspaper used a brilliant system of choosing which books to feature.
E. absurd= because it is weird way as per right answer. In fact this could be smart way as well.
A. showy; meaning brilliance but it is not the right answer
B. articulate : meaning express clearly ( because now editor no need to think deeply, he can take a call with the results in front of him)
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QUESTION4: Quote:
Q4: The passage provides information to answer which of the following questions?
publishers will make special efforts to promote these books. They will be heavily advertised and probably be among the books that most bookstores order in quantity
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B. Are publishers' efforts to persuade bookstores to order certain books generally effective?
Efforts may or may not be generally effective as per given information in the passage but need to assume.
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A. Would most book review editors prefer to have books reviewed without regard to the probable commercial success of the books?
This choice is very close because editor will consider other factors ( commercial success is one of them) to write reviews. But the option was rejected because “ this does not necessarily indicate what most editors would prefer”
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Editors can risk having a few of the less popular titles reviewed, but they must consider what will be newsworthy, advertised, and written about elsewhere.
⠀If these were the only factors influencing editors, few books that stand little chance of selling well would ever be reviewed
So the question was: how to tackle these type of questions in exam timings. The correct answer choices are remotely connected. These questions are not closed loop type of questions and even not mentioned explicitly in the passage.You're right that some of these questions aren't discussed directly in the passage. That makes sense, though, when you look at the exact wording of the questions themselves:
Question 5: "The passage
suggests which of the following about book review readers?"
Question 8: "It can be
inferred that, as a prospective book buyer, the author of the passage would generally respond to highly enthusiastic reviews of new books with..."
If the passage just "suggests" something, then it doesn't need to outright say that thing. And if you have to "infer" something, then that thing is DEFINITELY not going to be present in the passage. These are fairly common question types, and it would not be unusual to encounter questions like this on the test.
For Question 4, there is evidence for (B), but no evidence at all for (A).
If books that are promoted by publishers will "
probably be among the books that most bookstores order in quantity," then we can say that it is
more likely than not that the promotional efforts worked. It's not much of a leap to then say that these promotional activities are generally (i.e., "usually" or "in most cases") effective. (B) is looking good.
(A), on the other hand, talks about what editors
prefer. Sure, the passage talks about factors beyond commercial success that the editors consider, but do we know that they would
prefer to focus on these other factors? Not really. In fact, the passage tells us that editors consider these other things because they "feel some concern." That doesn't sound incredibly enthusiastic.
There is direct evidence in the passage for (A) as the correct answer to question 4.
Your reasoning for Question 6 is solid.
With regard to timing -- this is a tough passage, and you're right that some of the questions feel a bit twisty and difficult to pin down. All you can do on the test is:
1) Have a solid and efficient process for reading the passage the first time through. More on that in this article and some of these videos.
2) Assess each question as you get to it. If you're twisting in the wind, it might be necessary to let that question go and spend your time elsewhere on the test.
There's really not much you can do beyond that. This is kind of unsatisfying, but also an elegant and simple approach -- have your technique and process down to a science, and be prepared to bail out of problems if it's going to take too long.
I hope that helps!
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