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.
Thank you for using the timer!
We noticed you are actually not timing your practice. Click the START button first next time you use the timer.
There are many benefits to timing your practice, including:
Is it better to read each and every text on RC (except details/examples) or just skim through the texts related to MAIN POINT / GIST Although from web info I got to know latter is preffered but it is very arduous task to handle while dealing with detail/inference questions asking on whole passage
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 Verbal Questions Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Is it better to read each and every text on RC (except details/examples) or just skim through the texts related to MAIN POINT / GIST Although from web info I got to know latter is preffered but it is very arduous task to handle while dealing with detail/inference questions asking on whole passage
Show more
There are many suggestions from experts about the strategy to deal with RC passages. I think that you should try some to know which one is suitable for you. Sometimes the best one doesn't work with you.
Is it better to read each and every text on RC (except details/examples) or just skim through the texts related to MAIN POINT / GIST Although from web info I got to know latter is preffered but it is very arduous task to handle while dealing with detail/inference questions asking on whole passage
Show more
Try it both ways and do what ends up working better for you. I'm glad you mentioned 'except details/examples', because you definitely should be skimming those, no matter what. As soon as you realize something is just a detail - or is just repeating something you already read earlier - speed up and skim. Beyond that, you might do better on RC by spending more time on your first read-through, or you might do better by doing your first read-through more quickly.
Don't forget that you can always reread parts of the passage if you happen to be asked a question about them. And if you see a really nasty detail or inference question that covers the whole (long) passage, why not just guess on it and save yourself some time?
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 Verbal Questions 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.