I am facing problems with the long passages that are around

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I am facing problems with the long passages that are around 65 to 70 lines..I take 12 to 14 mins out here and less time is left for the rest questions...can u please help me out on the strategies for the same....I was thinking of just reading the first and the last para and skim the middle paras reading only the first and the last line of middle paras.
I would appreciate if you would comment on this.

PTK · Answer

on the real test you will face with 2 small one medium and one long passage.

12 min for reading is a lot. increase your speed without loosing the comprehension.

ChrisLele · Answer

Spending more time reading the first and last paragraph, while scanning the middle paragraphs is a useful strategy, as long as you have a sense of how the middle paragraphs relate to the passage.

Not getting bogged down in the inevitable details of the middle paragraphs should help you shave 12 minutes down to 10 minutes.

Of course the time you spend answering questions can also slow you down. Having a strong sense of the passage when you read through it first, so that you are able to anticipate the answers to questions and quickly find the relevant part of the passage, will help immensely.

Here is post I wrote dissecting this technique in more depth.

https://magoosh.com/gmat/2011/gmat-readi ... rehension/

Let me know if I can answer any other questions

tanmaysaxena · Answer

It is just about practice. Keep practicing. When I started I used to solve passages in 1 hour or so. Now it has reduced to 7-8 minutes. I need to improve bit more, but all I am trying to say is just keep practicing.
My strategy is I read first sentence of a paragraph slowly and with good comprehension and then I don't care much about whole para, keep skimming, except the last line, which link you to the next para. Same thing I do with subsequent paras. So the first and last line gives you a mind map that helps you to avoid regression, saving time.

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tanmaysaxena · Answer

It is just about practice. Keep practicing. When I started I used to solve passages in 1 hour or so. Now it has reduced to 7-8 minutes. I need to improve bit more, but all I am trying to say is just keep practicing.
My strategy is I read first sentence of a paragraph slowly and with good comprehension and then I don't care much about whole para, keep skimming, except the last line, which link you to the next para. Same thing I do with subsequent paras. So the first and last line gives you a mind map that helps you to avoid regression, saving time.

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I am facing problems with the long passages that are around

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