RC section - Ask about the reading materials for specific topics

Question

Dear GMAT experts,

I am struggle with some reading topics including law, women emancipation, race, politics, psychology, and biology. May you advice or introduce me some sources to practice reading like-GMAT-passages relating to aforementioned topics?

I am thankful for your great help!

Best,

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Beat720,

There's no way to know what the exact subjects of your RC passages are going to be on Test Day, so you have to learn methods for RC that you can use to deal with ANY subject.

Since you're asking about RC specifically, I'm going to assume that you've done some studying already, so I have a few questions and then I can offer some suggestions:

1) How long have you been studying?
2) What practice materials have you been using?
3) How have you scored on your practice CATs (or on the Official GMAT)?

4) When are you planning to take the Official GMAT?
5) What is your score goal?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

KarishmaB · Answer

Read the Economist, a science magazine and a national daily on a very regular basis. That should take care of your discomfort with these topics and help you understand the given information quickly. Besides, learn about the various question types to know how to deal with them effectively. We have many posts detailing the same on our blog. https://www.gmatclub.com/forum/veritas-prep-resource-links-no-longer-available-399979.html#/?s=read ... on&x=0&y=0

GMATPILLBILL · Answer

Hey Beat720, Harvard Magazine often has research articles in 3 major disciplines that get covered on the exam. Humanities, in particular, is a tough area to find decent articles to practice reading on - so this is a great source. Remember, not all articles are going to gmat-type passages. But you might come across some articles that could make for good practice, so just browse around and practice casually reading, casually breakding down articles into passage structures, and soon breaking down GMAT RC passages will become second nature to you. https://harvardmagazine.com/topic/social-sciences This is one of the many resources we recommend to GMAT PILL students.

vedantu · Answer

hey if possible can u tell me is there a list of links for difficult and challenging articles ( cause i dont like reading books ) thanku

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Consider checking out articles from The Economist that are similar to those on the GMAT.

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi vedantu,

As GmatKnightTutor mentioned, it may be a good idea to pick up some good magazines/newspapers and go through them. That is, don't worry too much about reading specific articles recommended by someone else.

vedantu · Answer

thanks for reply ..but i dont like newspapers ..they r full of paid political articles ,,i need articles from which RCs can be made.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

In addition to the Economist, some other good publications are the Smithsonian and Scientific American.

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