GMAT Reading Comprehension (RC) Forum - Free Practice Questions

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Given his luminous treatment of light, sky, and water, J.M.W. Turner

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16 Mar 2026, 04:48

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by: GMATStudyStudent

16 Mar 2026, 04:58

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A famous example of a legal fiction is that of the Balearic island of

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sagarbuss

11 Mar 2026, 09:27

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by: unraveled

27 Sep 2020, 00:07

ER -2

For more than forty years, a controlling insight in my educational

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Sajjad1994

26 Nov 2019, 01:53

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by: BilalJanjua

13 Aug 2020, 01:56

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When it was published in 1962, Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring called

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10 Mar 2021, 01:58

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by: bM22

11 Aug 2020, 09:53

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The movement for womens rights traces its origin to the first half of

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09 Apr 2026, 08:55

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by: CrackverbalGMAT

11 Aug 2020, 00:25

ER -1

Many sociologists who examined the phenomenon of secrecy considered

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Sajjad1994

11 Apr 2020, 09:19

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by: bM22

23 Jul 2020, 06:21

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Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto’s lasting contribution to economic t

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06 Sep 2019, 08:57

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by: Sajjad1994

15 Jul 2020, 11:06

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Although philanthropythe volunteering of private resources for humani

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Gladiator59

24 Mar 2026, 08:30

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by: Sajjad1994

28 Jun 2020, 01:07

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Helplessness and passivity are central themes in describing human depr

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Sajjad1994

14 May 2020, 09:22

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by: auradediligodo

15 Jun 2020, 23:40

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In Europe, a favorite method of aiding science is to offer a prize for

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globaldesi

08 Feb 2020, 10:14

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by: Codebug4it

06 Jun 2020, 15:52

The Frankenstein monster is the most recognizable character in the hor

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gmat1393

09 Oct 2019, 23:40

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by: arora1

06 Jun 2020, 04:46

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After the demise in 1975 of the Francisco Franco dictatorship, Spain's

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globaldesi

17 Feb 2020, 20:23

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by: jaisonsunny77

06 Jun 2020, 03:46

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Inspired by a wave of uncertainty about currencies in several emerging

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Sajjad1994

22 Jan 2019, 11:15

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by: jayarora

14 May 2020, 07:11

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Most Americans are fascinated with their own history, particularly

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Sajjad1994

11 Mar 2026, 22:17

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by: Sajjad1994

05 May 2020, 03:15

ER -1

Scientists have long claimed that, in order to flourish and progress

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09 Apr 2020, 09:42

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by: Sajjad1994

29 Apr 2020, 04:29

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In tracing the changing face of the Irish landscape, scholars have

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16 Mar 2026, 05:02

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by: auradediligodo

08 Mar 2020, 06:20

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In The Women of Mexico City, 1796-1857, Sylvia Marina Arrom argues

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14 Mar 2021, 00:38

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by: Skywalker18

03 Mar 2020, 22:27

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Most people associate bartering with poor or undeveloped societies

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globaldesi

16 Mar 2026, 03:50

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14,782

by: mangamma

25 Dec 2019, 21:32

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The 1960's witnessed two profound social movements: the civil rights

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25 Apr 2026, 13:48

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by: Skywalker18

08 Oct 2019, 07:50

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M. Norton Wise's examination of the calorimeter, a machine invented in

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Sajjad1994

02 Mar 2026, 23:19

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by: Sajjad1994

26 Sep 2019, 21:30

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The Grameen Bank, founded in Bangladesh by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

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Skywalker18

25 Apr 2026, 23:34

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by: NoMatterWhat

22 May 2019, 07:26

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The premise with which the multiculturalists begin is unexceptional

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Pansi

28 Mar 2026, 12:37

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by: BrightOutlookJenn

01 May 2019, 12:09

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Many readers, I suspect, will take the title of this article [Women

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Sajjad1994

06 May 2026, 04:49

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by: Sajjad1994

19 Feb 2019, 12:56

ER -2

From Romania to Germany, from Tallinn to Belgrade, a major historical

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Sajjad1994

15 Mar 2026, 12:31

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by: generis

04 Feb 2019, 19:39

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In the pantheon of great thinkers, Karl Marx certainly ranks as one of

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05 Apr 2026, 13:02

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by: abhinav770

13 Jul 2018, 02:19