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02 Sep 2022, 05:26
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Hi,
I am facing a very big issue with verbal, I am unable to understand the meaning of the sentence in one read and with GMAT exam being 9 days away, I fear that my score will be affected because of this shortcoming.
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I am facing a very big issue with verbal, I am unable to understand the meaning of the sentence in one read and with GMAT exam being 9 days away, I fear that my score will be affected because of this shortcoming.
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Updated on: 08 Sep 2022, 02:45
Originally posted by dreamknight on 02 Sep 2022, 05:52.
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Rickooreo
Don't worry. Getting stressed would make the matter even worse.
Read a sentence. Pause at pause points such as commas, full stops etc and try to grasp the meaning. Break the sentence into smaller chunks. The comprehension may improve if you try to find the subject and the verb in a sentence. Calm your nerves. Don't rush through the sentence without comprehending it properly. Controlling your breathing may also help you in this regard.
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If that's a problem, then I have the same one!
I actually think the sense that 'one read should be enough' is a big problem with people's reading comprehension skills. I suspect everyone should re-read a little bit more frequently (but a little more thoughtfully). You don't want to read a whole paragraph and realize, "Wait, I don't understand anything here!" and then have to reread the whole thing again. But dreamknight's advice above is very good. Stop at 'stop points' in a sentence. Break a sentence apart. Understand the ideas in these 'chunks' and then connect them. Don't read without thinking!
I was working on an RC passage with a student once, and I realized that I had reread the first eight words of a sentence about four times before finishing the rest. It was the first sentence of the second paragraph, something like, "Although these developments were not considered inconsequential initially..." So I stopped a and pinpointed exactly what 'the developments' in the first paragraph were, that I realized we were going to continue discussing. They 'were not considered inconsequential...' okay, so, they *were* considered consequential... people thought they were important... But it seems likely that this has changed. Now they probably ARE considered inconsequential... Okay, keep reading.
I see too many students who start reading and then just... KEEP GOING. They never stop to reread, to really understand an important point... They skim the surface of a passage without really taking the time to connect the thoughts.
So in general--don't fear rereading. It's an important skill to have.
The video below was made for the GRE, but it is very pertinent to the GMAT as well.
