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23 Aug 2014, 23:10
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I am using veritas STOP method for RC and it's quite helpful :
The information that you need to get from your initial reading can be summarized by the acronym STOP:
• Scope: From your initial reading you should understand the boundaries of the passage, and specifically how those boundaries relate to the primary purpose.
• Tone: From your initial reading you should understand whether there is tone in the passage. This relates specifically to the type of passage, of which there are three on the GMAT:
o Explanatory/Descriptive. The goal of these passages is simply to provide information and/or describe situations or historical events. There will be no purposeful tone in these passages.
o Analytical. The goal of these passages is to analyze some event, theory, and/or information. There is no overt tone, but the passage is not completely objective and will contain some suggestive tone.
o Opinionated/Presenting a Hypothesis. The goal of these is to present an opinion and/or a hypothesis. There will be clear and overt tone in these passages.
• Organization: From your initial reading, you should understand broadly the topic of each paragraph and recognize any important transitions in the passage.
• Purpose: From your initial reading, you should understand the primary purpose of the passage. Primary purpose relates directly to both scope and tone.
The information that you need to get from your initial reading can be summarized by the acronym STOP:
• Scope: From your initial reading you should understand the boundaries of the passage, and specifically how those boundaries relate to the primary purpose.
• Tone: From your initial reading you should understand whether there is tone in the passage. This relates specifically to the type of passage, of which there are three on the GMAT:
o Explanatory/Descriptive. The goal of these passages is simply to provide information and/or describe situations or historical events. There will be no purposeful tone in these passages.
o Analytical. The goal of these passages is to analyze some event, theory, and/or information. There is no overt tone, but the passage is not completely objective and will contain some suggestive tone.
o Opinionated/Presenting a Hypothesis. The goal of these is to present an opinion and/or a hypothesis. There will be clear and overt tone in these passages.
• Organization: From your initial reading, you should understand broadly the topic of each paragraph and recognize any important transitions in the passage.
• Purpose: From your initial reading, you should understand the primary purpose of the passage. Primary purpose relates directly to both scope and tone.
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09 Jan 2016, 06:18
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Dear Aashu4uiit,
Thank you very much for sharing this vluable information.
Please advise me where I could practice this strategy for better understanding?
Appreciate ur answer
Thnq)
18 Jan 2016, 03:17
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aashu4uiit
Thank you studentsensual for the visual stimulant and bumping up this post. This is an interesting technique I shall start applying
