Get the most out of reading for the GMAT Not surprisingly, one of the best ways to prepare for GMAT Reading Comprehension is simply to read. Not surprisingly, one of the best sources of reading as you prepare for business school is a weekly news magazine called The Economist. The Economist is one of the [...]
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GMAT Reading Comprehension Strategy: Everything Except…
Focus on this difficult question type One common question on GMAT Reading Comprehension is something along the lines: “In this passage, the author argues all of the following EXCEPT that . . .” What strategy can we use to take on this frequent and difficult question? Think as the test-maker thinks Think about the [...]
GMAT Reading Comprehension Questions: Making Observations vs. Inferences
Consider the difference between these two seemingly similar questions: 1) According to the passage, Company X’s revenue has declined over the past five years because of (A) the advent of new competitors with a technological edge (B) the rising cost of raw materials (C) gross misspending at the managerial level (D) a combination of [...]
GMAT Reading Comprehension
Read Actively Do GMAT passages make you fall asleep? Do you invariably find yourself drifting off somewhere around the middle of the second paragraph. Do all of the answer choices sometimes seem correct? If you answered yes to any of the above, then you may not be using the secret weapon: active reading. Active [...]
