{"id":2241,"date":"2012-07-13T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2020-01-15T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T18:50:36","slug":"how-to-study-for-gmat-reading-comprehension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/how-to-study-for-gmat-reading-comprehension\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Study for GMAT Reading Comprehension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/files\/2012\/07\/image-gre-header-readingComprehension.jpg\" alt=\"GMAT Reading Comprehension - image by Magoosh\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/files\/2012\/07\/image-gre-header-readingComprehension.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/files\/2012\/07\/image-gre-header-readingComprehension-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/files\/2012\/07\/image-gre-header-readingComprehension-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/files\/2012\/07\/image-gre-header-readingComprehension-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>GMAT Reading Comprehension Facts<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Fact<\/strong>: A typical GMAT Verbal Section will have four GMAT Reading Comprehension passages, among batches of SC &amp; RC.\u00a0 Each Reading Comprehension question has a batch of 3-4 questions with it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact<\/strong>: &#8220;Short&#8221; Reading Comprehension passages on the GMAT are typically 200-250 words long and typically have 3 questions.\u00a0 &#8220;Long&#8221; RC passages are typically 300-350 words and typically have 4 questions.\u00a0 A GMAT Verbal section usually has 3 Short RC passages and 1 Long RC passage, although in rare instances it could have two of each.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact<\/strong>: Passages may concern the natural and social science (e.g. from textbooks or journals), the humanities (e.g. from books or academic articles), or the business world (e.g. economics, sales, human resources, etc.). \u00a0In no case are you expected to have outside knowledge of what&#8217;s in the passage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact<\/strong>: The primary skills RC tests are (1) the ability to determine the main idea of a passage; (2) the ability to draw connections between facts and concepts; and (3) the ability to extend the pattern, to see where the argument is heading.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact<\/strong>: The GMAT presents RC on a split screen.\u00a0 On the left side is the passage: it will have a scroll bar if it&#8217;s long.\u00a0 On the right side, one question at a time will appear.\u00a0 You will always be able to see the passage in its entirety, but you can only see one question at a time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fact<\/strong>: Virtually all RC questions fall into one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/strategies-for-the-6-reading-comprehension-question-types\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following six categories<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>(a) find the main idea (this is almost ALWAYS one of the questions)<\/p>\n<p>(b) supporting ideas\/details &#8212; why did the author mention such-and-such?<\/p>\n<p>(c) inferences &#8212; with which new statement would the author agree?<\/p>\n<p>(d) analogical &#8212; applying information in the passage to a completely new and different situation<\/p>\n<p>(e) logical structure &#8212; does the author support a new idea? contrast two ideas? shoot down something traditionally accepted? etc.<\/p>\n<p>(f) tone &#8212; the emotional color with which the author presents the material &#8212; is the author enthusiastic? critical? optimistic? etc.<\/p>\n<h2>GMAT Reading Comprehension Strategies<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Strategy #1<\/strong>: GMAT Reading Comprehension is not a speed-reading contest!<\/p>\n<p>Give yourself 2.5 minutes for short passages and 3.5 minutes for long passages.\u00a0 Every time you read a passage, set a timer for this time so you get used to it: you will find that these times let you read at <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-reading-comprehension-technique-read-carefully-once\/\">a relaxed pace that allows for thorough comprehension<\/a>\u00a0while still affording a minute per question.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy #2<\/strong>: Map, don&#8217;t memorize!<\/p>\n<p>When you read, your job is to determine (a) the main idea of the passage and (b) the topic\/function of each individual paragraph.\u00a0 Create, as it were, a &#8220;map&#8221; of the passage from which you can locate details if the questions address them.<\/p>\n<p>You do not need to memorize the vivid details of, say, Hesseldorf&#8217;s new theory of the evolutionary changes in mammalian digestion at the onset of the Pleistocene. You just have to know where the passage goes into detail about that factoid so that, if a detail question arises, you can go back to that place and reread.\u00a0 Your goal is to read the whole passage once, at a relaxed pace, and reread only specific detail passages as necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy #3<\/strong>: Take notes!<\/p>\n<p>This is one strategy many people fight tooth and nail. \u00a0When you read RC passages, take notes on scrap paper.\u00a0 Write down the main idea in ten words or fewer (symbols and abbreviations that make sense to you are fine).\u00a0 Write down the topic of each paragraph in ten words or fewer.\u00a0 This seems like it would take more time, but, when you <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/free-gmat-practice-test-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">practice this skill<\/a> and get efficient at it, it\u00a0actually saves time.<\/p>\n<p>On the real GMAT, you will get a erasable packet and dry-erase pens. Many folks find this helpful for calculations on the Quantitative section, and the principal use on the Verbal section is for taking notes on Reading Comprehension questions.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an excellent way to see how good your notes are.\u00a0 Read a passage, taking notes.\u00a0 Then, without even looking at the questions, put that passage aside.\u00a0 The next day, with just your notes, and without rereading the passage, try to answer the questions: you probably won&#8217;t be able to answer detail questions, but, if your notes are any good, main idea questions should be easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy #4<\/strong>: Read the first question first<\/p>\n<p>One suggested strategy is: before your read the passage, read the first question &#8212;- not the answer choices, good god! &#8212; but <em>just the question<\/em>.\u00a0 That way, you will have it on your radar.\u00a0 In particular, if the first question is a detail question, you will have your antennae up for that detail as you read.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone finds this helpful.\u00a0 Experiment and see what works best for you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strategy #5<\/strong>: Read!<\/p>\n<p>Read every day, especially if RC is not your thing.\u00a0 Read difficult\u00a0material even outside your GMAT prep.\u00a0 The <em>Economist<\/em>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/reading-for-the-gmat-the-economist\/\">Reading for the GMAT\u2014The Economist<\/a>)\u00a0is, for a variety of reasons, probably the best weekly journal to read regularly.<\/p>\n<p>For science reading, both <em>Scientific American<\/em> and <em>National Geographic<\/em> are excellent sources.\u00a0 If you have a friend who majored in a discipline different from yours, ask to borrow a couple textbooks and ask for their recommendations of good chapters to read.\u00a0 After you read it, your friend may even be willing to quiz you on the text.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a> is another virtually inexhaustible source of challenging reading.\u00a0 Pick a famous scientist (e.g. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Linus_Pauling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linus Pauling<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Marie_Curie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marie Curie<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbara_McClintock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barbara McClintock<\/a>, etc.), follow the link to one of their discoveries or theories, and read the article\u00a0thoroughly.\u00a0 Or pick a famous historical figure whose name you&#8217;ve heard but about whom you know nothing (e.g. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cardinal_Richelieu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cardinal Richelieu<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suleiman_the_Magnificent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suleiman the Magnificent<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eleanor of Aquitaine<\/a>, etc.) and read thoroughly about their role in history.\u00a0 Or pick a discipline about which you know nothing, follow a link to one of the important ideas in that discipline, and read about it thoroughly.\u00a0 There&#8217;s no end of cool new stuff to learn!!<\/p>\n<p>See also<\/p>\n<p>= <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-reading-comprehension-technique-read-carefully-once\/\">The most important RC strategy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>= <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/strategies-for-the-6-reading-comprehension-question-types\/\">Strategies for the six RC question types<\/a><\/p>\n<p>= <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/curiosity-the-secret-sauce-of-gmat-reading-comprehension-success\/\">The &#8220;Secret Sauce&#8221; of RC success<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a practice question to try out:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.magoosh.com\/questions\/751\">https:\/\/gmat.magoosh.com\/questions\/751<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GMAT Reading Comprehension Facts Fact: A typical GMAT Verbal Section will have four GMAT Reading Comprehension passages, among batches of SC &amp; RC.\u00a0 Each Reading Comprehension question has a batch of 3-4 questions with it. Fact: &#8220;Short&#8221; Reading Comprehension passages on the GMAT are typically 200-250 words long and typically have 3 questions.\u00a0 &#8220;Long&#8221; RC [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[],"ppma_author":[13209],"class_list":["post-2241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reading-comprehension"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.7 (Yoast SEO v21.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Study for GMAT Reading Comprehension<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Use these GMAT Reading Comprehension strategies to master GMAT Verbal. 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