Reading Comprehension

hi friends

today we will continue with our verbal portion practice.
We will practice reading comprehension and look for the best methods to go about solving the reading comprehension , we will also be looking at some of the tips and tricks for solving the reading comprehension.

What is a reading coprehension

GMAT reading comprehension questions are meant to test your understanding of the implications, meanings, and structures presented in the passages. You can expect to see 2 to 4 passages of 200 to 400 words each, in the verbal section of the GMAT exam. Each passage will be followed by 4 questions. Because the GMAT is now a computer-adaptive test, you will only see 1 question at a time. The passage, however, will remain on your computer screen until you have answered all of the questions related to it.

There is a certain patterm that has been seen since the reafing comprehensions started coming in the MAT exams.This pattern shows us that RC's can be classified into 3 broad groups.You will get a passage in the exma from within these 3 groups.

1.Science - If the passage is from science group its most likely to talk about subjects like biology , chemistry , physics . These type of passages are very factual. You should to an initial skimming ( fats reading) of the passage and take note of any factual information given. These types of passages can be boring but they are simple and factual and therefore are relatively easyto do.

2.Social science - Typically, these passages deal with topics such as history, politics, and geography. These are enjoyable to read but the questions they pose can be a little dauting.Read carefully these passages and answer according to questions.You must read these passages slowly in order to answer the many inference questions they are sure to present.

3.Buisness - Business passages involve very difficult structures, and present questions that require you to infer information and even to determine the authors' moods and opinions. They need to be read slowly and carefully.

Tips and tricks

• Use your scrap paper - Use your scrap paper to make very brief notes on the main ideas of each paragraph. This will be very useful as in computer based test these days you can do it on screen.
  
• Read the first question before the you read the passage - As the exams these days are on computer you will only see 1 question of the passage , but be sure to read that before starting the passage .
  
• Identify the type of passage you are reading - Identify the passage that has come in the exam and see which of the 3 categories i explained above it falls in , and go about it in that stratergy .
  
• Practice is the key - Nothing can beat the hardcore practice . The best way is to read as much u can before when preparing for the MAT and learn the various reading techniques.