Reading comprehension

Question 1

How do you read GMAT passages?

Answer 1

In stages

Question 2

What are the two tasks you should focus on at two select times when doing reading comprehension passages?

Answer 2

Specific Details

Major Ideas

Question 3

Whats the difference between a major point and a detail

Answer 3

Detail=fact

Major fact= summary of several thoughts

Question 4

What should you identify when you read a passage?

Answer 4

The three major points

Question 5

If you have one short paragraph and one long one what should you conclude in terms of main points?

Answer 5

The short passage has one main point and the long one two

Question 6

The correct answer to a synthesis big idea question should?

Answer 6

Summarize or restate at least two of your three major points

Question 7

What are the two wrong answers to avoid for big picture problems?

Answer 7

One word F ups

Answers that are two specific

Question 8

What do purpose questions ask you to do?

Answer 8

Identify the purpose of a specific piece of info

Meaning of a word
Purpose of a sentence
Purpose of a paragraph

Question 9

How do you attack a purpose question?

Answer 9

Understand the context around a passage

Reread two or three lines before and after the specified locational

Question 10

What is a fetch question?

Answer 10

Questions that require you to understand the details of a passage

Go fetch the details

Question 11

When fetching what should you do?

Answer 11

Skim a 3-4 line area around that location

Question 12

How do you answer attitude questions?

Answer 12

Go fetch for words describing the area in question

Question 13

How long should a reading comp question take you?

Answer 13

1 minute

No more than 1.5 minutes

Question 14

How many minutes should you spend reading a long reading comp passage ?

Answer 14

4.5 minutes

Question 15

How are long passages organized differently from short passages?

Answer 15

Each paragraph usually only has one major point

The first sentence of a paragraph is usually its topic sentence

Question 16

What should you do once you read a paragraph in a long passage?

Answer 16

Write down its main idea

Question 17

What are the 4 story arcs?

Answer 17

The problem
The claim
The review
The phenomenon

Question 18

Describe how a problem passage may be set up?

Answer 18

The first paragraph broaches a problem while the remaining paragraphs discuss possible solutions

Usually one flawed solution and one somewhat promising solution

Question 19

Describe how a claim passage may be set up?

Answer 19

The fist paragraph typically states an opinion while the remaining paragraphs provide examples that support the claim

Question 20

Describe a review passage

Answer 20

The first paragraph usually describes the study or provides its conclusions while remaining paragraphs critique its strengths and weaknesses

Question 21

Describe a phenomenon passage

Answer 21

The first paragraph generally describes the phenomenon while the remaining paragraphs explain various features or aspects of that phenomenon

These passages are usually science oriented

Question 22

Whats the max amount of time you should spend on a reading comp question?

Answer 22

1 min 45 sec