Hi ani781,

The real solution to this problem is to overhaul your verbal tactics altogether so that you're more efficient in all areas. That having been said, if you need to "shoot past" an RC prompt, here's something you can try. It's not perfect, but it will give you something to work with:

Try reading the first and last sentence of each paragraph and then picking an answer that "fits." You still have to work fast, but you should be able to increase your chances of getting some of the questions correct. Keep in mind that this type of problem in the Verbal section essentially means that you're not likely to score 700+.

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

When trying to make up time on the GMAT, you should be on the lookout for OPTIMAL guessing opportunities.

As you're preparing for the GMAT, you should be identifying any weaknesses you may have. For example, you may have a lot of difficulty answering probability questions. Or perhaps distance-rate-time questions give you problems.

If you've already had little or no success with certain question types, then these are excellent candidates for guessing, since you may not be able to answer them even if you did spend 2 minutes trying to do so.

For Verbal questions, a great candidate for getting time back is guessing on a very LONG critical reasoning question. Another great candidate is a SENTENCE correction question where the entire sentence is underlined.

All of this (and more) is covered in our free time-management video: https://www.gmatprepnow.com/module/gener ... es?id=1244

Cheers,
Brent