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RC length vs time

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by djaytg » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:36 am
I read on a website that there will be 4 RC passages on the real GMAT (1 Short 2 Medium 1 Long OR 1 Short 1 Medium 2 Long )
Now from the Official guides
Short passages means 30-40 lines
Medium passages means 45-55 lines
Long passages means 60-75 lines
I usually take 6-7 min for short and medium passages and around 7-8 min for long passages(for 3 questions)
I recently gave MGMAT CAT where i got 4 passages of 58 78 55 80 lines
(2 medium 2 long)
I wanted to know is this what i have to expect on the real GMAT?
I was at 90 percentile till 31st question(had about 14 min for the last 10) and came down to 74 percentile because of 80 line passage between 32 - 41(3/4 questions incorrect)
So can anyone please shed some light on how long will the passages be on the real GMAT?
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by Kasia@EconomistGMAT » Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:18 pm
The length of passages does not necessarily have to reflect their difficulty level so it is a better idea to focus on improving reading speed and the ability to tackle different question types in RC than concentrate on the number of lines of each passage.
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