I am taking the GMAT this weekend and I am trying to solidify which strategy is wiser to user with Reading Comp.
Which is better:
1) Thoroughly read the passage at least once or twice (investing about 4 minutes for longer ones), and then answer each question.
2) Scan the passage understand the gist of the passage and the context in which the passage flows. Then refer back to the passage while answering each question?
I find that the second technique works fine till I run into one of those the following can inferred from the passage EXCEPT questions. I find myself spending the entire time re-reading the entire passage anyways just to answer this one question.
How do people handle these EXCEPT questions?
Second question is, do people actually take notes while reading the passage? What notes do you take if you do? I found whenever I took notes during RC, I ended up not finishing verbal. And when I didn't take notes, I finished the verbal fine. In both cases, the difference in my RC score was minimal.
Thanks for any and all help.
Which is better:
1) Thoroughly read the passage at least once or twice (investing about 4 minutes for longer ones), and then answer each question.
2) Scan the passage understand the gist of the passage and the context in which the passage flows. Then refer back to the passage while answering each question?
I find that the second technique works fine till I run into one of those the following can inferred from the passage EXCEPT questions. I find myself spending the entire time re-reading the entire passage anyways just to answer this one question.
How do people handle these EXCEPT questions?
Second question is, do people actually take notes while reading the passage? What notes do you take if you do? I found whenever I took notes during RC, I ended up not finishing verbal. And when I didn't take notes, I finished the verbal fine. In both cases, the difference in my RC score was minimal.
Thanks for any and all help.
