Reading is one of the beautiful privileges of life. We read to gain information , be it an exam or business proposal. If there are topics that interest us, they become part of our laid back reading.
One of the chief skills business schools look for is reading comprehension which tests critical thinking and time management abilities. If you can master these, it not only gives a boost to your exam score but lets you succeed in the b-school and beyond.
GMAT reading involves history, botanical / zoological / microbiological / biotechnological processes, technological discoveries , and world politics and more. GMAT passages to be read are not exactly expected to be memorized.
GMAT reading requires a particular approach in order to make the most use of it. Pay concentration to the structural form of the content to simplify your reading. A simple example: while reading a biographical passage on Abraham Lincoln, you can restructure it into parts devoted to his childhood, his education, his hard work, his first stumbling upon with the politics, the process of his becoming the president, the factors that led him to eradicate slavery, how he worked towards achieving this goal , his murder , etc. For passages that places two contrasting theories against each other, the conclusion will (in most cases) back one conclusion.
For special details, probe the reason they are there for, instead of what they actually are. Questions like "Why is this detail important?" or "What's the purpose behind this paragraph?" should be asked when you read. They will keep you from getting bored as you engage in focused reading.
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