{"id":18256,"date":"2019-10-31T13:59:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T13:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/?p=18256"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:39:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T15:39:27","slug":"how-to-review-a-gmat-reading-comprehension-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/how-to-review-a-gmat-reading-comprehension-question\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Review a GMAT Reading Comprehension Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reviewing a GMAT Reading Comprehension question is similar to <\/span>reviewing a Critical Reasoning problem<\/span><\/a>. Just as with Critical Reasoning, not all RC problems are equally important to review. The most important problems to add to your \u2018review later\u2019 list are the ones that were <\/span>just a bit too hard<\/b>. Feel free to set aside <\/span>the 800-level problems for now<\/span><\/a>, but spend some extra time on the ones you <\/span>almost<\/span><\/i> got right. That\u2019s where you\u2019ll learn the most right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Whenever you finish a set of GMAT Reading Comp practice questions, set them aside for a few minutes (or a day), then look over them again. Ideally, do this before you\u2019ve even checked your answers: not knowing the right answer immediately will force you to deeply consider all of the answer choices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Start your review by just doing the problem again. Take as much or as little time as you want. If you\u2019re reviewing a tough Detail question, you can also go back and highlight or underline details in the passage. You might end up changing your mind about the answer, or you might end up convincing yourself that your original answer was right. You may also end up unsure about the right answer, even once you spend more time with the problem. In that case, check the right answer <\/span>first<\/span><\/i>, before you read the explanation. See if you can come up with a theory, before you read the explanation, for why that answer was right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve looked over the question a second time, it\u2019s time to decide what you want to remember. You won\u2019t see that exact problem on the test, but the GMAT uses the same types of passages, questions, right answers, and wrong answers across many problems. Here\u2019s how to take notes in a way that will help you approach similar problems on test day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking Review Notes on a GMAT Reading Comp Question<\/b><\/h3>\n

The majority of GMAT Reading Comp questions can be described as either <\/span>general<\/b> or <\/span>specific<\/b>. General questions might ask you about the main idea or the purpose of an entire passage, or perhaps about a paragraph or two within the passage. Getting these right relies on doing a few things successfully:<\/span><\/p>\n