It was not until late 1950s, when Evelyn Wood coined the term speed reading. A researcher and a school teacher, Mrs. Wood was fascinated by the difference in reading speed of equally qualified professionals. In an act of desperately finishing a book, she used the sweeping motion of her hand to read chunks of sentences. This technique later became the basis for “Evelyn Wood Speed Reading Dynamics”.

Practice these speed reading techniques on easier to tougher reading comprehension passages before shortlisting the ones for your final GMAT exam

Timing is everything in GMAT. Computer Adaptive Tests (CATs) have additional constraints apart from limited time: You cannot return to previous questions, you can't skip a question and you are penalized more for unanswered questions than for wrong answers.

For many GMAT test takers, the ticking clock on the top right corner of the screen is a constant source of worry. "How much time should I spend on this question?". "Should I guess and move on?". These questions will force even the coolest test takers to make irrational decisions.

Learn how to Manage your time during GMAT RC Section

GMAT Reading Comprehension passages are complicated and boring texts that will test your concentration and stamina. Most GMAT test takers will start to zone out at this stage and will just stare at the screen, re-reading the same sentence again and again.

This is a sure shot step to crash your GMAT 700+ dream. Follow these four preparation and test day tricks and you will learn to keep your focus for a long duration of time

One GMAT Reading Comprehension question type that you will rarely encounter is the style or tone/attitude question. By style, the test creators are not asking you to compare the style of the prose to the works of some of the renowned authors. It’s another term used to describe the tone/attitude of the author.

GMAT Reading comprehension detail questions are the easiest to crack. The best strategies to follow are: Identify the question type, Identify the location and use Process of Elimination.

Read this passage, and try the 3-Step Strategy

The following Strategies in GMAT Reading Comprehension will influence the test taker's ability to cross 700

1. Aggressively read the whole text of the passage.
2. Read the passage within 3 minutes.

If you miss the main idea of the passage, you will certainly miss some of the questions.

One question type you are bound to encounter on the GMAT Reading Comprehension is a style or tone question. Style and tone questions are particularly rare because most of the passages will be informational articles with neutral tones.

The tone of any given passage is the author’s emotion or feeling, usually towards his subject. An author’s style is the particular way he uses language to reflect his unique authorial voice. Most style or tone questions will include the words “attitude,” “tone,” “style,” and “feeling”.

Learn how to How to identify Style or Tone in GMAT Reading Comprehension

To crack GMAT Reading comprehension questions you have to understand the important GMAT Reading comprehension question types that would be tested.There are 6 most

GMAT Reading comprehension assumption question is another RC Question type that is tough to crack.The assumption questions normally mentions - According
to the passage the assumption that "  ....." . Here the assumption
might be a term or a phrase,which can be crystalized by reading the
entire passage or just one or two paragraphs.