GMAT Verbal

A comprehensive guide to mastering the GMAT Verbal section, covering concepts, strategies, and real-world applications.
Basic Concepts

Reading Comprehension

Unlocking Passages

Reading Comprehension tests your ability to understand, analyze, and apply information from written passages. You’ll encounter a variety of topics, including business, science, social sciences, and the humanities.

Key Skills

  • Identifying main ideas and supporting details
  • Understanding logical structure
  • Drawing inferences
  • Interpreting tone and purpose

Approach

Don’t just read for facts—look for the author’s intent, argument flow, and how different details connect. Make notes or mentally summarize each paragraph’s function.

Real-World Connection

Strong reading comprehension is essential for reviewing reports, analyzing articles, or understanding complex emails in business and everyday life.

Examples

  • A passage discusses climate change and asks about the author's attitude toward government policy.

  • A question requires you to infer why the author included a particular historical example.

In a Nutshell

Grasp and analyze written passages for meaning, structure, and intent.

Key Terms

Inference
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Main Idea
The central point or message of a passage.