Comprehension Guide Manhattan
Posted in The following book review was written by Dana Jinaru. Dana is currently a finance student in Europe and also serves as a moderator for Beat The GMAT. On May 13, 2009 she scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here is Dana’s analysis of the.
Overview Reading Comprehension (RC) is possibly the only question type that you’ll see in all major standardized tests: SAT, GMAT, LSAT, GRE, and so forth. Unfortunately, reading comprehension is also one of the hardest areas to improve as a test taker, simply because RC is closely linked your overall ease in reading and to your general English fluency. Even so, the does provide some useful strategies for attacking this question type.
This book was the first GMAT guide that is dedicated exclusively to GMAT Reading Comprehension. As such, it filled the need for a quick reference on this verbal section. The Manhattan GMAT RC guide is especially useful for non-native speakers of English, but could benefit native speakers as well by improving their accuracy and speed when dealing with this particularly time-consuming question type.
Pros. One of the few guides on the market that is entirely dedicated to Reading Comprehension.
The alternatives to the Manhattan GMAT RC book would be general or verbal strategy guides, but they are usually not as detailed as this book (with the possible exception of the —however the PowerScore book contains markedly fewer practice problems). More recently though, Veritas Prep also launched. Really good lessons on theory/concepts. Manhattan GMAT’s friendly approach earns them points by making the learning process quite pleasant. Provides access to 6 online computer adaptive tests (considered to be among the best in the industry) and 25 extra practice questions.
As opposed to the SC guide, this book contains quite a few practice questions: 44 in total, with good explanations and a reasonable difficulty level. Offers detailed note-taking tips.
This is actually one of the main focuses of the book, which is a plus compared to the. Cons. I would have loved to see more about connectors and their role in passages in a separate section of the book.
Tips regarding this topic sometimes pop up, but they’re not grouped together. The system that Manhattan GMAT uses to classify various passages and questions is a bit superficial, so to speak.
For instance, the length of a passage is not necessarily what makes it difficult, in my opinion. The analysis of different question types is not as complete as it could have been Bottom Line As the only book to cover exclusively RC, the is a welcomed addition to the series of question-specific books available for the verbal section of the GMAT. It scores well for the number and quality of problems and note-taking strategies, but it could use some work on its classifications and theoretical review. If you’re interested in purchasing the Manhattan GMAT Reading Comprehension Strategy Guide,. Read more book reviews in the Beat The GMAT section. On June 8th, 2010 at 5:13 am Hi Dana, I am planning to give GMAT early next year and looking at a score of 750+. Since I am working, my preparation duration will vary everyday and there would be days when I won't be able to spend any time at all.
So, I thought I would start a little early. After having read most of your comments here, I have narrowed down to the below set of books for my GMAT prep. What I would be interested in knowing now are: 1) The order in which I should go through these books considering that my quants and verbal skills are above average(based on my experience with a few GMAT type questions in verbal and quants. I am yet to take a full diagnostics test though.) but not excellent at the moment. 2) Any other books that would help me for the high score I am looking for. Money and Time wouldn't be a problem and I am usually at ease with books that explain concepts in a simple way with a lot of clarity. The list: - The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition Manhattan GMAT Sentence Correction GMAT Preparation Guide, 4th Ed Manhattan GMAT Reading Comprehension Strategy Guide The PowerScore GMAT Critical Reasoning Bible Manhattan Maths Set (I am looking for maths concept building than a lot of practise problems at this point, since I am in the initial stages of preparation.
So please suggest me if some other quants resource is more suited for this specific need) PS: Your unbiased reviews of a lot of GMAT resources and your timely replies are a boon for thousands of us taking the GMAT. Really appreciated! Thanks, John. On June 8th, 2010 at 6:11 am Hi John, 1) You should probably start with quant. People generally do that because there's a lot more to review, stuff you've probably learned in high school but may have forgotten. Verbal is more 'soft', so to speak, it's not really about learning rules except for Sentence Correction. 2) Can't really think of anything else.
Just three observations though: - not sure you need the Manhattan Fractions and Decimals book. Baston retractil manual. It's for beginners only I think - and you've mentioned your level is above average (I reviewed this book, but the article will go up at a later date) - Manhattan RC is good, but if you're a native speaker, I'm not sure how useful it would be to you. The PowerScore Bible is also useful for RC to some extent and if you have a history of good reading skills, you could pass this one - you might want to look into the OG supplements for extra practice (if necessary) - the two books, green one and blue one I think it's best you take a diagnostic from mba.com and see where you stand. This should give you an idea of how many/which books you really need and which might just end up gathering dust on your shelf.
Comprehension Guide Manhattan Gmat
Glad you liked my reviews! On June 8th, 2010 at 6:33 am Hi Dana, First up, thanks for the quick reply! Points taken.I will give a diagnostic test and decide on what to buy/work on first from my list. I will pass the Manhattan-Fractions,Decimals and percents for the time being and buy it later on a need basis. And no, I am not a native speaker.Neither am I a voracious reader, so I believe I would have to buy the RC book(s) since trying to improve upon my reading skills now through reading other stuff may not work out. Plus, I would definitely consider investing in the OG supplements as per your advice,but I will buy them when I am getting closer to my test date when I would need more practice. Can't thank you enough for taking the time out to reply to our queries.