Dense Passages (GMAT Focus Edition – Verbal Reasoning Content and Tactics)

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Passage Frequency
Likely 1-2 Passages of Assumed Four Passages per Verbal Section
Usually Involve One Longer Paragraph About a Technically Specific Topic
Possible Reading Comprehension-Style Content for Integrated Reasoning Multi-Source Reasoning or Two-Part Analysis Questions

Strategic Implications
Read Carefully and Slowly to Ensure that You Comprehend Possibly Harder Content
Consider Using Online Whiteboard Textbox to Facilitate Sentence-by-Sentence Passage Map
Use Initials or Shorthand to Simplify Unfamiliar Jargon or Acronyms
Synthesize Information and Note Location of Subjects to Better Answer Subsequent Questions

Dense Reading Comprehension Passage Process

Step 1 – Execute a Detailed Passage Map
Determine Need for a Sentence-by-Sentence Passage Map
Take a Shorthand Summary Note for Each Sentence as You Go

Step 2 – ID Question Subject & Task
Determine What to Look for Using Passage Map for Location

Step 3 – Read What You Need
Read at Least One Sentence Above and Below for Proper Context

Step 4 – Prediction
Predict What Answer Should Do to Address Question Task

Step 5 – Process of Elimination
Focus on Actions & Descriptions for Objective Reasons to Eliminate
Down to Two : Default to Selecting Option with Fewer Direct Terms from Passage and a Less Absolute Claim → Go Bland!