This reading list for GRE GMAT RC practice recommended in the month of November 2021 has a total of 12 suggested article to boost your GRE GMAT Reading.
This RC reading list was curated from a wide variety of articles. This month’s RC curation includes 5 science and technology articles, 4 social sciences articles, 3 business and economy articles.
Tomfoolery & Gerrymandering | Nov 29
Gerrymandering is the practice of redrawing political boundaries for the purpose of establishing an unfair political advantage. It is named after the politician Elbridge Gerry who carried out the most notable redrawing at the time, and the shape a Boston district resembled after the redrawing – a Salamander.
Recommended RC Practice in Policy
Categories: Social Sciences | Difficult
Tons of Planktons | Nov 26
There are thousands of species of phytoplankton in the upper reaches of the ocean. The theory of competitive exclusion says that one of these species ought to be a little stronger, and should out-compete the rest. But none has. Why? Read this RC Practice article for a deeper understanding of the reason.
Categories: Science and Technology | Difficult
Less Cash to Splash | Nov 24
Former German central bank president Karl Otto Pohl once compared inflation to toothpaste – once out of the tube, it is difficult to put back. Author Satyajit Das writes, that despite the latest spin being put on the transience of inflation, reality is anything but.
Categories: Business and Economy | Difficult
Touch, Nudge, Push | Nov 22
Nudge theory is a concept in behavioral economics, that proposes positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions as ways to influence the behavior and decision-making of groups or individuals. Richard Thaler’s work in Nudge Theory won him the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences, in 2017. A must read moderate difficulty RC practice article in business and economy.
Categories: Business and Economy | Moderate
Clara Barton : A Life in Red & White | Nov 19
Clara Barton, a pioneering nurse, established the American Red Cross in 1881. She led the agency for the next 23 years, aiding countless victims of floods, hurricanes, tidal waves, typhoid fever, and more! Barton remains celebrated worldwide, and even in outer space, a crater on Venus bears her name.
Categories: Social Sciences | Easy
Megayachts Do Megadamage | Nov 17
The Mediterranean Sea is one of the most beautiful stretches of water. While most boats have a negative impact on the environment, megayachts proverbially blow all other vessels out of the water. They can destroy Neptune seagrass close to shore, create noise that harms microorganisms, and their metal paint finds its way into seafood.
Categories: Science and Technology | Moderate
Is This Your Card? | Nov 15
The Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences for 2021 has been jointly awarded to David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens. Card received it for his empirical contributions to labor economics, and Angrist & Imbens received it for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.
Recommended passage in Business and Economy
Categories: Business and Economy | Moderate
C-leeping with the fishes | Nov 12
When fish (and other marine creatures) die, their corpses sink to the bottom of the seafloor. This takes some carbon out of the upper ocean, and sequesters it on the seabed for thousands of years. If the fish is caught, this excess carbon is put in circulation instead. Read on, to find out what Gaël Mariani proposes, to counter this. This is a short & easy read and can help set a baseline for the difficulty of RC excerpts.
Categories: Science and Technology | Easy
One Polis Plaza | Nov 10
Greece had been undergoing a dark age, until in the 8th Century, Greek society started creating poleis, or city-states thus building concentrated pockets of economic & political power. To find out more about how life in a polis was, read on!
This is a slightly lengthy, yet easy read. A bit of a breather between two relatively more difficult articles.
Read the social sciences passage
Categories: Social Sciences | Easy
Drowning: In Debt & In Rising Sea Levels | Nov 8
Lower income countries spend five times more on debt than coping with the impact of climate change and reducing carbon emissions. Torn between repaying debts to foreign nations, and repaying their debt towards nature, these countries are in quite a dilemma.
Categories: Science and Technology | Moderate
Making an Impression | Nov 5
Impressionism was a radical art movement that began in the late 1800s. In this movement, painters advocated and preferred painting in the open. Artists like Monet and Renoir were pioneers and are sources of inspiration for countless artists that came after.
This article is a good read for the GMAT, as the length will ensure your attention & analysis don’t wane in an exam setting, and the subject matter is just interesting enough so you don’t feel put off.
Categories: Social Sciences | Moderate
In A While, Crocodile | Nov 01
Captive crocs, especially ones at the zoo, don’t tend to move around a lot. Out in the wild, and on a more macro scale, these crocs have been evolving at a rapid scale.
Are we going to be around to witness a new Age of Reptiles?
While this is a slightly longer read than usual, any excerpt taken from this article wouldn’t feel out of place in a GMAT RC setting.
Categories: Science and Technology | Easy
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