Recommended Reading List 2024 | Hard Passages

Ready to push your reading comprehension boundaries? This curated collection of hard reading comprehension passages offers advanced practice for ambitious test-takers seeking to excel on the GRE and GMAT.

Hard passages often introduce complex vocabulary, intricate sentence structures, and abstract concepts, mirroring the types of texts that may appear on your exams. Pro Reading Comprehension Tip: Don’t be discouraged if you don’t understand everything on your first read – the goal is to stretch your abilities and improve over time.

This list includes engaging articles on diverse topics, accompanied by RC practice questions designed to test your grasp of challenging material. By regularly tackling these passages, you’ll develop the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary for success.

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The Gendered Brain | March 6, 2024

Are men and women wired differently in our brains? Are there biological differences behind our skills and hobbies? Turns out…. No! All the purported research backing the claim of a gendered brain are fundamentally flawed in a misguided attempt to claim “Aaha!”. Read this difficult article on neurosexism to know more.

Read this Difficult Science RC Passage

Answer this Medium Difficulty Inference Question

Which of these statements will Rippon agree with?

1. Even if a study is conducted on a sample size of 20-odd men and women, the results can be considered valid if due diligence was undertaken.
2. Because there are no biological differences in the brains of newborn girls and boys, it is likely that whatever differences that later develop were caused by society.
3. Despite differences in the brain, men are capable of being caretakers and women of becoming scientists.
4. Male-female ‘complementarity’ in the brain is a more likely explanation than women inferiority in the brain.
5. Rippon herself believes that the book is too ambitious and is unlikely to cause an impact on how scientists study the brain.

RC Question Answer & Explanation ▼

In this passage as part of the GRE GMAT Reading List, Rippon argues that there are no differences in the brains of men and women at birth. Rippon goes on to show “how children’s cerebral sponges” probably differentiate thanks to the “starkly pink-versus blue cultures in which they are soaked from the moment of prenatal sex reveal.”

Correct Answer: Choice (2) is the correct answer.

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