TENSE AND RELAX YOUR MUSCLES.LOOK LIKE, OR SOUND LIKE

3. Tense and relax your muscles.look like, or sound like? You want to feel like you are really there. Take a few minutes to just relax inthis place. It’s there for you any time you need it, and it will always help you be calm and focused.

L e a r n i n g S t r a t e g i e s a n d Te s t - Ta k i n g Te c h n i q u e s

Sometimes you just get lucky, and this is one of those times. Why? Because the following study techniquesare also strategies that will help you when you take the GMAT exam. The more you practice them before theexam, the more natural they will be on test day.Be an Active ReaderBeing an active reader means interactingwith what you read. Ask questions. Make notes. Mark up passages.Don’t be a passive reader, just looking at words. Be a thinker and a doer. This is not only a study strategy; it’salso an important technique for the GMAT exam’s reading comprehension questions and an essential skillin graduate school. Of course, for the GMAT CAT, you won’t be marking on the actual passage, which willbe displayed onscreen. Therefore, you may want to practice making notes on a separate piece of paper as youread. You should jot down key words, main ideas, and your own reactions to and questions about what youread. On test day, you will write on the scratch paper provided by the test center. You are allowed as much ofthis paper as you need, so use it.Ask QuestionsWhen you read a passage, such as the ones on the GMAT exam, ask yourself the following questions: