{"id":49578,"date":"2023-12-27T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T12:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=49578"},"modified":"2024-01-05T18:30:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T13:00:54","slug":"data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Data Sufficiency Verbal Reasoning 1 \u2013 Deciphering Textual Conditions\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">A <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">6<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">min read <\/span><\/span>\n<h2 id=\"0-introduction\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In our previous article, we explored the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/beyond-numbers-the-new-face-of-data-sufficiency-questions-in-gmat-focus\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new landscape of Data Sufficiency (DS) questions in the GMAT Focus Edition<\/a><\/strong>, particularly focusing on their <strong>shift towards real-world scenarios <\/strong>and the <strong>addition of Verbal Reasoning<\/strong>. Now, it&#8217;s time to dive deeper into the Verbal Reasoning questions themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article series, we will break down three official difficult brand-new verbal reasoning DS questions, showing you the variety they come in with and more importantly, how the skills we discussed earlier can be applied to solve them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our goal here is to give you the tools and understanding needed to confidently tackle any Verbal Reasoning question you encounter in the GMAT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DS-Verbal-reasoning-1-1.png\" alt=\"Data Sufficiency Verbal Reasoning\" class=\"wp-image-49588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DS-Verbal-reasoning-1-1.png 840w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DS-Verbal-reasoning-1-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DS-Verbal-reasoning-1-1-768x499.png 768w, https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DS-Verbal-reasoning-1-1-400x260.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be ready to solve ONE HARD Official Verbal Reasoning question and then solve two additional versions of the question to solidify the process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong>Start your GMAT Focus journey with our<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.e-gmat.com\/take-sigma-x-mock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">&nbsp;free GMAT Focus mock test&nbsp;<\/a>to gauge your baseline score, and then create&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.e-gmat.com\/create-study-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">a personalized study plan<\/a>. 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target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#2-process-to-be-used-to-solve-these-questions\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Process to be used to solve these questions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#4-question\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Question<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#5-step-1-own-the-dataset\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Step 1: Own the dataset<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#6-translate-the-dataset\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Translate the dataset<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#7-draw-inferences\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Draw Inferences<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#8-step-2-visualize-the-approach\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Step 2: Visualize the Approach<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#9-step-3-execute-the-approach\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Step 3: Execute the approach<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#10-analyze-statement-1-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analyze Statement 1:&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#11-analyze-statement-2\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analyze Statement 2<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#12-analyze-statements-1-and-2-together\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Analyze statements 1 and 2 together.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#13-summary\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#14-where-are-these-skills-taught-in-the-e-gmat-course\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where are these skills taught in the e-GMAT course?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#15-practice-questions\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Practice Questions<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#16-version-1-statement-2-has-changed-everything-else-is-the-same-\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Version 1:&nbsp; Statement 2 has changed.&nbsp; Everything else is the same.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#17-version-2-all-parts-of-the-question-have-been-modified\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Version 2: All parts of the question have been modified<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#18-next-in-this-article-series\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Next in this article series<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#19-cheat-sheet-for-practice-questions\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheat Sheet for practice questions<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#20-version-1\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Version 1<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/data-sufficiency-verbal-reasoning-1-deciphering-textual-conditions\/#21-version-2\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Version 2<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1-the-variety\">The Variety<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We will discuss three varieties of verbal questions in this article.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Conditions applied to textual information.<\/li><li>Conditions applied to tabulated data.<\/li><li>Comparative analysis.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take each variety one by one, but before that, let\u2019s recap the process that we will use to solve each of them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2-process-to-be-used-to-solve-these-questions\">Process to be used to solve these questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of the type of verbal reasoning DS question, we should always use the following process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Own the dataset.<\/li><li>Visualize the approach to answer the question asked.<\/li><li>Execute the approach using the DS solution framework.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s see this process in action for each variety of questions one by one. In this article, we will take up one variety.&nbsp; And in the next set of articles, we will take up the other two varieties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3-conditions-applied-on-textual-information\">Conditions Applied on Textual Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub-styled-box ub-notification-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-9186b5d3-151d-4d6d-9ce4-5d8b64eb34c1\">\n\n\n<h2 id=\"4-question\">Question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here is a Difficult 645+ Level Official question.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last summer, as with every summer, Oshin and Reena made exactly one long trip together to a town neither of them had visited before. For their long summer trips, Oshin and Reena have always chosen to visit a town that Reena would have liked to visit\u2014unless Oshin had been to that town before. Reena had visited Town F and Town G before\u2014and Oshin had never visited Town J or Town K. Did Oshin and Reena visit one of these four towns last summer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(1) Reena had never visited Town J and Oshin had never visited Town F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Oshin would have liked to visit either Town G or Town K.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"5-step-1-own-the-dataset\">Step 1: Own the dataset<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"6-translate-the-dataset\">Translate the dataset<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This step requires careful reading of the passage one part at a time and converting the passage into your own notes with the intent to \u201cown the dataset\u201d to such a degree that you do not need to refer to the passage while evaluating the statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, if while solving such questions, when you are evaluating the statements, you see yourself going back to the passage, then that is an indication that you need to work on this skill set.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;This passage presents two conditions for \u201ctown for last summer trip.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Town = not visited before by O and R<\/li><li>Selection of Town<ul><li>R wishes<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>O not visited<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The passage presents information about four towns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>R visited F, G<\/li><li>O not visited J, K<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The question asks \u2013 Did they visit F or G or J or K?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The above is the translation of the passage in your own words. So, is this sufficient to move forward with the statements?&nbsp; No.&nbsp; Absolutely not.&nbsp; We need to draw inferences at this stage to thoroughly own the dataset and visualize the approach more clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ub-styled-box ub-notification-box\" id=\"ub-styled-box-a97ecf5a-e2bc-4283-925c-57483fc20a9c\">\n\n\n<p>Watch this video to see this treatment of the above question in the video format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IczCq3RbTs4?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer rel=0; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"7-draw-inferences\">Draw Inferences<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>See, we have four towns in consideration.&nbsp; Let\u2019s look at each one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>F \u2013 Since R has visited it, F cannot be the town they visited last summer.<\/li><li>G \u2013 Since R has visited it, F cannot be the town they visited last summer.<\/li><li>J and K \u2013 O has not visited them, so these could very well be in the running.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So, we know for sure that they did not go to F or G.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, you can see that by drawing this inference, we were now able to shortlist 2 candidates from 4 candidates.&nbsp; Now, we move to step 2, which is to visualize the approach to assess the individual statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"8-step-2-visualize-the-approach\">Step 2: Visualize the Approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer the question asked, we need to find out if they went to J or K.&nbsp; For this, we need the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>R wishes \u2013 J\/K<\/li><li>R visiting history \u2013 J\/K<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We can tabulate this for easy processing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>J<\/td><td>K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R wish?<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R not visited?<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As we assess each statement, if we get a clear answer about R\u2019s wishes and R\u2019s visiting history, we will be able to answer the question asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, with this information, we are ready to move to step 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"9-step-3-execute-the-approach\">Step 3: Execute the approach<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"10-analyze-statement-1-\">Analyze Statement 1:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Reena had never visited Town J, and Oshin had never visited Town F.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>J<\/td><td>K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R wish?<\/td><td>?<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R not visited?<\/td><td>yes<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Observe carefully how only one part of the statement was beneficial for our assessment \u2013 as it pertains to Reena\u2019s visiting history.&nbsp; Oshin\u2019s visiting history about town F is inconsequential since we already rejected town F.&nbsp; Such is the power of careful analysis and drawing inferences at optimum points in the solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, this statement is not sufficient, and hence, choices A and D are eliminated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"11-analyze-statement-2\">Analyze Statement 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Oshin would have liked to visit either Town G or Town K.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s fill the table:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>J<\/td><td>K<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R wish?<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R not visited?<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing can be filled since we do not care about what Oshin would have liked to visit.&nbsp; It&#8217;s only Reena\u2019s wishes that count.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, Statement 2 is also not sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hence, choice B is also eliminated, and we are left with choices C and E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\" id=\"12-analyze-statements-1-and-2-together\">Analyze statements 1 and 2 together.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Even together, they are not sufficient since statement 2 did not bring anything to the table, literally and figuratively.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the correct answer is choice E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"13-summary\">Summary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s summarize the salient features of this question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\"><li>Question<ul><li>Conditions given for the selection of town.<\/li><li>Textual information given about the four towns.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Our approach<ul><li>Extracted the passage in our notes<\/li><li>Drew inferences before adding any new information<\/li><li>Visualized the approach and created a framework to assess the statements<\/li><li>Executed the DS approach<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Observations<ul><li>We did not refer to the passage once we took notes.<\/li><li>We were able to sift through irrelevant information because we had a solid framework to assess the choices.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, apply these learnings to these practice questions that are different versions of this official question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"14-where-are-these-skills-taught-in-the-e-gmat-course\">Where are these skills taught in the e-GMAT course?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We teach you these skills in a progressive architecture in a specially created Data Sufficiency course.&nbsp; 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