apsahota wrote:
Hi All,
I took two free GMAT PREP tests on two different days and my scores were 710 and 660. My verbal score has got me confused. Hopefully someone can help me understand what mistakes I made so that I can change my strategy since same algorithm will be used during the official test.
Here's the verbal section breakdown:
Test1:
-14 incorrect answers
-7 incorrect answers were among last 11 (RED FLAG)
-All answers between 35 and 39 were incorrect (RED FLAG)
-Verbal score: 38.
Test2:
-13 incorrect answers
-2 incorrect answers were among last 13 (Question 35th and 36th) - SEEMS BETTER?
-My incorrect answers were scattered in groups on 2 (only 2 groups of 2 were in a set of 5 between question 24th and 28th)
-Verbal score: 29 (I am surprised)
I am confused.... I thought the correct strategy was not to have a lot of incorrect answers in one big chunk and spend extra time on last 5-10 questions (I have been told that last 5-10 questions matter the most in addition to first few) so that the score doesn't drop any further. My verbal score dropped even though I did everything I should have done (as per what I have been told). The only difference I can see is that in the first test I got only 1 RC answer incorrect but in the second one I had around 5 incorrect RC answers. Is that what makes the difference?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Hey apsahota
We can't comment for other tests but do note that no test prep company's algorithm will exactly match the real thing. The best we can do is get close.
You can always take a free GMAT PILL practice test here complete with detailed performance and timing analytics:
https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... ctice-testIn terms of our scoring, many of our students report scores that are +/- 30 points from their actual GMAT test and so are a relatively good indicator of their performance. That said, no practice test can perfectly replicate the actual score algorithm, but this is quite close.