Reached 700 Level questions in Prep Verbal but crashed at 27

Hello Roygush,

Thanks for getting back on my post. Here is how I work it out:

Sentence correction: I identify the two or three sentences with evident mistakes (idiom, verb tense,....) and then, I narrow my time on the 2 remainings looking for the best answer. I usually write ABCDE on my draft paper and strikethrough each wrong ones.

Reading comprehension: On this, I follow the MGMAT rules and read the whole passage taking quick notes. I'm doing good on timing and usually strike the right answer.

Critical reasoning: I first read the question and then read carefully the passage. I'm not doing the "T" thing suggested by MGMAT because it takes too much time for me. I don't systematically think about potential answers and usually jump on answers directly. I've also realized that I often fail on questions with bold parts in the paragraph.

FYI, I took another shot at the Prep test yesterday focusing on the verbal part :
- 11 wrong answers, including 3 in the first 11 questions and 1 that I deliberately chose wrong (#14) as I faced the question before. The other wrong answers were spaced in the test
- I ended up with 15 minutes left and a score of V31 !
- On my last two CAT tests, I made more mistakes on the verbal and ended up with V38 twice.

Whenever I take a CAT or Prep test, I review each wrong answer carefully and search on the forum to understand the reason why I failed.

Thanks for your tips !

Florent