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10 Oct 2015, 12:04
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Hi fellas,
(This post was posted in Verbal Main forum, but got not answer there - maybe here I will get somewhat luckier)
As you may probably notice from my lousy English writing skills - I'm a non-native speaker.
On my first GMAT attempt I got 660 (q 47 v 34), having most of my mocks a verbal ranging from 30 to 36.
My second attempt is going to be at Oct 19th, 8 AM, as I am aiming 710+.
I'm studying all by myself. Full-time job, and two kids at home.
I know that I can do a lot better on the verbal section, so this where I put the most effort during the past week.
A week ago I took a full gmat prep CAT, receiving 680 ( q50, v31). Jesus! Moses! No improvement at all! My verbal score only decreased
I have continued to work on my verbal, depending on materials found in this site - GIN RC strategy guide (practicing it, of course), somebody's most downloaded CR guide... I took the whole 250 Manhattan SC set (doing 50 sentences a time, analysing errors and move on).
I started to feel much more confident about my English.
So now I wanted to check out my progress, using gmatclub free verbal set.
I scored a devastating 30!!
What the hell!
Look at the results, attached.
11 mistakes (7 sc, 3 cr, 1 rc) , with arround 72% accuracy in all diffculty levels. It's not THAT bad, doesn't it?
Question# of wrong answers:
1 (sc) ,3 (sc),4 (cr),6 (sc),9 (sc),10 (cr)
17 (sc),18 (sc)
25(cr) ,26 (sc) ,28 (rc)
I finished the set with a perfect 13 qestions strike!
BTW, out of 7 bookmarked questions - I got wrong in 6.
Take a bit more stats:
In 41 questions, I got 23 of 500 level (6 mistakes), 11 of 600 level (3 mistakes), 7 of 700 lvl (2 mistakes).
Distribution to question type:
SC:
500 lvl - 10 questions (got 5 wrong)
600 - 3 (1 wrong)
700 - 2 (1 wrong)
CR:
500 - 6 (0 wrong)
600 - 4 (2 wrong)
700 - 4 (1 wrong)
RC:
500 - 7 (1 wrong)
600 - 4 (0 wrong)
700 - 1 (0 wrong)
What has happened to me?
How can I do better, especially on the openning 10 questiones? I didn't feel nervous or something like that...
It's obvious that my Achiles Heel is SC, having a poor 50% accuracy level.
But on practice I've completed HUNDREDS of SC questions, improving constantly from 50% wrong to 20% wrong.
What the hell happaned on this set?
Please cheer me up friends, and point out what can I do (except of jumping out of the window).
Farewell.
GmatClub - don't take it personal, I still think that you are amazing.
goidelg.
(This post was posted in Verbal Main forum, but got not answer there - maybe here I will get somewhat luckier)
As you may probably notice from my lousy English writing skills - I'm a non-native speaker.
On my first GMAT attempt I got 660 (q 47 v 34), having most of my mocks a verbal ranging from 30 to 36.
My second attempt is going to be at Oct 19th, 8 AM, as I am aiming 710+.
I'm studying all by myself. Full-time job, and two kids at home.
I know that I can do a lot better on the verbal section, so this where I put the most effort during the past week.
A week ago I took a full gmat prep CAT, receiving 680 ( q50, v31). Jesus! Moses! No improvement at all! My verbal score only decreased
I have continued to work on my verbal, depending on materials found in this site - GIN RC strategy guide (practicing it, of course), somebody's most downloaded CR guide... I took the whole 250 Manhattan SC set (doing 50 sentences a time, analysing errors and move on).
I started to feel much more confident about my English.
So now I wanted to check out my progress, using gmatclub free verbal set.
I scored a devastating 30!!
What the hell!
Look at the results, attached.
11 mistakes (7 sc, 3 cr, 1 rc) , with arround 72% accuracy in all diffculty levels. It's not THAT bad, doesn't it?
Question# of wrong answers:
1 (sc) ,3 (sc),4 (cr),6 (sc),9 (sc),10 (cr)
17 (sc),18 (sc)
25(cr) ,26 (sc) ,28 (rc)
I finished the set with a perfect 13 qestions strike!
BTW, out of 7 bookmarked questions - I got wrong in 6.
Take a bit more stats:
In 41 questions, I got 23 of 500 level (6 mistakes), 11 of 600 level (3 mistakes), 7 of 700 lvl (2 mistakes).
Distribution to question type:
SC:
500 lvl - 10 questions (got 5 wrong)
600 - 3 (1 wrong)
700 - 2 (1 wrong)
CR:
500 - 6 (0 wrong)
600 - 4 (2 wrong)
700 - 4 (1 wrong)
RC:
500 - 7 (1 wrong)
600 - 4 (0 wrong)
700 - 1 (0 wrong)
What has happened to me?
How can I do better, especially on the openning 10 questiones? I didn't feel nervous or something like that...
It's obvious that my Achiles Heel is SC, having a poor 50% accuracy level.
But on practice I've completed HUNDREDS of SC questions, improving constantly from 50% wrong to 20% wrong.
What the hell happaned on this set?
Please cheer me up friends, and point out what can I do (except of jumping out of the window).
Farewell.
GmatClub - don't take it personal, I still think that you are amazing.
goidelg.
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10 Oct 2015, 13:26
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Unbelievable - in 5 out of 7 wrong SCs I narrowed the possible answers to two(!).
In each and every one of them, one chice was correct.
And I managed to screw up and chose the wrong answer
How can I improve in those 2-answers-split dillemas?
(BTW - the other two errord went on not understanding a crucial word ["proponents", If you might wondered], and lack of knowledge using present tense on if...than sentence)
In each and every one of them, one chice was correct.
And I managed to screw up and chose the wrong answer
How can I improve in those 2-answers-split dillemas?
(BTW - the other two errord went on not understanding a crucial word ["proponents", If you might wondered], and lack of knowledge using present tense on if...than sentence)
10 Oct 2015, 14:04
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goidelg
Hey goidelg,
The SC section is the easiest verbal section to make improvements on. Once you understand how to think and approach this question type, there are only so many ways you can be tested. Here at GMAT Pill we developed the 10 core frameworks which detail the 10 ways to approach GMAT sentence corrections.
Here is a sample video detailing one of the core frameworks: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-t ... stion/2184
For CR, we recommend a visual framework approach to help you understand the complex short passages and how each item relates to each other.
Here is a video describing the visual framework approach: https://www.gmatpill.com/criticalreasoni ... Estate.mp4
To improve RC - you really need visual guidance. Don't read articles about how to improve reading. You improve by actually doing or watching someone else do.
That's why you might find these video walkthroughs helpful: https://www.gmatpill.com/practicequestio ... tions.html
Best of luck on your studies!
