varuncontiki wrote:
Hi,
I was taking the first GMAT Prep exam and on the 30th Questions in Verbal the application crashed.
I really wanted to see where I stand, and was having a good Verbal section so it was very disappointing.
Question is, what do I do now given that the exam has been reset? Ofcourse, I don't know which answers were right, but will repeat questions keep propping up?
How can I get an accurate assessment from here onwards, given that there is a possibility of repeat questions ?
Thanks for the advice.
Cheers,
Varun
Hi varuncontiki
No! I think you are wrong in your conclusion Varun . Firstly try to uninstall the software and then reinstall it to remove the bug . Secondly I know that you base this conclusion on the assumption that the GMATPrep software consists of two static tests. The truth of the matter is that the software consists of two considerably large test banks from which questions are drawn to create the practice tests. Since they are drawn from large test banks, the questions that appear on Practice Test 1 will likely be different from the questions that appear when a student takes Practice Test 1 a second or third time. Therefore , students can and should take each practice test several times to evaluate their level of GMAT readiness.
Now, I’m not suggesting that the questions appearing on later attempts of a test will be completely different from the questions appearing on earlier attempts of the same test; there will be some duplication! & I know , obviously , seeing duplicate questions can affect your score and yield skewed results but that might not necessarily reflect your skills.
To mitigate this, I suggest that, when you do see a duplicate question, take the “usual” amount of time (1.5 to 2 minutes) to answer it.
In sum , although seeing some repeated questions in a practice test is not necessarily the best way to evaluate one’s skills, I believe that the benefits of taking and retaking each of the two GMATPrep tests far outweigh the disadvantages.
I hope you find my post useful and you retake your GMATPrep Test and make sure this time that it does not crash and you complete your paper
Yours Sincerely
Regards
ANUJ SINGH