GMATPrep verbal score

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Hello,

I am very confused by the algorithm for the verbal section in the GMAT prep CAT's:

V38 with 7 questions wrong
V42 with 6 questions wrong

I didn't have more than 2 consecutive wrong answers for either CAT. I'm hoping someone can help me to understand why the scores are so different?

LeoN88 · Answer

The difficulty of the question also plays an important role. You are heavily penalized for getting an easy question wrong. GMAT club people also played around this: https://gmatclub.com/forum/new-format-g ... ml?fl=menu Hope this helps. ekp33

DisciplinedPrep · Answer

The number of incorrect questions has no bearing on the score. For instance, you can get a V40 with 10 incorrect questions. The score is based on a complex algorithm that takes several factors into consideration. Please review the 7 + 6 incorrect questions by finding the solutions in this forum; you can also check the difficulty level.

kunaltikku · Answer

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ekp33 · Answer

You're right - I went back and checked. In both exams, I got a mix of 600-700 and 700 level questions wrong, but in the later exam I got MORE 600-700 level questions wrong. Thank you for making me see that!

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi ekp33,

I agree with much of what has been said. Your GMAT score is based on not only the number of questions you answer correct/incorrect, but also the difficulty of those questions, among other things. Thus, when scoring V37, you probably incorrectly answered some “lower-level” questions.

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out.

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