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15 Nov 2020, 14:10
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Hi All
I have been preparing for GMAT for 4 months.
My exam is scheduled for 12 December 2020.
I have given few mocks and I practiced topic wise for each of the verbal sections .
While practicing , I am able to solve even the 700 level problems correctly and in time .
But when I give any mock exam , I am unable to manage time. I take longer on CR questions and still solve them incorrectly
SC is generally my strong part . But I messed it up on the mocks I have taken till now .
Also , I tend to miss out on the last RC that pops up at the end of the section .
Any advice on how to improve the timing and avoiding blackout on questions I could have solved easily
E-gmat mock (15 sept 2020) : 590 (Q45, V26)
Kaplan mock (10 oct 2020) : 710 (Q49 ,V38)
Princeton review mock (17 oct 2020) : 730(Q51 , V41)
Veritas Mock (7 nov 2020) : 680 (Q49 , V34)
GMATPREP 1 (15 nov 2020) : 700(Q50,V34)
I have less than one month until my exam . I want to reach 740+
What different should I do to improve my verbal score ?
I am worried because I am putting my time and a lot of effort in practicing problems and still not seeing any improvements
Please Help !
Thanks in advance !
I have been preparing for GMAT for 4 months.
My exam is scheduled for 12 December 2020.
I have given few mocks and I practiced topic wise for each of the verbal sections .
While practicing , I am able to solve even the 700 level problems correctly and in time .
But when I give any mock exam , I am unable to manage time. I take longer on CR questions and still solve them incorrectly
SC is generally my strong part . But I messed it up on the mocks I have taken till now .
Also , I tend to miss out on the last RC that pops up at the end of the section .
Any advice on how to improve the timing and avoiding blackout on questions I could have solved easily
E-gmat mock (15 sept 2020) : 590 (Q45, V26)
Kaplan mock (10 oct 2020) : 710 (Q49 ,V38)
Princeton review mock (17 oct 2020) : 730(Q51 , V41)
Veritas Mock (7 nov 2020) : 680 (Q49 , V34)
GMATPREP 1 (15 nov 2020) : 700(Q50,V34)
I have less than one month until my exam . I want to reach 740+
What different should I do to improve my verbal score ?
I am worried because I am putting my time and a lot of effort in practicing problems and still not seeing any improvements
Please Help !
Thanks in advance !
shameekv1989
15 Nov 2020, 14:36
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First advice, you should give more Official mocks to gauge where you are yet.
For your time-management, I am not sure if you make a grid to keep track of your time. I used to do the following :-
65 - 56 - 47 - 38 - 29 - 20 - 11 - 0 (in mins)
0 - 5 - 10 - 15 - 20 - 25- 30 - 36
i.e. you give a 9 min block for every 5 questions. Though, you need to keep one thing in mind that you can cover a lot of time with a number of SC questions that come one after the other. Since you are already good at it, try to devote that extra time to RCs and you won't have to worry about the timing then.
Practice these skills in the mocks and you will feel more confident.
All the best!!
For your time-management, I am not sure if you make a grid to keep track of your time. I used to do the following :-
65 - 56 - 47 - 38 - 29 - 20 - 11 - 0 (in mins)
0 - 5 - 10 - 15 - 20 - 25- 30 - 36
i.e. you give a 9 min block for every 5 questions. Though, you need to keep one thing in mind that you can cover a lot of time with a number of SC questions that come one after the other. Since you are already good at it, try to devote that extra time to RCs and you won't have to worry about the timing then.
Practice these skills in the mocks and you will feel more confident.
All the best!!
15 Nov 2020, 14:46
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shameekv1989
I kept track of time after every 8 - 15 - 25 questions .I Guess that strategy is not helping me .
Thanks shameekv1989 ! Will try to focus more on RCs .
Also I guess I need to do mixed practice more often so that I am able to solve any type of question the test throws .
Any suggestions where I might be able to do mixed practice ?
So I used to practice here at GMATClub itself. I would open multiples tabs - 10-15 SCs, 8-9 CRs, 3-4 RC passages (from diff levels) and make a note of answer choices on a notebook (start a timer and then pause it when you are done - do not attempt it). Check all the answers at the end of the practice then. This will help more than just attempting questions one at a time while practicing.
Additionally, solving and cementing 600-700 level questions will help you more in scoring high than would 700-level questions. You can get away with answering 700-level qs incorrectly but not the other way round.
And if you feel uncomfortable with some specific topic, then take an incremental approach. First, attempt 10- 600-level qs with 100% accuracy and only then move to 600-700 level qs - score 90-100% in this category and then move to 700-level.
Hope it helps!!
