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How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   07 Jan 2016, 20:00
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How to improve GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR)?
I feel like I am kid to understand most of the OG13 questions.
Please advise.
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Re: How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   07 Jan 2016, 21:04
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Hi Folks,
How to improve GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR)?
I feel like I am kid to understand most of the OG13 questions.
Please advise.
Thanks in advance.


Hi btgsnt,

There are specific type of questions that are asked on the GMAT. Broadly classified into:

1. Conclusion
2. Strengthen
3. Weaken
4. Assumption
5. Bold Face and so on..

Once you see the question, make sure you read the question stem first and identify the type of the question. Now read the given information in the light of the question.
This might help you in solving the question.

Initially you might face problems, but with practice, things would definitely become better.

1. Are you following any preparatory course/book for building the concepts?
2. Since when are you studying for the GMAT?
3. When do you plan to take the GMAT?
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Re: How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   07 Jan 2016, 22:14
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Hi btgsnt

You've mentioned how CR is difficult for you, but it's not clear what work you've done (other than try to answer some CR questions in the OG). Thus, it's likely that you'll improve once you've invested a bit more time into learning the Tactics, patterns and logic behind CR. Before I can offer any specific advice, I'd like to know a bit more about your studies overall:

1) How long have you been studying for the GMAT?
2) What materials have you been using?
3) How comfortable are you with the overall Verbal section (including SC and RC)?

4) What is your goal score?
5) How have you scored on your practice CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
6) When are you planning to take the GMAT?

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How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   07 Jan 2016, 22:17
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Thanks for the reply. I do practice.

1. Are you following any preparatory course/book for building the concepts? OG13,Manhattan complete set
2. Since when are you studying for the GMAT? Seriously from this year. Voracious reader for The Economist,HBS Magazine since years .
3. When do you plan to take the GMAT?25-Sept-2016

Please advise.
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Re: How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   09 Jan 2016, 22:13
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btgsnt wrote:
Hi both,
Thanks for the reply. I do practice.

1. Are you following any preparatory course/book for building the concepts? OG13,Manhattan complete set
2. Since when are you studying for the GMAT? Seriously from this year. Voracious reader for The Economist,HBS Magazine since years .
3. When do you plan to take the GMAT?25-Sept-2016

Please advise.


The first thing that I would tell you is that you have allotted a lot of time for your preparation. And more often that not, this much time is counter productive for the preparation. Usually a test taker requires 3 months to achieve the target score.

Now coming to the preparation, have you gone through the Manhattan set?
Being a voracious reader might help in the RC section, but might not be of much help in the CR and the SC sections.

The questions from these sections test certain concepts, which can be mastered by a course (and you are doing so).
How are you doing on the SC and the RC sections?
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Re: How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   10 Jan 2016, 18:10
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btgsnt wrote:
Hi both,
Thanks for the reply. I do practice.

1. Are you following any preparatory course/book for building the concepts? OG13,Manhattan complete set
2. Since when are you studying for the GMAT? Seriously from this year. Voracious reader for The Economist,HBS Magazine since years .
3. When do you plan to take the GMAT?25-Sept-2016

Please advise.


The first thing that I would tell you is that you have allotted a lot of time for your preparation. And more often that not, this much time is counter productive for the preparation. Usually a test taker requires 3 months to achieve the target score.

Now coming to the preparation, have you gone through the Manhattan set?
Being a voracious reader might help in the RC section, but might not be of much help in the CR and the SC sections.

The questions from these sections test certain concepts, which can be mastered by a course (and you are doing so).
How are you doing on the SC and the RC sections?


Dear Janielle Williams,

Thanks for your kind advice. It is very valuable for me.
As you advice, I set my 60 days plan to complete my preparation.
I am confidant that I can crack the my dream GMAT score.
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Re: How to Better GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) skills [#permalink] New post   10 Jan 2016, 20:17
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Dear Janielle Williams,

Thanks for your kind advice. It is very valuable for me.
As you advice, I set my 60 days plan to complete my preparation.
I am confidant that I can crack the my dream GMAT score.


All the best!
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