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Thank u karishma & others for replying.

I decided to postpone exam for 20-25 days. I ll start practicing particular topics in RC until I get 90-100% accuracy in RC. Also I ll do the same for SC & CR, then ll give an attempt in June. :) 8-)

I have some more doubts :!: :
1. I can solve problems of <700 level with 90 -100% accuracy in Manhattan Quant books & tests, but when it comes to 700-800 level problems, my accuracy level drops to 60-80%. I just want to know If I solve MGmat Advanced Quant book thoroughly, will I cover almost all 700-800 level problems easily in Main GMAT exam? ( I have to get 50 in Quant 8-) )
2. I am practicing questions from many online resources: Manhattan, Kaplan, other PDFs- 1000SC etc. How can i know whether the questions from these sources will repeat in Gmat Prep exam :( ? Can you list me what materials should I practice and what not, so that I wont get practiced questions while solving Gmat prep exam ? ( Since, practiced questions would tamper my GmatPrep score :( )
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Apolo22 - You have nailed the problem down - you need to understand the intent of the passage, and key transitions that are listed. To do that you need to be able to understand complex sentence structures and sometimes to do that you have to infer the meaning of words. The lecture below shows how to do the same. Go through the lecture below to understand how to approach RC. Take the e-GMAT free trial to master Main Point questions.



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1. I can solve problems of <700 level with 90 -100% accuracy in Manhattan Quant books & tests, but when it comes to 700-800 level problems, my accuracy level drops to 60-80%. I just want to know If I solve MGmat Advanced Quant book thoroughly, will I cover almost all 700-800 level problems easily in Main GMAT exam? ( I have to get 50 in Quant 8-) )

Doubt the 'easily' part. The actual exam will definitely have some questions you would have never seen before - concepts will be the same, they will just be in a different format. Identifying that would be the main challenge. If your accuracy in 700-800 level questions is 60-80% within the stipulated time limit, your potential is already at or close to Q50. It all depends on how well you use the remaining time and how focused you are during the actual exam.

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2. I am practicing questions from many online resources: Manhattan, Kaplan, other PDFs- 1000SC etc. How can i know whether the questions from these sources will repeat in Gmat Prep exam :( ? Can you list me what materials should I practice and what not, so that I wont get practiced questions while solving Gmat prep exam ? ( Since, practiced questions would tamper my GmatPrep score :( )

Most of the prep material of test prep companies is inspired by the official material to ensure that the questions you practice on are as close to the actual GMAT questions as possible. There is no point deviating very much in practice questions because then they become 'non-GMAT type'. Hence, no matter what material you use, you will have an extra edge while working on GMAT Prep tests. The point is that you will have the same extra edge during the actual exam too. So don't bother very much and use whatever resources you can get your hands on.
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Thanks a lot Karishma & e-Gmat for ur replies :)

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Main exam is on May 23rd, still I am struggling with RC. :(
If I get a passage with easy vocabulary and sentence framing, I get almost all questions right (i.e, accuracy is in between 90 & 100% :-D ).
But, if I get a passage with hard vocabulary or sentences,which are long and tough, I can't understand it in 6-7 min. Even, if i understand the passage to some extent, I won't be confident enough to attack questions. So,I become nervous :( and inorder to complete RC in target time(6-8 min), I answer all questions without comprehending passage completely and I get almost all answers wrong.
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1. How to improve vocabulary in 1 month? :?:
One month is more than sufficient time to improve RC. Just download 1000 RC and start practicing with GRE RC.
Each section has 12 questions ( two passages), do 2 sections. More the merrier
If your answer is wrong, just think and analyze what u have comprehended wrong.


2. What should I do if I don't understand the passage in time of 3-5 min? (If i extend time, I would face problem with the later questions and I ll loose my whole exam by answering all questions hastily).

Never think the passage is tough or has weird vocabulary. If possible try to remove modifiers from the sentences in RC.
Even if you cant, just read through and try to get immersed in the passage.
Most of the difficult sentences or words are further explained in passage. You need to read the passage with positive frame of mind.
Many time I encountered weird words in passage, but I realized that GMAC is not testing our vocab, the tough words are only there to confuse us. The meaning of all the difficult words can be inferred from the information given in the passage. You can figure this out with careful reading.



3. Please explain various strategies to attack RC.(except the method of taking quick notes :!: ).

The best stratgey for RC is practice and NEVER TAKING NOTES ( this worked for me).
Even though passage is long just read along. But do figure out the structure of passage.
Try to remove all wrong answers first, till you get stuck.
Mostly the right answers are very general and cannot be disputed with information given in passage.



4. My Quant score is good. I improved a lot in SC and CR, I can complete them in 1-1:30 min & 1:30- 2 min respectively with 70- 90% accuracy. Still I am practicing to get 100 % in both of them 8-) . So, because of RC, I am loosing confidence,now I am planning to postpone exam for 20 days, so that I can improve my RC and attack the exam. Please let me know if I am making a good decision?

Now this is very important, even if your quant score is good do not stop practicing it. I did the this mistake and was stuck with same quant score with which i started. Finally ended up with q 47 only.
Polish your strengths and hit at least 50 in quant.

Do not loose confidence and just focus . RC is infact easiest to improve. The best part -- there are no rules in RC--.


P.S. : THE ABOVE WORKED FOR ME, BUT SAME MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU,

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Thanks a lot Karishma & e-Gmat for ur replies :)

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Not required for most schools. You must check on the websites of the schools you are interested in though. A few schools do need TOEFL scores too.
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I believe you'll find some beautiful tips here.
https://magoosh.com/gmat/category/gmat- ... rehension/
All the best. :)
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Have you looked at GMAT Pill reading comprehension videos?


Here's a sample RC passage on genetic mutations from GMAT Pill: https://www.gmatpill.com/practicequestio ... tions.html

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