Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
24 Apr 2012, 11:35
Kudos
Bookmarks
I am facing a problem while attempting SC questions. I take too much time to read through all the options.
My accuracy is ok(about 75%) when i try to solve questions without the timer running but when i target to solve question in less than 90-120 sec, my accuracy decreases considerably(about 40%).
I did a bit of analysis myself and found that in hurry, i do not identify the question topic or stem and tend to solve question based on my intuition.
Can someone please help me by suggesting a way to approach the problems in which i can retain my accuracy while taking less time.
Thanks,
My accuracy is ok(about 75%) when i try to solve questions without the timer running but when i target to solve question in less than 90-120 sec, my accuracy decreases considerably(about 40%).
I did a bit of analysis myself and found that in hurry, i do not identify the question topic or stem and tend to solve question based on my intuition.
Can someone please help me by suggesting a way to approach the problems in which i can retain my accuracy while taking less time.
Thanks,
24 Apr 2012, 12:22
Kudos
Bookmarks
Hi Aztec,
SC is a tricky question type. Many students tend to rely on the way in which an answer choice sounds, thereby effectively turning off their grammar brain. Turning on the grammar brain, while tough going at first, will reap rewards in the long run. Not only will you understand the grammatical rules behind each sentence, but you will become faster at spotting the errors in the wrong answer types (which will make you a lot faster!).
The tough going I mentioned earlier requires that you know your grammar fundamentals. Manhattan GMAT's guide is excellent in this regard. I've used it with many of my tutees, and even before they are half way done with the book they are speaking in grammar-ese
. For video learning, Magoosh offers helpful videos that will also help you become adept at the fundamentals.
Once you get the hang of the grammar rules, becoming faster is a matter of doing practice questions and learning to spot the more obvious errors (S-V agreement, Misplaced Modifiers, etc.) Of course do not speed up too soon. Take your time in the beginning, otherwise you'll very likely switch back to relying on your ear (which is especially likely to happen in the tense-fraught environment of the actual GMAT).
Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions.
SC is a tricky question type. Many students tend to rely on the way in which an answer choice sounds, thereby effectively turning off their grammar brain. Turning on the grammar brain, while tough going at first, will reap rewards in the long run. Not only will you understand the grammatical rules behind each sentence, but you will become faster at spotting the errors in the wrong answer types (which will make you a lot faster!).
The tough going I mentioned earlier requires that you know your grammar fundamentals. Manhattan GMAT's guide is excellent in this regard. I've used it with many of my tutees, and even before they are half way done with the book they are speaking in grammar-ese
. For video learning, Magoosh offers helpful videos that will also help you become adept at the fundamentals. Once you get the hang of the grammar rules, becoming faster is a matter of doing practice questions and learning to spot the more obvious errors (S-V agreement, Misplaced Modifiers, etc.) Of course do not speed up too soon. Take your time in the beginning, otherwise you'll very likely switch back to relying on your ear (which is especially likely to happen in the tense-fraught environment of the actual GMAT).
Good luck, and let me know if you have any other questions
. 25 Apr 2012, 03:42
Kudos
Bookmarks
Thanks Chris. I will try to follow your advice. Take it slow and one at a time I had been using Manhattan SC guide; I will try to spend more time with it to get my fundamentals right.
One other problem I had been facing is the usage of idioms. I am a non native english speaker with english as my second language so, I frequently make mistakes with the idiom questions. How would you advice me to tackle this problem?
Thanks in advance.
I had been using Manhattan SC guide; I will try to spend more time with it to get my fundamentals right. One other problem I had been facing is the usage of idioms. I am a non native english speaker with english as my second language so, I frequently make mistakes with the idiom questions. How would you advice me to tackle this problem?
Thanks in advance.
