How to memorize idioms in SC

Question

Hi Guys,

I need your recommendation regarding of the best way to master idioms in SC section. In fact, I have two resources for them. The first one, idioms which mentioned in the manhattan prep book. The second one is the Magoosh App, which of them is enough Or is the Magoosh's App has the full idioms which we need it?

mykrasovski · Answer

haithamnimer welcome to the party

My advice is to use several sources / techniques. You can indeed use mobile apps such as the one from Magoosh. Also, a good idea will be to develop your own list of idioms that will come from the practice questions that you do. For example, you can create flashcards with idioms that you missed (did not know before).

There is also a thread here on gmatclub where people posted several sources in Excel & googlesheets formats with hundreds of idioms. This might be an overkill, but everyone is different.

Good luck with your GMAT journey![/quote]

Thank you for your reply.

I will follow your advice and it sounds that Magoosh alone is not enough!

Thank you

haithamnimer · Answer

My advice is to use several sources / techniques. You can indeed use mobile apps such as the one from Magoosh. Also, a good idea will be to develop your own list of idioms that will come from the practice questions that you do. For example, you can create flashcards with idioms that you missed (did not know before).

There is also a thread here on gmatclub where people posted several sources in Excel & googlesheets formats with hundreds of idioms. This might be an overkill, but everyone is different.

Good luck with your GMAT journey!

Thank you for your reply.

I will follow your advice and it sounds that Magoosh alone is not enough!

Thank you

akela · Answer

Hi  haithamnimer ,

Welcome to gmatclub!

Check this article:
 The No-BS Guide to GMAT Idioms

Hope this helps!

HanoiGMATtutor · Answer

I'm not sure memorizing idioms by lists or flash cards is an efficient use of your time. There are much more important topics to cover in SC and in Verbal in general. If you want to score near perfect on Verbal, by all means do everything you can to get that last 1-2 questions right. Otherwise, this is a waste of time and brain capacity.

haithamnimer · Answer

Hey,

Thank you for your feedback.

However, I did not get your point regarding of "do everything you can to get that last 1-2 questions right", what is that mean?
Moreover, would you give some recommendation or resources that will help me to improve my verbal skills, because I really struggle to much in that area!

HanoiGMATtutor · Answer

I meant when you are confident you can get most Verbal questions right except for maybe 1-2 questions that include idioms, then it may be appropriate to try to memorize idioms. Otherwise don't do this.

I have very specific recommendations for my students, and they all require a lot of patience. For example, read classic English novels. Ultimately Verbal tests your ability to comprehend, analyze, and produce English text; building strong English reading skills is critical to scoring high.

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