HWPO
Hi guys, how's it going?
Any ideas how to set up the booklet (yellow scratch pad) for the verbal section?
For the quant it's relatively easy - just divide each page into 4, right the expected time left at the bottom right and that's it.
However, for the verbal it's complicated because there are 3 different question types.
How do you set up your booklet?
Thank in advance!
Hi
HWPO,
I recommend that we keep it simple. We may end up writing something on the noteboard if we see a long passage or a particularly difficult CR question, but other than that, most test takers don't make much use of the noteboard during the verbal section.
1. I do think that it's a good idea to track the number of RC passages, because we may need to adjust our timing strategy if the passages aren't distributed evenly. Again, nothing complicated, just a "|" at the top of the board every time we see a new passage.
2. If you track A/B/C/D/E, that's fine as well.
3. Try to memorise your
time targets so that you don't have to write them down anywhere.
4. Always check with the proctor first if you plan to use the time available during the instructions screen to write anything on your noteboard. This may not technically be allowed by the GMAC, so I normally ask my students not to use their noteboards during any of the non-test sections.