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21 May 2014, 07:35
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I am preparing for GMAT for 5 months now and during the preparation I have gone through most of the official sources/official questions. My score did not improve much and I am stuck at 610 to 640 range. I enrolled for the online course and I would like to know if it is worth practicing official questions again? For example -is it okay to do all the RC passages all over again. What is the best way to study with official questions that one has studied couple of times?
21 May 2014, 12:50
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Sure, you should go through them again. Although it's good to test your skills on new material, there is still a lot to learn from the Official Guide. It's all about why the answers are right and what is the best way to get there.
Here's my recommended review process:
1) Do a few problems in a timed set.
2) Review the problems BEFORE checking the answers. (See below)
3) Check the answers and re-review as needed. ("Oh really, the answer is actually D? Let me see if I can figure out what I did wrong.")
4) Check explanations (in the OG or, better yet, in our Navigator https://www.manhattangmat.com/storeitems ... ItemID=336). Compare to your work and note the big takeaways from this problem. What are you doing well? What can you do better? What is the best way to approach a problem of this type?
Questions to ask yourself when reviewing:
*What is this problem testing, and how can I tell?
*How else might I have solved the problem? (Try a few different ways and see if you get the same answer or a different one. Which takes longer? Which is most natural for you? Which one would take some practice to develop?)
*What tricks/traps were there, and what practices on your part would make sure you didn't fall for them?
*What is the optimal approach to this problem, and how can I tell?
*(For verbal) Why is each answer choice right or wrong? Where is the support for my answer?
Here's my recommended review process:
1) Do a few problems in a timed set.
2) Review the problems BEFORE checking the answers. (See below)
3) Check the answers and re-review as needed. ("Oh really, the answer is actually D? Let me see if I can figure out what I did wrong.")
4) Check explanations (in the OG or, better yet, in our Navigator https://www.manhattangmat.com/storeitems ... ItemID=336). Compare to your work and note the big takeaways from this problem. What are you doing well? What can you do better? What is the best way to approach a problem of this type?
Questions to ask yourself when reviewing:
*What is this problem testing, and how can I tell?
*How else might I have solved the problem? (Try a few different ways and see if you get the same answer or a different one. Which takes longer? Which is most natural for you? Which one would take some practice to develop?)
*What tricks/traps were there, and what practices on your part would make sure you didn't fall for them?
*What is the optimal approach to this problem, and how can I tell?
*(For verbal) Why is each answer choice right or wrong? Where is the support for my answer?
21 May 2014, 12:53
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Oh, and here's one of my previous posts with some specific advice on studying RC. It doesn't much matter whether you've seen the passage before, although of course you will probably get more questions right than you did the first time! 
how-to-get-good-score-in-rc-140302.html?hilit=passage
how-to-get-good-score-in-rc-140302.html?hilit=passage
