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03 Jun 2013, 12:08
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Hello friends!
I have read that difficult questions in the Quant and Verbal sections have more weight than easier questions in the total scores of those sections.
Do you know whether different types of questions in the new IR section have different weights in the score?. For example, maybe a table analysis question has more weight than a graph analysis question. That would help me to know which question type I could skip or guess during the exam in the case I had to.
In that sense, I think that my strategy would be guessing in some of those questions that have multiple sheets of information (multiple source questions). They are time consuming and more difficult.
Finally, I have read that if you guess in some questions, that action would help you to finish the IR section in time and focusing on the questions in which you are best.
What do you think?
I have read that difficult questions in the Quant and Verbal sections have more weight than easier questions in the total scores of those sections.
Do you know whether different types of questions in the new IR section have different weights in the score?. For example, maybe a table analysis question has more weight than a graph analysis question. That would help me to know which question type I could skip or guess during the exam in the case I had to.
In that sense, I think that my strategy would be guessing in some of those questions that have multiple sheets of information (multiple source questions). They are time consuming and more difficult.
Finally, I have read that if you guess in some questions, that action would help you to finish the IR section in time and focusing on the questions in which you are best.
What do you think?
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03 Jun 2013, 14:17
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Hey! I took the GMAT and was panicking about the IR section. I ended up scoring a 7 and missed 3 on purpose and spent way too much time on one.
Each question counts as 1 point and you need to get all of the parts of that 1 question right in order to get full credit. So if question #2 has three parts and you get 2 out of 3 right, you get NO credit since you have 1 wrong. No question has more weight than the other so a table analysis = graph analysis in terms of credit even if it's one question for each type.
The risk you run with skipping the MSR (multiple source question which is what you are referring to) is that it may incorporate question #4 and question #5. It could be as much as three full points depending on how they structure the questions.
I would say that your best bet is to go through many examples of IR questions. I found Veritas to be more accurate to the level of difficulty than MGMAT's questions honestly... I scored at MOST a 3 on MGMAT's and Veritas' tests were always around 6-8 which ended up being my score. GMAT Prep and GMAT OG 13 are also essential.
I would say to hone in your weakness and get familiar with the structure. I made sure I got exposed to as many different table/data graphs and had a strategy for MSR's that really helped me get through the last three questions of the exam. I skimmed the passage first then looked at the question and went back to get the answer.
04 Jun 2013, 21:50
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Hi Danzig, there are 12 questions on the IR and only 8 count, but it is not clear which 8 count and which 4 don't. In general you get 3 questions on each major topic (Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation, Multi-Source Reasoning and Two-Part Analysis), with each topic having 1 easy, 1 medium and 1 difficult question. The algorithm will then convert your raw score out of 12 into a final score out of 8, but the scaling will depend on the difficulty level of your correct and incorrect answers. In other words, if you're going to miss a hard question, it's no big deal, but if you miss an easy question, you will be penalized for it.
Obviously, the best strategy is to get all the questions right! But if you're going to try and cherry-pick questions and punt the ones you don't want to waste time on, then your score will decrease less if you punt the tough questions than the easy ones. Figuring out which is which isn't an exact science, but you can probably tell within 15-20 seconds if the question is straight forward or not, and that can be an acceptable barometer in this situation.
Hope this helps!
-Ron
