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Usually the question with timer has official answer. As which explanation is better, it is for you to decide..
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Hi all.
Many students (I have talked to around 10-12 recent test takers myself) are of the opinion that the average difficulty level of the Classic Edition of the exam has risen exponentially. Thereby, the average score of the candidates have fallen quite significantly. On the flip side, the questions people are getting on Focused edition are of lower difficulty.
Is this true? Have you heard the same?
This is a very important and expensive exam with limited attempts. If these rumors are true, all of us need to shift to Focused Edition right away.
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Even i heard the same that difficulty level has risenup significantly.
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Hi all. Many students (I have talked to around 10-12 recent test takers myself) are of the opinion that the average difficulty level of the Classic Edition of the exam has risen exponentially. Thereby, the average score of the candidates have fallen quite significantly. On the flip side, the questions people are getting on Focused edition are of lower difficulty. Is this true? Have you heard the same? This is a very important and expensive exam with limited attempts. If these rumors are true, all of us need to shift to Focused Edition right away.
Yes, I felt the same recently . In both quant and verbal, my score dropped significantly and overall more than 100 points I lost in official exam compare to mock. Specifically, In quant i faced more difficult questions in continuation. Finally I have switched to Focus edition.
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Same with me

100 points drop. 720-->620

this is while I have scored upto 780 in official mock

I am making a group. Let us collect people with similar experiences. If enough people raise this issue, I am sure GMAC will pay attention.
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Guys, those who have experienced this, msg me your contact. We am planning to do something about it.
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Hi. I decided not to nake the w.ha.tsapp group but make one here.
please join the group by searching the name with following keywords: GMAT test issue
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Can someone please suggest when should I start taking the mocks? They are very limited and expensive so I don’t want to exhaust them.
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Can someone please suggest when should I start taking the mocks? They are very limited and expensive so I don’t want to exhaust them.
Take a mock initially to know where you stand, then set a target for your required score. I suggest you to take the next mock only when you have finished all the concepts needed with subsequent quizzes. If you want 700+ ( not the focus edition), may be you need to consistently score 70% in medium question and 50-60% in Hard questions quizzes. So after these exercises, when you get enough confidence for the second mock

Don’t waste your mocks if you haven’t completed the much needed topics. Getting a lower score may also make you loose confidence

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Hi All,

I had some confusion regarding the articles(a/the) used here in sentence correction. Which among these would be the correct one?

1) A twenty page document containing a description of the room in which the possessions of the governor were found when the archaeologists unearthed the long buried city

2) The twenty page document contains a description of the room in which the possessions of the governor were found when the archaeologists unearthed the long buried city

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Hi All, I had some confusion regarding the articles(a/the) used here in sentence correction. Which among these would be the correct one? 1) A twenty page document containing a description of the room in which the possessions of the governor were found when the archaeologists unearthed the long buried city 2) The twenty page document contains a description of the room in which the possessions of the governor were found when the archaeologists unearthed the long buried city Thanks.
The second one is the correct one
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However, isn’t it necessary to have a context for using ’the’ with ’the twenty-page document’?

For instance, when reporting to your superiors about a newly found twenty-page document, wouldn’t it be more logical to say ’a twenty-page document was discovered’ instead of ’the twenty-page document was discovered’?.
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Hi All, I had some confusion regarding the articles(a/the) used here in sentence correction. Which among these would be the correct one? 1) A twenty page document containing a description of the room in which the possessions of the governor were found when the archaeologists unearthed the long buried city 2) The twenty page document contains a description of the room in which the possessions of the governor were found when the archaeologists unearthed the long buried city Thanks.
First one is not a sentence at all because the main subject doesn’t has a verb. Containing is just acting as a noun modifier. 2) is a complete sentence that’s why we go with 2.

although-nearly-30-percent-of-the-more-than-9-million-residents-of-308445.html

Go through this question for more clearity

Here experts have explained in detail the usage of the, and also read some NY times articles they have shared
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Thank you! It was helpful.
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In Kravonia, the average salary for jobs requiring a college degree has always been higher than the average salary for jobs that do not require a degree. Current enrollments in Kravonia’s colleges indicate that over the next four years the percentage of the Kravonian workforce with college degrees will increase dramatically. Therefore, the average salary for all workers in Kravonia is likely to increase over the next four years.


Which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

a)Kravonians with more than one college degree earn more, on average, than do Kravonians with only one college degree.
b)The percentage of Kravonians who attend college in order to earn higher salaries is higher now than it was several years ago.
c)The higher average salary for jobs requiring a college degree is not due largely to a scarcity among the Kravonian workforce of people with a college degree.
d)The average salary in Kravonia for jobs that do not require a college degree will not increase over the next four years.
e)Few members of the Kravonian workforce earned their degrees in other countries.

Hi Team, please can anyone help explain this question? My answer is b but GMAT’s answer is c
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Hi. Have you seen’s Karishma’s nice explanation here: in-kravonia-the-average-salary-for-jobs-requiring-a-college-15609.html ?
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I’m checking it out now. Thank you.

Thank you, I’ve gotten more clarity.
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