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Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2015, 10:46
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I am planning to give my GMAT in august .For my exam I have almost read all the necessary books available on the forum MGMAT 5th edition all books and power bible for CR. I have done 0G 13 Quant and Quant Review PS .Now slowly I am moving to Verbal and DS.
As I am an Engineer my Quant is strong and feel confident also when I do the PS questions. But from last 2 weeks I am focusing on CR I read all the basic type of question and how to do them . I did 0G13 CR section and I was able to answer 50-60 % of my question correctly. I analyzed my mistakes on wrong answer and checked where I was lagging .Now for referring more question I have taken GMAT Prep CR question but suddenly I found that if I solve 10 question at a time I am able to answer 2 question correctly .My confident has suddenly got dropped and I sometime feel lazy also now to solve the CR question.

I know the basics of CR but don't know where I am lagging please advice if any plan I can follow for Verbal preparation.
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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2015, 15:30
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I am planning to give my GMAT in august .For my exam I have almost read all the necessary books available on the forum MGMAT 5th edition all books and power bible for CR. I have done 0G 13 Quant and Quant Review PS .Now slowly I am moving to Verbal and DS.
As I am an Engineer my Quant is strong and feel confident also when I do the PS questions. But from last 2 weeks I am focusing on CR I read all the basic type of question and how to do them . I did 0G13 CR section and I was able to answer 50-60 % of my question correctly. I analyzed my mistakes on wrong answer and checked where I was lagging .Now for referring more question I have taken GMAT Prep CR question but suddenly I found that if I solve 10 question at a time I am able to answer 2 question correctly .My confident has suddenly got dropped and I sometime feel lazy also now to solve the CR question.

I know the basics of CR but don't know where I am lagging please advice if any plan I can follow for Verbal preparation.


Hey kktrehan,

For CR, we recommend a visual framework approach to help you understand the complex short passages and how each item relates to each other.

Here is a sample video running through the framework approach: https://www.gmatpill.com/criticalreasoni ... Estate.mp4
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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   06 Jul 2015, 19:05
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Hi kktrehan,

There's a big difference between dealing with sets of CR questions and handling a FULL-LENGTH CAT. From what you've described, your performance is inconsistent, but it's not clear what your ACTUAL ability level is.

Have you taken any FULL CATs recently (including the Essay and IR sections)? If so, then what were your scores?

Until we have some data to work with, it's not clear if CR is actually your biggest 'problem area' or not.

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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   13 Jul 2015, 22:02
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Hi All

I am planning to give my GMAT in august .For my exam I have almost read all the necessary books available on the forum MGMAT 5th edition all books and power bible for CR. I have done 0G 13 Quant and Quant Review PS .Now slowly I am moving to Verbal and DS.
As I am an Engineer my Quant is strong and feel confident also when I do the PS questions. But from last 2 weeks I am focusing on CR I read all the basic type of question and how to do them . I did 0G13 CR section and I was able to answer 50-60 % of my question correctly. I analyzed my mistakes on wrong answer and checked where I was lagging .Now for referring more question I have taken GMAT Prep CR question but suddenly I found that if I solve 10 question at a time I am able to answer 2 question correctly .My confident has suddenly got dropped and I sometime feel lazy also now to solve the CR question.

I know the basics of CR but don't know where I am lagging please advice if any plan I can follow for Verbal preparation.



Solving questions with no time constraint is very different from solving questions under severe time constraint. I am guessing that when you solved questions from OG, you did not take time into consideration and in GMAT Prep, all you get is 2 mins for each. I suggest you to practice 10 questions at a time with a time limit of 25-30 mins to begin with. Slowly push back the time to 20 mins. If your concepts are clear, practice under time pressure will help you perform well in the practice tests.
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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   17 Jul 2015, 01:43
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kktrehan wrote:
Hi All

I am planning to give my GMAT in august .For my exam I have almost read all the necessary books available on the forum MGMAT 5th edition all books and power bible for CR. I have done 0G 13 Quant and Quant Review PS .Now slowly I am moving to Verbal and DS.
As I am an Engineer my Quant is strong and feel confident also when I do the PS questions. But from last 2 weeks I am focusing on CR I read all the basic type of question and how to do them . I did 0G13 CR section and I was able to answer 50-60 % of my question correctly. I analyzed my mistakes on wrong answer and checked where I was lagging .Now for referring more question I have taken GMAT Prep CR question but suddenly I found that if I solve 10 question at a time I am able to answer 2 question correctly .My confident has suddenly got dropped and I sometime feel lazy also now to solve the CR question.

I know the basics of CR but don't know where I am lagging please advice if any plan I can follow for Verbal preparation.


Hi kktrehan,

When you review the answers to the questions you missed, does the question make more sense or is it still confusing?

Be sure that you use a consistent approach with CR questions. When you read, see the structure of the information. It's always conclusion and premise. Identify those, read the question and predict an answer before scanning the answer choices. Scan the answer choices with the typical question traps in mind (mainly statements that are out of scope) so that you can eliminate answers easily.

I hope that helps!
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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   19 Jul 2015, 19:37
Hi Cassandra

Thanks for the reply .Yes your are correct.When I am reviewing my Incorrect answers the answers make sense to me.But there are questions for which I am not able to think correctly that this is the premise or conclusion .Secondly When I am trying to follow a approach where I first decide which one is premise and which one is conclusion sentence by sentence . I am taking a lot of time somtimes 5 mins for each question .I cant say that I am 100% sure that which sentence would be which building block.

Can you suggest me any approach which I an follow to save time and increase my accuracy.

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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   19 Jul 2015, 19:40
Hi Karishma

Thanks for the reply I will follow your technique and will share my results with you.

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Re: Need advice on CR preparation [#permalink] New post   23 Jul 2015, 09:01
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kktrehan wrote:
Hi Cassandra

Thanks for the reply .Yes your are correct.When I am reviewing my Incorrect answers the answers make sense to me.But there are questions for which I am not able to think correctly that this is the premise or conclusion .Secondly When I am trying to follow a approach where I first decide which one is premise and which one is conclusion sentence by sentence . I am taking a lot of time somtimes 5 mins for each question .I cant say that I am 100% sure that which sentence would be which building block.

Can you suggest me any approach which I an follow to save time and increase my accuracy.

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Hi KT,

The conclusion is the claim that is being made (X causes Y, Town X is more dangerous than town Y, If we do X, Y will happen, X happened because...). The premise is the evidence for that claim (percentages or explanation of background events). So the conclusion is the "what" and the premise is the "why." Here's a nice article that goes over your question in more detail and provides you with some language cues to help you identify the premise and conclusion. I hope it helps!

https://gmat.economist.com/blog/integra ... clueless-0
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