I guess I should start first
QUANT:
probably the most tricky section for making such a mistake. I don't feel particularly weak here, but when I am in a rush 2*3=8 somehow and area of the lawn that is a semicircle+square=circle+square... Stupid, I know, but time pressure makes me do this...
my approach... READ THE QUESTION before you answer it... In total I would read it at least 3 times and check the calculation, especially on the first 10 questions
VERBAL
CR: ALWAYS read the question first, identify the type and note the trap words "EXCEPT", "ALL THE FOLLOWING..." feel free to add more to this...
RC: AGAIN read the question first and NOTE the type of question, then follow what your strategy for answering such type
SC: I follow a list of things here checking
1) SVA
2) pronouns
3) modifiers
4) ||sm
5) conditionals
6) comparisons
7) idioms
not to scare everyone, but I don't go through the whole list all the time... I only follow it when I see nothing wrong with the sentence... Sometimes I would read the sentence and pronoun FLASHES at me right away, so I check if it has a clear reference... or if I see comparison problem, I look for choices that make it logical...
VERY OBVIOUS, I know, but if you are aware of that 'obvious' I believe you would reduce such mistakes!
PLEASE, add to this list to make this topic more valueable!
Thanks!