Repeated questions between the GMAT Club/Manhattan and OG Mocks?

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Hi,

While doing the Official mocks 1-4, I noticed that many questions are similar to questions on various forums, prep classes, etc. This gives an inflated score, especially in Verbal since I already know those answers, which gives me more time for the other questions. Since I have only the 5th and 6th mocks remaining I wanted to know if I solve all the GMAT club tests and Manhattan tests will there be any repeat questions from these mocks that I will see on the Official mock 5 and 6? My Official mock results are as follows:
Mock 1 - 750(Q49, V44) - Many repeated questions.
Mock 2 - 760(Q49, V44) - Many repeated questions.
Mock 3 - 690(Q48, V36)
Mock 4 - 670(Q47, V34)

Actual Exam - 650(Q42, V38) on 19/07/2023

Time management and test anxiety have been my biggest weaknesses so far and to improve my ability I have enrolled in both the GMAT Club and Manhattan mocks. I was wondering if I complete those mocks before the official mocks will I again face the issue of repeated questions? I plan to write the exam by the end of September based on my Mock 5 and 6 scores. Target score is 730.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

If you've only seen repeated questions on Mock 1 and 2, there is a chance you did questions that were tagged GMAT Prep on gmatclub, for example.

Consider getting the ESR. Using question/time markers may help in terms of time management as well.

-contact: gmatknight site | gmatclub dm

PrathameshRaj112 · Answer

i faced this situation as well a couple days ago when i was giving the mock test 2.
I think the problem is not excluding gmat prep and official questions from the forum practices.
Exclude them when you are selecting the source of questions.

rohan3993 · Answer

Thank you, I will keep this in mind while solving practice questions.  GmatKnightTutor

I normally select only OG questions since the source is verified.  PrathameshRaj112

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi rohan3993,

Considering you mentioned that anxiety and time management are issues for you, here are a few great articles you can check out:

How to Eliminate GMAT Test-Day Anxiety

Timing Strategies For a Higher GMAT Quant Score

rohan3993 · Answer

Thank you  ScottTargetTestPrep . Both articles provided valuable information.

KarishmaB · Answer

Anyone who spends a lot of time on the forum is likely to see familiar questions on the GMAT practice test. To ensure that the test taker is comfortable with the GMAT language, test prep companies do frame questions very similar to official questions. Also, one would have run into many actual official practice test questions so some are bound to be 'repeats' so to say. You will likely see some repeats in Practice tests 5 and 6 too though fewer, I would say. Instead of focusing on the score you get from practice tests, focus on figuring out your weaknesses and on time management. Even if you know the answer to a particular question on the practice test, solve it fully. You will develop time management skills. Evaluate the test very well after taking it and figure out the topics in which you need to work more. Then work on them. Don't worry too much about your scores in these tests. They have important things to teach you and you should focus on those. Here's a post from my blog which you will likely find useful: https://anaprep.com/blog-category/test-strategies/ Also, get your ESR. It could be very useful (though not necessarily). If your section score is very low in places and quite high in others, that could help you figure out what to focus on.

rohan3993 · Answer

Hi  KarishmaB , thanks for the advice. In your article you mentioned taking Veritas Prep tests for practice, do you recommend them over the other tests available?

KarishmaB · Answer

I need to update that article! Veritas tests are not available anymore. When they were available, they were quite reliable. They did a good job of helping you figure out your weaknesses.

As for other prep company tests, I have not evaluated them personally so I cannot comment. We do have 6 official practice tests available these days and taken twice, I think they serve the purpose quite well.

bb · Answer

Just FYI - you can reset tests one and two several times and take them about repeating questions. You cannot do that however to the Tests three, four, five and six. They only have enough questions for a single test and not one question more.

Also it seems the OP has already taken the official test and ran into repeat issues…

The only other recommendation would be to try the new GMAT focus practice test. They have brand new questions. The Quant score should be somewhat accurate and verbal score is a little tricky to tell because it will not contain any sentence correction questions… but if there’s nothing else, you can try these or Experts Global mocks should be also decent… you should be able to take one for free I believe.

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rohan3993 · Answer

Hi  bb ,

Thanks for the response.

I was planning on registering for the GMAT Club tests for added practice. I noticed the GMAT Club tests have a fixed set of practice questions. If I were to solve all the sectional Quant and Verbal tests, would I face an issue with repeat questions during the Full Adaptive tests? I want to make the most out of the practice tests.

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