time management issue, need help

Question

so i have happen preparing for gmat for about 3 month and next week is  
 the final day, i have  solve the question but it takes me time, at the end i have to guess 1-2 questions in each section, 
if someone has the solution pls help

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

Sharing one of your recent mock performances could be helpful. Looking over some posts in which people describe how they deal with time management could also provide some helpful insight.

Archit3110 · Answer

any specific section you are facing this issue or is it for all 3 sections?

yc168 · Answer

Hi incid,

Kindly check out this post:  Time Management Strategies on GMAT Focus

Hopefully there are some points you can pick up from the article. All the best.

APram · Answer

For time management in DI This is a wonderful summary of the steps one may follow after analyzing the errors Do check out https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 46305.html

incid · Answer

gave a mock today and got 615, need to get 665, di and quant can be managed but verbal destroyed me

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi incid,

I know you don't have a ton of time, but I think you should spend some time engaging in topical practice which will help you locate and fix content gaps that may be slowing you down. As you fill those gaps you’ll develop the ability to a) quickly recognize and then b) execute a plan of attack when solving problems.

For example, take the quant topic of units digit patterns. While such a topic may seem challenging at first, imagine how “automatic” answering units digit pattern questions will be if you learn about the concepts related to those questions, and then practice numerous units digit patterns questions. You’ll easily recognize when you have a units digit pattern question and quickly execute when solving the problem.

What is the units digit of 3^22

(A) 9
(B) 7
(C) 3
(D) 1
(E) 0

Solution:

Recognition: If you have spent time mastering units digits patterns, you’ll get a big smile on your face when you see this problem!

Execution: Because you have a units digits pattern question, you execute by recalling and using the pattern for positive integer powers of 3.

Now, let’s discuss how to solve the above problem.

Recall that the pattern for the units digits of powers of 3 is 3-9-7-1. In this pattern, every power to which 3 is raised that is a multiple of 4 has a units digit of 1.

We need to determine the units digit of 3^22.

First, we note that the units digit of 3^20 must be 1, since the exponent 20 is a multiple of 4. Next, the units digit of 321 must be the next number in the pattern, which is 3. And finally, the units digit of 322 is the next number in the pattern, which is 9.

Answer: A

For some more advice, feel free to check out this article:

How to Get Faster at GMAT Quant Questions

bb · Answer

Hi. That is not bad at all to guess questions if you do not know how to answer them but it is not great if you HAVE to guess them. 
How many do you get wrong? Do you spend any significant amount of time on some questions that you end up getting wrong?

incid · Answer

thanks scott, will follow your suggestion, and about this question i knew answer as 3 power cycle has frequency of 4 so 22 power unit digit must be same as 2

incid · Answer

hey, in di and quant, there are 2-3 ques which took around 3-4+ minute, i got around 6 question wrong each in quant and di, out those 6, 3-4 could have been right if i was not in a hurry to catch up the clock, so from now i will be targeting 17 questions in di and 18 in quant to be right, and rest i am gonna guess. btw if i do so will it be a good strategy according to you? and can you tell something about verbal too as it drastically pulled my score.

bb

Hi. That is not bad at all to guess questions if you do not know how to answer them but it is not great if you HAVE to guess them.
How many do you get wrong? Do you spend any significant amount of time on some questions that you end up getting wrong?

bb · Answer

I would say outside of the MSR where you can spend 6 mins pretty much on the passage and questions, you should not spend the time you do not have. You need a budget where you do not buy expensive items (questions you can't solve in 2 mins or less) and you you spend the mins on questions you can solve. So trade those 2-3 questions for the 3-4 which you could have solved.

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