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22 Sep 2018, 07:49
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Usually most of the prep companies and forums advocate for 15 mins for last 9 questions on Verbal..
I usually track my pace and look at clock every 15 mins, however in one of the test i was pressed for time and had only 12 mins to complete 10 questions. I also keep RC tracker and noticed 1 RC is pending..so possible cases in my mind were
3 RC, 4/5 SC and 3/2 CR as most of the CR questions have been attempted previously... Most of the questions were thrown at 700 or above 650 level at this time...since i was pressed for time, this took my concentration and got a series of wrongs...RC came in the last 5 questions( Question 31 to 34), somehow managed as passage was small...so out of 10 questions i had 4 consecutive wrongs as i was pacing higher since i thought RC takes time , will concentrate there...
The entire series of incorrect answers dragged my Verbal score considerably..and hence this question...How do we need to pace? Moreover read somewhere that last 5 questions even if you mark incorrect does not impact score much as algorithm has already framed your score by the time you reach Question number 31..only thing is that you need not miss the questions as it has dire consequences ....
I am sure many of you have experienced similar situations...Once you start scoring in above 650 range questions sometimes you step off the track, what best we can do apart from practise...Understand practise can make one faster but is there any strategy you would recommend?
I usually track my pace and look at clock every 15 mins, however in one of the test i was pressed for time and had only 12 mins to complete 10 questions. I also keep RC tracker and noticed 1 RC is pending..so possible cases in my mind were
3 RC, 4/5 SC and 3/2 CR as most of the CR questions have been attempted previously... Most of the questions were thrown at 700 or above 650 level at this time...since i was pressed for time, this took my concentration and got a series of wrongs...RC came in the last 5 questions( Question 31 to 34), somehow managed as passage was small...so out of 10 questions i had 4 consecutive wrongs as i was pacing higher since i thought RC takes time , will concentrate there...
The entire series of incorrect answers dragged my Verbal score considerably..and hence this question...How do we need to pace? Moreover read somewhere that last 5 questions even if you mark incorrect does not impact score much as algorithm has already framed your score by the time you reach Question number 31..only thing is that you need not miss the questions as it has dire consequences ....
I am sure many of you have experienced similar situations...Once you start scoring in above 650 range questions sometimes you step off the track, what best we can do apart from practise...Understand practise can make one faster but is there any strategy you would recommend?
22 Sep 2018, 10:41
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Checking the clock every 15 minutes is problematic, since it requires you to keep checking the clock.
Alternatively, if you check the clock every 5 questions, it's much easier to stay on track.
Here's our video covering this strategy:
Alternatively, if you check the clock every 5 questions, it's much easier to stay on track.
Here's our video covering this strategy:
22 Sep 2018, 10:54
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Thanks GMATPrepNow
I tried this approach as well but it distracts a lot as you are pressurised to maintain the speed..With 15mins interval it gives me a good judgement of the score...
However my question is more situation specific...as you would agree once you start scoring better you tend to get higher level questions and you need time and concentration to attend them, however flip side is you deviate with your timing...so there is a situation where i have close to 12 mins and 10 questions left, how best to proceed given 1 RC passage is on the way..
This issue is not specific to me but would be common with many gmat takers... When pressed for time you tend to get distracted at the end, if such type of hypothetical scenarios come, how best to tackle them...how can we keep ourself motivated enough till the last counting minutes...VIdeo talks about lengthy CR, i would agree but what if i get another lengthy CR again...do we need to guess?
Understand these are not simple questions but definitely strategic ones... Idea is not to beat the system but to be prepared to face any such timing related unknowns that may come on the test date...
Help would be appreciated, expect some good discussion/suggestions around the same
). The question you need to ask is "Which approach will maximize my score?" That is all that matters. 
