Best strategy to tackle CR and DI sections?

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Hello
I have recently started preparing for Gmat doing mostly questions from the OG guides
Can someone guide me how to use gmatclub and approach different sections
Basis what I have practiced till now, I am doing well with quant (Have always been decent in maths)
RC also is not as tough for me but I am struggling with CR and DI questions
Any help is appreciated

yc168 · Answer

For CR, if you have been focusing on OG questions only, it maybe useful to study the concepts and strategy for different question types first. You may consider GMAT Ninja videos on GMAT Club’s Youtube channel, or CR books from either PowerScore or Manhattan. DI prep can come later, after your build up strong enough foundations in Quant and Verbal. For Quant and RC, you can still utilize the vast questions banks on GMAT Club to practice and strengthen your weak areas. PS forum: problem-solving-ps-140/ RC forum: reading-comprehension-rc-137/

bb · Answer

Welcome! I saw you got some replies in the Study Plan Chat. There is also study buddy group as well if you are still looking

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

For CR, consider checking out Manhattan-Prep's 6th Edition for Critical Reasoning. For DI, a question-first approach may be helpful sometimes. If you're strong on Quant, including working with a study buddy who needs help with that section and is really strong on CR/DI could be win-win.

Critical Reasoning tips

GMATinsight · Answer

Hi Yug1812 While all have guided you correctly on thread, the important part is to make sure that you are moving in right direction by limiting yourself to the official source of practice. This suggestion is specially guided for DI section and CR questions. Remember there are more wrong sources that good sources of practice. for DI, proceed step-by-step - Your good quant should give you comfort in DI as about 70% questions in that section are math based - Pefect DS questions first - Then look at Graphs and Table questions - Then TPA questions and finally - MSR questions Getting 13/20 questions in the DI section can get you to about 95 percentile score and rest you have to get from other two sections for DI, here are some important suggestions Related Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-AYYj6McPU Refer to the link in my signature for various questions and solutions of official questions Like and Subscribe to YouTube channel | access 1100+ more FREE videos | Every subscription matters!!! Subscribe to modular courses | link: https://gmatinsight.com/gmat-2/

mrfredrick · Answer

Since you're strong in Quant and RC, focus on CR and DI with structured practice. Use GMAT Club's Question Banks to filter by difficulty level and track performance. Try official CR questions, practice pre-thinking, and analyze wrong answers. For DI, improve speed with timed drills. Stay consistent!

NextstopISB · Answer

Welcome to GMAT prep! Since you're comfortable with Quant and RC, you can focus more on CR and DI. For CR, try understanding argument structures—identify conclusions, premises, and common flaw patterns. The Powerscore CR Bible or GMATClub discussions on official CR questions can help. For DI, work on interpreting data quickly and recognizing patterns; GMATClub has great resources, including explanation threads for tough DI sets. Also, use GMATClub's question banks, discussions, and error logs to track your weaknesses. Let me know if you need specific strategies!

Gmat750aspirant · Answer

The Powerscore CR Bible or GMATClub or GMAT Ninza is the best for CR

bhargavhhhhhhhh · Answer

Gmat club custom quiz

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Yug1812,

I want to address your issues with CR.

To improve in CR, your first goal is to fully master the individual CR topics: Strengthen the Argument, Weaken the Argument, Resolve the Paradox, etc. As you learn about each question type, do focused practice so you can track your skill in answering each type. If, for example, you get a Weaken question wrong, ask yourself why. Did you make a careless mistake? Did you not recognize the specific question type? Were you doing too much analysis in your head? Did you skip over a keyword in an answer choice? Did you fall for a common trap? If so, how can you avoid the same trap in the future?You must thoroughly analyze your mistakes and seek to turn weaknesses into strengths by focusing on the question types you dread seeing and the questions you take a long time to answer correctly.

Another major mistake that people make when training for CR is that they answer practice questions too quickly. To correctly answer CR questions, you have to see exactly what is going on in the passages and answer choices, and you likely won't learn to do so by spending a few minutes per question. At this stage of your training, you may need to spend up to fifteen minutes per question, learning to see what there is to see. Here is a way to look at this process: If you get a new job in a field in which you are not experienced, you may not be as fast as the other people working with you, but you know you have a job to do. So, what do you do? You do the job correctly, if not as quickly as those around you, and you make sure that you learn all the angles, so that you do the job well. Rushing through the job and doing it incorrectly would not make sense. As you gain more experience, you learn to do the same job more quickly.

Think of CR questions similarly. Your job is to do what? To get through questions quickly? Not really. Your job is to get correct answers. So, first you have to learn to get correct answers, generally at least 10 to 15 in a row consistently, and more in a row would be better. Doing so is doing your job, and if it takes you fifteen minutes per question to get correct answers consistently, then so be it.

Only after you have learned to get correct answers consistently should you work on speeding up. Remember, working quickly but not doing your job is useless. Better to work slowly and learn to do your job well. You can be sure that with experience, you will learn to speed up, and then you will still be doing your job well, i.e., getting correct answers consistently.

Finally, a crucial aspect of correctly answering CR questions is noticing the key differences between trap choices and correct answers. Trap choices can sound temptingly correct, but they don't get the job done. The logic of what a trap choice says simply doesn't fit what the question is asking you to find. So, to find correct answers, learn to see the key differences between trap choices and correct answers.

Here is an article for more advice:

GMAT Critical Reasoning: 8 Essential Tips

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