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TROUBLE WITH HARD CR QUESTIONS!! Updated on: 05 Jul 2024, 08:35
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­Hey everyone,
I have been studying for gmat for 1.5 months. My verbal section like everyone suffers dragging my score down. In my recent mock tests i observed that the 4 questions i got wrong in the verbal section were all CR. I have been constantly putting effort to do a better job. I have partially read the powerscore bible and watched the CR series of gmat ninja. I have seem to hit a plateau with my CR and don't seem to understand how i can improve. The main issue seems to be CR hard problems.

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These are my stats for 655-705 CR questions:



These are my stats for 705-805 level:




These are  the total number of questions i have practiced :



And this is my verbal as a whole:



I have genuinely no idea on the ways i can improve my CR. I need suggestions and tips on how i can improve. I would be very grateful if you can help me with the same.



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Bunuel , bb , Sajjad1994 , @nighblade354 , mikemcgarry , GMATNinja , GMATNinjaTwo , KarishmaB , gmatexam439

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Facing somewhat the same issue, no clue on how to improve Verbal.
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AP5300 ParvinderGoyat - I can see some clear gaps. Before I delve into the same, I would like to know:

1. What is your process of solving questions. can you detail it out?
2. How many times do you re-read the argument (before and while going through the answer choices)?
3. What does your error log say as the top three reasons why you make mistakes?
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AP5300 ParvinderGoyat - I can see some clear gaps. Before I delve into the same, I would like to know:

1. What is your process of solving questions. can you detail it out?
2. How many times do you re-read the argument (before and while going through the answer choices)?
3. What does your error log say as the top three reasons why you make mistakes?
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@egmat Thanks, a lot for your reply. I have been waiting for someone to help me with this problem that I have had for long time.

Answering your questions:

1. What is your process of solving questions. can you detail it out?

First I read the stimulus and try to figure out the premises and conclusion(at which I sometimes fail and don't know how to get better), looking for some quantifiers/specific keywords like(some, many and so on). Next, I read the question stem and try to understand the question type. I read all the options(sometimes re-reading every option and looking at the argument to see if I can eliminate the given option).­ I then follow POE and mark my option.

2. How many times do you re-read the argument (before and while going through the answer choices)?

I try and read it once but it has happened many times where I end up reading the argument twice.

3. What does your error log say as the top three reasons why you make mistakes?

From what I understand, from my recent mocks of which I will be sharing screenshots, if I am in a time crunch I cannot perform well in CR questions. In my recent test, i had to leave the last 6 questions because of time crunch. I have solved many questions but still struggle to refine my process and time management.



I also have almost finished all questions from the Gmat OG/verbal guide. I normally use the tags gmat prep,gmat OG(all og's), and verbal reviews to sort my questions in gmat. I have also started practicing Lsat questions. Your advice regarding constraints in questions would also be appreciated.


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AP5300 ParvinderGoyat - I can see some clear gaps. Before I delve into the same, I would like to know:

1. What is your process of solving questions. can you detail it out?
2. How many times do you re-read the argument (before and while going through the answer choices)?
3. What does your error log say as the top three reasons why you make mistakes?
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@egmat Thanks, a lot for your reply. I have been waiting for someone to help me with this problem that I have had for long time.

Answering your questions:

1. What is your process of solving questions. can you detail it out?

First I read the stimulus and try to figure out the premises and conclusion(at which I sometimes fail and don't know how to get better), looking for some quantifiers/specific keywords like(some, many and so on). Next, I read the question stem and try to understand the question type. I read all the options(sometimes re-reading every option and looking at the argument to see if I can eliminate the given option).­ I then follow POE and mark my option.

2. How many times do you re-read the argument (before and while going through the answer choices)?

I try and read it once but it has happened many times where I end up reading the argument twice.

3. What does your error log say as the top three reasons why you make mistakes?

From what I understand, from my recent mocks of which I will be sharing screenshots, if I am in a time crunch I cannot perform well in CR questions. In my recent test, i had to leave the last 6 questions because of time crunch. I have solved many questions but still struggle to refine my process and time management.



I also have almost finished all questions from the Gmat OG/verbal guide. I normally use the tags gmat prep,gmat OG(all og's), and verbal reviews to sort my questions in gmat. I have also started practicing Lsat questions. Your advice regarding constraints in questions would also be appreciated.­
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3. What does your error log say as the top three reasons why you make mistakes?

From what I understand, from my recent mocks of which I will be sharing screenshots, if I am in a time crunch I cannot perform well in CR questions. In my recent test, i had to leave the last 6 questions because of time crunch. I have solved many questions but still struggle to refine my process and time management.

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This is not an error log. Your error log needs to say why you make mistakes when you make mistakes. Take time out of the equation. Remember, you do not work to improve time. You improve your process, and your timing improves as an outcome.

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