TTP's CR Seems "Off"

Question

I've been working through TTP's Verbal section. While I'm learning quite a bit, I'm noticing that I'm not really performing well on their CR sections. I bombed even their "easy" questions. When I try "easy" official GMAT questions, I am able to successfully work through them. Has anyone else experienced this?

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

The TTP CR questions are designed to force you to use good form. In other words, they're meant to train you to use tight logic to detemine which choices are correct or incorrect so that, no matter what CR questions you see when you take the GMAT, you'll be prepared to handle them. So, your move is to take your time in answering the TTP CR questions, even spending 10 minutes or more on each question, carefully analyze them choice by choice, and seek to solidly support your choice before choosing an answer. Then, on test day, you'll clearly see the differences between trap choices and correct answers in CR questions and rock CR. For some more insights into how to master CR and the rest of GMAT verbal, see these posts. How to Score High on GMAT Verbal https://gmatclub.com/forum/verbal-prep- ... 57059.html https://gmatclub.com/forum/verbal-tip-b ... 59527.html

HoneyLemon · Answer

Even I am working on TTP verbal questions ,and I must say the questions are of high quality . 
Some of the CR questions are really tight in logic . I'm spending a good amount
Of time analysing the mistakes. Hope it will give me a real boost in my exam .
However , for most of the hard CR questions, I am struggling to complete within 2 minutes .

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Yes, some of the hard TTP CR questions are V45+ level. So, it's only natural that, at this stage of your preparation, you'd need more than two minutes to answer them.

Just take your time and focus on understanding them and arriving at the correct answers. You'll develop great CR skills that way.

DallasMavericks1 · Answer

Thanks for your insight.

I will say this.

It’s mighty discouraging and confusing when I experience this. I will continue to work through the content and use the official questions as my gauge of whether or not I’m performing ok.

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MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

You'll get it.

Just stick with each question until you really see what's going on. It takes time to develop skill in seeing the logical relationships between the choices and the passage. I personally recall when even the fact that a choice could be irrelevent or relevant was a big revelation to me. Now, I see so much more than irrelevant and relevant. You will too.

User131220 · Answer

I have been using the Target Test Prep platform for my CR preparation and I have seen a drastic improvement in my approach to the CR questions. Whilst the CR preparation in TPP takes some time, if you go through the effort to complete the same, you'd find the OG questions very easy to attempt post the TPP approach. I'd recommend the CR section and the chapter tests of the TPP platform.

TTP's CR Seems "Off"

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