Verbal accuracy rate depending on question difficulty

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Hi guys! I’ve been practicing Verbal on and off, and I came up with this question. What is accuracy rate I should strive for in Verbal section depending on question difficulty to get 700+? I get 90-100% of questions of 500 difficulty, 70-80% of questions of 600 difficulty, but at 700 my accuracy is disastrous. I get 40-50% at most and spend tons of time on them. Any suggestions on how to improve (or whether I do need to improve)?

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Gmatisking · Answer

While there is no right or wrong answer to your question, the following thread might be of help: https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-prep-so ... 46146.html

MohitGeat · Answer

It would definitely be useful to improve the accuracy levels.

The main reason for poor accuracy in harder questions is the inability to exactly determine what the question is asking. Generally folks know what the question is all about but fail to notice the intricacies in the question stem and the answer choices. That critical lens is super important in all three parts: SC, CR, and RC.

Once that becomes your second nature, you will be able to score questions correctly - with consistency.

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Feruza94,

Regarding your verbal struggles, are you having issues with all verbal topics?

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Feruza94,

Your question is problematic for a couple of reasons. First, there are a variety of different Quant and Verbal Scaled Score 'combinations' that will earn you a 700+ (so you have to consider your Quant performance in addition to your Verbal performance). Second, during the Exam, it would be impractical for you to waste time trying to define the 'level' of the question that you're facing at any given moment (and you're going to see a bunch of 'Experimental' questions in each section that do not count towards your Score - so you can afford to get ALL of those questions wrong).

If you're ultimately looking to improve your results (whether from CATs/mocks or from a prior Official GMAT), then before I can offer you the specific advice that you’re looking for, it would help if you could provide a bit more information on how you've been studying and your goals:

Studies:
1) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what dates (or approximate dates) did you take EACH of your CATs/mocks and how did you score on EACH (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores for EACH)?

Goals:
4) What is your overall goal score?
5) When are you planning to apply to Business School and what Schools are you planning to apply to?

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EducationAisle · Answer

This is not the problem; this is just the symptom.

The problem is  conceptual . What resources have you been accessing so far?

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hi Feruza94,

Accuracy is not the right parameter to focus on. Instead, I suggest you to focus on the process. Once you learn the right process to solve questions, then I don't think you need to worry about the difficulty level of the question. Please go through the below article to know more.

Accuracy is not the king, Skill is!

And as you are struggling with Verbal, I think you need to change your approach of preparation. You can go through the recording below to understand the right way to prepare for GMAT Verbal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sD35ZuGgD4

Having said that, I can help you in a better way if you can provide me a few more details about your GMAT preparation such as:

your current study strategy 
 your weak areas in Verbal 
 your approach towards solving questions

You can write back to me here but I personally prefer a zoom conference call as it will help me to analyze your approach of solving questions, identify the flaw in your approach if any and then suggest you what to work on. You can use the below link to get in touch with me.

Click here to schedule a call

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Feruza94.

This post discusses in depth how to prepare for GMAT verbal, why people don't get harder questions correct, and what to do in order to increase your accuracy on harder questions.

How to Score High in GMAT Verbal

It'll be a game changer for you.

Bambi2021 · Answer

But isnt 50 % correct on the 700-level questions quite decent. I am not sure but it sounds as if you have a chance to score 40+ on verbal. Or what do the experts think? I also get like 50 % correct of the 700-level CR-questions and about 75 % correct of the 700-SC questions.

Feruza94 · Answer

Yeap, took mock a couple of days later after this post and scored V38, with most of my mistakes is SC, because I barely practiced it. So I will take another mock soon and will let you know what the stats are)

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Bambi2021 · Answer

Well done anyway without practising SC. It is my strongest part of the verbal section. I will take the real test on thursday without any mocks or anything in preparation. CR drives me crazy sometimes, but otherwise I just need to have a good day.

Feruza94 · Answer

SC has rules that we can apply. CR is the craziest for me too. I hate CR. Best of luck on your test! Share your results!

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bb · Answer

Think of CR as a puzzle. You have to think of it as a game. If you say, it is crazy or it is terrible or I hate it, then you setting yourself up to not win at the end since you will be close minded to the nuance that CR requires. THere are definitely some annoying things in CR such as bold-face questions. I dislike them but I can afford to dislike them since I no longer need to take the GMAT. You do not have that luxury

So I would think of CR's as a puzzle or a treasure hunt that you must solve to find a prize. Imagine you could get $100K if you solved 10 puzzles, answered 12 grammar questions, and read 4 passages? (that's not far from reality if you can get a high score and get a scholarship) so you may want to treat CR's as assets and opportunities rather than enemies

P.S. And you should sign up for MBA Spotlight MBA Fair

https://gmatclub.com/forum/ucp.php?mode=fair_register

Feruza94 · Answer

Thanks for the suggestion! Well, I’m trying to be realistic and I understand that scholarship is most likely out of my reach with my worse than average quant performances. But thank you anyways! Sure, will do

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Bambi2021 · Answer

Interesting opinion. I think the boldface questions are the most straightforward. The hardest are the questions when there are more than one option that strengthens or weakens, but you must choose the one that "most supports".

Edit: I must take that opinion back. The hardest of course are the annoyingly time-consuming "mimic the reasoning".

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