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26 Oct 2016, 01:18
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I took diagnostics some time ago and scored V16 and then I improved it to V 20 after a couple of months - going through the concepts.
Now I am practicing verbal questions from OG and my accuracy has improved to 90% in each section. But the issue is that when i do it with timing - the accuracy goes down. Could you please help me? I am not planning to buy any other sources material because i want to stick to OG material only.
Today I timed myself while solving 15 SC questions and got 10 correct only
- later, without looking at the correct answer choice of wrong attempted questions, I got 4 correct out of 5 wrong attempts.
Summary, if I do these questions untimed (14 correct out of 15) and with timing (10 correct out of 15)
My timing was 27 minutes for 15 SC questions.
Only Verbal Experts please help or someone who have improved after going through the same experience. I am in desperate need of some help as I am taking the exam in one month's time.
Thank you!
Now I am practicing verbal questions from OG and my accuracy has improved to 90% in each section. But the issue is that when i do it with timing - the accuracy goes down. Could you please help me? I am not planning to buy any other sources material because i want to stick to OG material only.
Today I timed myself while solving 15 SC questions and got 10 correct only
- later, without looking at the correct answer choice of wrong attempted questions, I got 4 correct out of 5 wrong attempts.Summary, if I do these questions untimed (14 correct out of 15) and with timing (10 correct out of 15)
My timing was 27 minutes for 15 SC questions.
Only Verbal Experts please help or someone who have improved after going through the same experience. I am in desperate need of some help as I am taking the exam in one month's time.
Thank you!
14 Nov 2016, 10:18
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1. If you want to improve your timing, you have to practice with a timer. When you practice untimed problems, you're not really doing the same thing that you'll have to do on test day. Solving a problem with no timer is very different from doing it with a timer - you'll be using different strategies and worrying about different things. If it's overwhelming to do a whole timed set, start with just two problems at a time. For instance - take two SC problems, set a timer for 3:00 (that's a little generous, but it's okay to start with) and answer them both within the time limit. You don't have to get them right; you just have to at least make a reasonable guess! Then, as you get comfortable with the exercise, move towards doing five, ten, or twenty problems in a row. Don't worry about 90% accuracy - shoot for 60% accuracy, since that's about where you'll be at 'your level' according to the GMAT.
2. Some question type specifics:
- On SC, are you finding splits, or are you reading the answer choices through one by one?
- How are you with modifiers and parallelism? These are two issues you can study that might make you faster at SC.
- Do you have flashcards for common grammar rules and 'triggers' (i.e. 'when I see the word WHICH, I should start thinking about this')?
- On CR, are you keeping a problem log and trying to identify common argument / wrong answer / right answer patterns as you review problems? Here are some examples of what I mean by argument patterns:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... l-you-why/
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... arguments/
- On RC, how's your reading speed? Are you actually reading just for structure, or are you falling into the trap of 'reading every word, but trying to make your eyes move faster'? Fast RC readers don't do it by just reading the words more quickly. They're actually reading less of the passage than the rest of us.
2. Some question type specifics:
- On SC, are you finding splits, or are you reading the answer choices through one by one?
- How are you with modifiers and parallelism? These are two issues you can study that might make you faster at SC.
- Do you have flashcards for common grammar rules and 'triggers' (i.e. 'when I see the word WHICH, I should start thinking about this')?
- On CR, are you keeping a problem log and trying to identify common argument / wrong answer / right answer patterns as you review problems? Here are some examples of what I mean by argument patterns:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... l-you-why/
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... arguments/
- On RC, how's your reading speed? Are you actually reading just for structure, or are you falling into the trap of 'reading every word, but trying to make your eyes move faster'? Fast RC readers don't do it by just reading the words more quickly. They're actually reading less of the passage than the rest of us.
20 Nov 2016, 21:17
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Hi optmistic2016
On average, you should be aiming to answer each question, in less than two minutes.
When it comes to the timing aspects of the test and stress management - make sure you think extreme positivity and pay attention to this critical element of the test. We highly recommend that you read through the timing tips that we put together for you on this blog post:
https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
Also, in case you haven't seen, the GMAT Timer is just one of many features we already have in the Practice Pill Platform: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-test/
You can time yourself for each question, get a video explanation explained the GMAT PILL way, and post questions / get answers to your questions.
Best of luck - and we are here to help.
On average, you should be aiming to answer each question, in less than two minutes.
When it comes to the timing aspects of the test and stress management - make sure you think extreme positivity and pay attention to this critical element of the test. We highly recommend that you read through the timing tips that we put together for you on this blog post:
https://www.gmatpill.com/about/studying- ... trategies/
Also, in case you haven't seen, the GMAT Timer is just one of many features we already have in the Practice Pill Platform: https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-test/
You can time yourself for each question, get a video explanation explained the GMAT PILL way, and post questions / get answers to your questions.
Best of luck - and we are here to help.
