VERBAL LOW SCORE

Question

Hey, I recently gave GMAT mock exam in which my verbal score was 16 with 18 incorrect. 
The incorrect question numbers are : 1,3,11,14,15,16,18,22,23,25,28,29,30,31,33,34,35,36. I was short of time so I rushed for last range of questions. 
I need help with two queries 
1. How to increase my speed? When I increase my speed my accuracy goes down. 
2. I have seen many people who score around 33 with 18 wrong. Can anyone help me with the test taking pattern or Can anyone tell where I'm actually going wrong.

Thank you.

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi medhawi.

There isn't really any way to game the verbal section of the GMAT by knowing which questions to get correct. In fact, you could get questions correct in the same order in which someone else gets them correct and yet score much lower or much higher than that other person.

What you really have to do to score relatively high on GMAT verbal is get almost all the easy and medium questions correct and at least some of the hard ones, and the way to do so is to learn more verbal concepts and to strengthen your skills by practicing effectively.

For an in-depth discussion of how to prepare for GMAT verbal and increase your score, see the following post.  How to Score High on GMAT Verbal

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

I have seen many people who score around 33 with 18 wrong. Can anyone help me with the test taking pattern or Can anyone tell where I'm actually going wrong.

Here's a post of a recent student I tutored for Verbal (Official V31 to Official V40 ~30 days). There may be some helpful insight:

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-online- ... 68599.html

Here are 5 general Verbal tips:

https://www.gmatknight.com/post/5-verba ... gmat-tutor

All the best

GMATNinja · Answer

Regarding your second question, it's important to understand that your score is NOT based primarily on the number of questions you get wrong. The GMAT is an adaptive test, so what matters is the  difficulty level  of the questions you miss. For more on that, check out  this video .

And unfortunately there's no easy answer to your first question. It's tempting to try to apply some silly timing strategy to verbal ("if I answer the SC questions in 45 seconds, everything will be great!"), but those things generally don't work. The best solution is to figure out how to be more efficient in your approach to everything on verbal, and there are no magic bullets for that task. You might want to check out our  compilations of CR resources  and  SC resources , our  beginner's guide to RC , or  our pile of verbal videos  for ideas on how to improve your efficiency and effectiveness on verbal.

Best of luck with everything, we're rooting for you!

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