Verbal Score 19 although 80% in both SC and CR were correct

Thanks guys for the quick response.

I also thought to get something between 30-35 with these scores and I was quite surprised when I saw a 19. So you think this was an error from GmatPrep?

My RC skills are quite weak, I know. I don't really know how to improve the RC Skills. Any tipps?

I am writing my Gmat in 5 days and my goals are 600+. My Quant skills are quite good with a score of 46. So any tipps to improve my verbal skills in the next 5 days?

This is interesting. Could it be that because he did poorly on RC the programme gave him very easy questions in other topics, leading to a low overall score?

Let's start with the good news: tk1994, this test is trying to send you a super-clear message. That's awesome. I mean, the score isn't -- but the clarity of the message is. Now you know exactly what you need to do over the next five days: tons and tons of RC. If you need general advice, consider starting here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-ver ... 33279.html

The other bit of good news: you're clearly capable of a really good score on verbal. I strongly believe that if you're capable of getting a 40 on CR, you're capable of getting a 40 on RC -- it's just a question of figuring out what you're doing wrong. Maybe you're skimming the RCs too aggressively? Maybe you're getting bogged down in the details, and you're missing the big picture/main ideas/purpose of each paragraph? I don't know. But I know that your talent level is WAY above a 19. You just need to tap into that talent and build some consistency, and you'll walk out of the testing center with a smile on your face.

As far as the scoring goes, this doesn't really look like a glitch to me. If you missed most of the RC questions but got most of the CR and SC right, then you'll get a score distribution that looks something like this. It isn't all that unusual, for better or worse.

And keep in mind that there really aren't all that many questions of any one type, and in theory, some of them are experimental -- so your RC score is based on somewhere between 9 and 13 questions. So the question-type scores on RC, CR, and SC aren't necessarily all that precise, and you can expect a little bit of fluctuation from test to test. This is obviously more than just a fluctuation, but... well, don't overreact too much to a difference of a few points here or there.

Please keep me posted on what happens, tk1994!

Where is this option in the GMAT Prep tool where one can review this kind of breakup of scores?

Once you complete your exam, there will be an option on the front page of the tool, where you could see the score last scored.

When you click on that, you will be able to see this type of breakup.

I think that this breakup becomes available only when you buy one of the EPs? (or they updated the program at the same time I bought EP)

No, that is not the case. It is available in the default version as well.

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