Getting a top score in CR

Question

I have gone through MGMAT CR book twice. However, I am unable to get more than 60-70% questions from the OG right. My target is 700+. How should I move forward?

OptimusPrepJanielle · Answer

Hi Sanky7, 700 is right around the 88th percentile. To score at that level, you need to have a solid foundation of all the things tested on the test.
To perform well on the CR part, pre thinking helps a lot. Read the qyestion stem first and then the premise in view of the question. This should help.

How have you been studying for the SC, RC and Quants
What have been your CAT scores
Have you enrolled for any Preparatory course (online/in person)

AjiteshArun · Answer

Are you doing anything else for practice (apart from the OG)?

Sanky7 · Answer

Hi Ajitesh Arun, thanks for your reply. 
Right now I have gone through MGMAT twice and competed OG. I am not sure whether I should practice more and more questions or refer a different study material. Can u suggest me the correct way ahead?

Sanky7 · Answer

Hi Janielle, 
1. For RC and Quants I have been studying from MGMAT books and for SC I have enrolled with egmat.
2. I have not yet appeared for any CAT

AjiteshArun · Answer

Practice effects are very real on the GMAT, and I think practice is particularly important when it comes to CR and RC (RC comes down almost entirely to practice). So yes, do more questions (but also make sure that you  learn  from every question you attempt). Those who get great scores on the exam after doing just the OG have typically already been exposed to similar material or tasks.

OptimusPrepJanielle · Answer

Hi Sanky,

I would recommend you to appear for a mock CAT soon. This will give you an idea about where you stand.
Also it will tell you about how prepared you are to attempt a particular section in timed manner.

In RC, is there a particular strategy you are following while reading?

GMATPILLBILL · Answer

Hey Sanky Sounds like you did several hundred questions but are still not getting past the 70% percent accuracy mark. At this point, I would recommend that you focus more on review --- rather than on taking on additional questions. For questions that you have seen before --- would you be able to answer them quickly with 100% accuracy? If not, then there is work to be done in terms of actually making improvement and learning from your mistakes. For CR, we recommend a visual framework approach to help you understand the complex short passages and how each item relates to each other. Here is a video describing the visual framework approach: https://www.gmatpill.com/criticalreasoni ... Estate.mp4 You should also watch along our video explanations for OG questions that you have already seen: https://www.gmatpill.com/official-guide-gmat/ Best of luck - and we are here to help.

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