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Hi,

I need some help. I feel I am stuck.

I had started my preparation for gmat in around October.

Beginning with manhatten guides , then enrolled for TTP course, which actually helped alot in both quant and verbal.

But my problem is I am very slow at solving questions especially verbal. I am quite slow in reading and understanding.

When I used to solve questions while practicing, it was just for learning , so not bothered much that time, but now it's become a issue. Recently I gave one GMAC mock in which I couldn't finish around 15 questions in verbal.

I really don't know what to do although I started reading more.

I really need suggestions.

Thanks
Niwedita B

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GmatKnightTutor · Answer

But my problem is I am very slow at solving questions especially verbal. I am quite slow in reading and understanding.

If you find yourself re-reading sentences, you may want to work on your reading method. May sound strange but this is something I usually do when teaching Reading Comprehension to Verbal students. Some pattern recognition learning (knowing which are the answer choices unlikely to be the answer) can also potentially improve your speed.

Past Verbal student. They went from an Official V31 to a V40 in about 30 days. Took a bit of Solving Approach (SA) tutoring, but they also used a variety of resources. Might be worth checking out:

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

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi Bniwedita.

Reading articles in publications such as the Economist and Science Daily on a regular basis will definitely help.

Also, continuing to practice will help as well. Answering verbal questions correctly is sort of like doing a new job. The more you do the job, the faster you get. So, continue to practice as you have been, answering questions carefully to develop skill, because skill is what's going to make you fast.

For some more ideas on how to speed up in GMAT verbal, see this post.

How to Get Faster at GMAT Verbal

GMATWhizTeam · Answer

Hi Bniwedita,

Let me share my 2 cents from my experience of scoring 740 on GMAT and helping many students reach their target score. Taking extra time to solve questions is a symptom and not the disease itself. Let me elaborate.

There are 2 things that you do while solving questions - 1. You think about how to solve the question and 2. You solve the question. It's the first point that eats up unnecessary time. Now how do you tackle Point 1. Most people think the best solution is by solving additional questions. It does help but sadly is not the most effective solution because by just practising more questions you end repeating the same mistakes.

The better solution is to learn the right logical methods to solve questions and then master these methods with additional practice.

Also, developing a habit of reading and focusing on learning the right reading strategies should help.

Now before suggesting you the right methods, I would like to understand how you approach questions at present and then accordingly I can suggest you what's the way out. Feel free to connect with me on a DM to discuss further.

Bniwedita · Answer

Thanks for your response.

My issue is with understanding the question. I take a lot of time to read and understand the passage and then ofcourse the answer choices especially in CR and RC.

Currently I take around five minutes to solve a question.

I guess it has to do with focus and reading habbit.

Don't know but I need to give more time on verbal.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi Niwedita,

Many GMATers find the Quant section, the Verbal section or both to be challenging – so you are not alone. It's worth noting that most GMAT questions are written so that they can be approached in more than one way, so it's possible that "your way" is the "long way" (and might leave you open to making certain types of mistakes).

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) Over the last several months, how many hours have you typically studied each week?
2) What “brands” of CATs/mocks have you used?
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?

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

Contact Rich at: [email protected]

RetaketheGMAT · Answer

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