Time management in verbal section

Question

Hello , I have a problem regarding time management in verbal section. In quant I have scored around 48 in my previous mocks.But my verbal score is 27

.I get too much intimidated on seeing time in verbal section.When I attempted the same questions after the test I have done pretty well .Can I please advice any source where I can practice time management in verbal because when I practice with OG is not timed.I have just five weeks for my GMAT and I need to verbal improve my verbal score to 40's.I believe that if I don't panic and answer all the questions that I know correctly I can score around 35-38 in verbal.Please help me out.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi vaibhavipadma,

Raising a Verbal Scaled Score from V27 to the V40+ range will take some serious time and effort. Five weeks may not be enough time to accomplish that goal.

Pacing issues don't exist on their own - they're the results of OTHER issues. It's likely that the approaches that you're using to answer Verbal questions are not the most efficient methods. Also, if you're not taking notes (and doing work in your head, etc.), then that is also likely impacting your speed AND your accuracy. This is meant to say that you'd probably benefit a great deal by learning/practicing some new Tactics and adjusting how you 'see' (and respond to) the Verbal section overall.

1) What is your goal score?
2) Do you have the flexibility to push back your Test Date?
3) When are you planning to apply to Business School?

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

GMATPILLBILL · Answer

Hey vaibhavipadma@gmail.com 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.

vaibhavipadma@gmail.com · Answer

Thank you so much for the response .My target score is 700 and I need to apply for B-school by august 31st.I dont have flexibility to reshedule my test.

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi vaibhavipadma,

There's a big difference between doing well on a 'block' of Verbal practice questions in a book and performing at that same level during the Verbal section of an adaptive CAT (in the final 75 minutes of a 4-hour Exam). There's also a big difference between doing lots of practice questions and learn/practicing Tactics so that you can take advantage of the patterns that exist in all GMAT questions (and in the answer choices to those questions). This is all meant to say that you will likely have to make some fundamental changes to how you study and how you approach Verbal questions if your goal is to score at a much higher level in that section.

1) What 'steps' do you go through when dealing with a typical SC, RC or CR prompt?
2) When was the last time that you took a FULL-LENGTH CAT (with the Essay and IR sections) and how did you score on that CAT (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?

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

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