NEED HELP IN VERBAL HAVE JUST 1 MONTH

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I have just scored a 4 out of 10 on a Reading Comprehension test. I feel really demotivated and I feel like maybe I do not have the aptitude to give GMAT. I started out with my preparation in January and even with 3.5 months of practice and preparation, I have not been able to improve on my verbal score at all. I did analyze the mistakes that I made in this test; there were three passages out of which I partially understood 2 of the passages and was confused with the content of one passage. Out of the questions of the 2 passages which I partially understood, I made a few mistakes; the third passage accounted for all 3 wrong answers! Although I had got a big picture idea of the passage but still wasn’t able to answer even 1 question correctly.
Please guide me through my preparation. Thanks for the help.

Businessconquerer · Answer

https://gmatclub.com/forum/beginner-to- ... #p23131824 I have sent you a PM with some questions Please let me know, I am happy to help you here

TheUltimateWinner · Answer

Did you try ''Thursdays with Ron's'' video for RC? If not, you can try. It'll definitely increase your RC level. Here is the youtube link--> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTQlKd ... /playlists Thanks__

EMPOWERgmatRichC · Answer

Hi invinsible,

Many GMATers find some portion of the Quant, the Verbal or both to be challenging - so you're not alone. Thankfully, the GMAT is a consistent, predictable Exam, so you CAN train to score at a higher level. 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) How long have you studied? How many hours do you typically study each week?
2) What study materials have you used so far?
3) On what 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 take the GMAT?
6) 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

CAMANISHPARMAR · Answer

You may find this post useful:- https://gmatclub.com/forum/study-plan-f ... 98342.html All the best!

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Hi invincible,

I’m sorry to hear how things have been going with your GMAT but hang in there, my friend. If you can study smart and work hard, I’m confident that you can improve your verbal score. Also, since you seem to be struggling with RC, here is some general advice you can follow to improve those skills.

To improve in Reading Comprehension, you need to focus on understanding what you are reading. When you incorrectly answer Reading Comprehension questions, it’s partly because you didn’t truly understand what you read, right? Thus, you likely have to slow down in order to (eventually) speed up. At this point, your best bet is to focus on getting the correct answers to questions, taking as much time as you need to see key details and understand the logic of what you are reading. You have to learn to comprehend what you read, keep it all straight, and use what you are reading to arrive at correct answers. If you don't understand something, go back and read it one sentence at a time, even one word at a time, not moving on until you understand what you have just read. There is no way around this work. Your goal should be to take all the time you need to understand exactly what is being said and arrive at the correct answer. If you can learn to get answers taking your time, you can learn to speed up. Answering questions is like any task: The more times you do it carefully and successfully, the faster you become at doing it carefully and successfully.

Another component of understanding what you are reading is being “present” when reading. Don’t worry about how things are going at work, or what you will eat for dinner, or even how long you are taking to read through the passage. Just focus on what is in front of you, word by word, line by line. Furthermore, try to make reading fun. For example, even if you are reading about a topic that bores you, pretend that you are the person making the argument. By doing so, you will make the passage more relatable to YOU, and ultimately you should be able to read with greater focus.

One final component of Reading Comprehension that may be tripping you up is that RC questions contain one or more trap answers that seem to answer the question but don't really. So, a key part of training to correctly answer RC questions is learning to notice the differences between trap answers and correct answers. You have to learn to see how trap answers seem to follow from what the passages say, but don't really, while correct answers fit what the passages say exactly.

Lastly, you may find it helpful to read this article about  how to score a 700+ on the GMAT .

If you have any further questions, feel free to reach out.

StaySafe · Answer

try to use ''powerscore RC bible''. this one is good book.

egmat · Answer

Hi  invinsible

Thanks for reaching out on the forum, it feels good to see you coming out and asking for advice.

Majority of students falter in their GMAT exam because they start their preparation with OG.

This is a major mistake because if you start your preparation by solving OG questions, you are skipping to practicing questions without learning the concepts. This is a trial-and-error based preparation methodology which cause a two-fold problem:

1. It increases your preparation time by up-to 5X. 
2. You tend to miss out on concepts even after solving many questions.

You should clear your concepts for RC before getting to solve the passages. Go through this  Webinar on How to Ace GMAT RC . This will help you build your concepts in RC.

Hope this helps you in increasing RC Ability

Deepak
e-GMAT strategy Expert

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