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16 Jan 2012, 07:02
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From what I've gathered from the GMAT stories, the first quant question can sometimes be very tricky. I think that even Karishma had a very tough first math question. We all know that first ten or so questions are very important. And yet the getting stuck in the first question can significantly screw your overall timing and thus significantly affect the whole section.
My question are:
When one faces a very tough first question (or say 2nd or 3d), what is the best thing to do?
What if you spend 4 minutes on the first question, still can't get an answer, you guess and move on? But now you carry not only a time deficit but an emotional burden as well.
My question are:
When one faces a very tough first question (or say 2nd or 3d), what is the best thing to do?
What if you spend 4 minutes on the first question, still can't get an answer, you guess and move on? But now you carry not only a time deficit but an emotional burden as well.
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16 Jan 2012, 09:15
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Actually, I don't think your first 4-5 questions would be tough at all. From what I remember, the first 4 or so questions were very simple in my GMAT. Each question took barely 10-20 secs. Thereafter, questions started getting a little tricky and then kept getting trickier. I would be quite surprised if you tell me that your 2nd or 3rd question in GMAT was tough. If you do get stuck on a question early on, feel free to guess on it quickly without feeling guilty. Save the time and use it in another do-able question. The 'first ten questions' are just as important as any other ten questions. Do not let any one tough question ruin the whole section for you. My suggestion is to take each question as it comes without trying to second guess the next step of the software.
16 Jan 2012, 13:36
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Karishma, thanks for your reply. I thought that I read it on your blog that your first quant question was kind of difficult. But maybe I'm mistaken...
Anyway, as I've said, actually quite a few people here wrote that they had difficult time with the first questions.
Anyway, as I've said, actually quite a few people here wrote that they had difficult time with the first questions.
