What did I do to deserve V28

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GMAT Practice Test 1 - V28 Q48 - Score 630
Verbal screenshot below:
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GMAT Practice Test 2 - V28 Q48 - Score 620
Verbal screenshot below:
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Real GMAT - V28 Q42 - Score 580
My esr shows I scored 50% in CR which accounts V22
RC 45.5% which accounts to V25
SC 82.5% which accounts to V37
and hence my score of 28.

Section wise set of questions correct:
First : 63%
Second : 86%
Third : 57 %
Fourth: 50 %
I am really disheartened.Getting 13 questions(most of them are RC) incorrect gets me 28. Achieving 40+ in verbal really looks like an uphill task. Can someone please help me in this regard.

Siddharth120 · Answer

mikemcgarry  can you please help me finding the balance.I mean what percentage of questions for RC and CR should I get right to keep their individual scores above 35.

souvonik2k · Answer

Hi Your ESR shows that you need to improve in CR and RC the most. Also you have to work on Quant. Improving RC needs a lot of practice and you can practice the RC passages from RC Buttler. You get two passages everyday and subsequent discussion follows. Same goes for CR. For Quant I would suggest to study from the MGMAT guides or the Ultimate Gmat Quant megathread. The following post will help you further to improve your Verbal score: https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-to-impro ... 42361.html

MagooshExpert · Answer

Hi Siddharth120 , Because of the adaptive nature of the GMAT, there is no set percentage of questions for any particular question type that we can say will definitively give you a score above 35. Instead, just try to improve RC and CR as much as you can. To improve your verbal score, I would recommend reading through this article: How to Improve Your GMAT Verbal Score It covers all the essential things you need to do to improve your Verbal score. Of course, I also highly recommend Magoosh GMAT for lesson videos and practice questions. One very important thing you should be doing now is going back through your old incorrect questions. One of the most important parts of studying effectively, possibly the most important part, is learning from your mistakes. That means carefully revisiting every single question you get wrong and spending ample time analyzing why you got it wrong, how you could have gotten it right, and what you can learn to avoid the mistake in the future. Mike wrote an awesome blog post about this some time ago which I highly recommend. Basically, studying your mistakes gives you maximum improvement. So, go back through the explanations, study the related concepts, research any methods you're not comfortable with that are mentioned in the solution, and really analyze the questions. Doing so will help you solidify your understanding of the question and concepts being tested, preparing yourself for similar questions in the future. As you go back through the old questions, try to notice any patterns in your incorrect answers. You'll probably find that there are specific question types, or concepts, that you tend to struggle with. Those are the ones that you want to focus on. When you identify an area like this, look up the relevant strategies for that particular question type or subject. A good starting point for that is the Magoosh Blog - just search for whatever you want to work on. The blog also has additional strategies, as well as challenge practice questions

Now, to really master RC and CR, the absolute most important thing that you should be doing is reading. Read as much as you can, every day, for at least an hour (the more the better!). Read hard, challenging material in English, such as articles from The Economist, The Atlantic, The New York Times, or The New Yorker. And while you're reading, it's important to make sure that you're reading actively . That means constantly thinking critically about what you're reading, and trying to summarize and identify the main point of the articles. As you're reading, ask questions like: What is the main idea? What is the structure and flow of the passage? What is the author's tone and what is the author's purpose? Although it might not seem like this would make a big difference, reading is the best thing you can do to increase your overall comprehension, which is absolutely necessary for RC and CR questions

Next, spend some time working on strategy. Here is a collection of articles which discuss the key strategies: How to Improve GMAT RC RC Strategy: read carefully once RC Strategy Strategies for 6 Question Types Introduction to GMAT CR Assumptions and the Negation test on the GMAT What to Read for Practice Inference on GMAT Reading Comprehension Pacing and Timing Strategies for the GMAT Spend some time going through the strategies addressed in those articles, and try to incorporate them as much as you can into your practice! Over time, you will improve

I hope that helps!

-Carolyn

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