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When to check answer explanation for questions? Updated on: 20 Oct 2016, 22:14
Originally posted by jjkk on 20 Oct 2016, 17:24.
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Hi guys i have a general question.

For verbal and quant is it a good idea to check answers explanation one at a time (after each quetions) or all at once after you are done with everything?
I do this so i dont waste time re-reading the problem when checking answers, also because I want to know the answers right away.
I seem to read answers not carefully when I am going over them all at once since i just wanna get it overwith but I am not sure if it is a good idea.

For example, when I am doing SC in OG, I just go straight to answer explanation section , cover the answers, do the problems and check the answers right away.
Same for quants..

Some say do some say dont.
I seem to get discouraged tho when I get couple problems wrong in a row and my motivation drops tremendously.

Any ideas and some supporting reasons?

Thanks
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Hi jjkk,

From your post, I assume that you're talking about wanting to read the EXPLANATION for each GMAT question immediately after working through the question (when referring to the "answers", it wasn't immediately clear whether you were talking about the 5 answer choices that accompany each question or the explanation for the correct answer).

The 5 answer choices to each question can sometimes provide really important information about the question (including a hint as to how you can solve the question or what you might want to focus on as you read and take notes), so you should NOT 'cover up the 5 answers' ever.

Unless you're working through a quiz or a CAT, then reading the explanation after working through each individual question makes a certain degree of sense - you want to make sure that you got the question correct (and learn if there were any other ways to answer the question or if there were any noteworthy elements that you should memorize so that you can spot them again in other questions).

1) How long have you studied?
2) What materials have you used?
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)?
4) What is your goal score?
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT?

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yea i was talking about answer explanations. i have a urge to check them immediately. my question is is it good idea to check each one afer each question? or do all the problems in SC and then go over them one by one
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Hi jjkk,

In my prior post, I agreed that checking the explanation after each question can be beneficial (especially in the early 'phases' of your studies). There are likely some other factors that you should consider about your study routine, which is why I asked those questions. If you can answer them all, then I'll be happy to offer you some additional advice.

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Hi jjkk,

In my prior post, I agreed that checking the explanation after each question can be beneficial (especially in the early 'phases' of your studies). There are likely some other factors that you should consider about your study routine, which is why I asked those questions. If you can answer them all, then I'll be happy to offer you some additional advice.

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hi

1) How long have you studied? last year 3 months then i stopped after getting 590 on the test.. then this year 1 month n got a 580.gettin the urge to quit again..
2) What materials have you used? OG 2016 2015, verbal.
3) How have you scored on each of your CATs (including the Quant and Verbal Scaled Scores)? 590 (q 46 v 26 somewhere around there) 580 (q42 v27)
4) What is your goal score? above 700
5) When are you planning to take the GMAT? scheduled for 11/5.

math im not that worried about. i plan on getting 50 or 51 eventually. i understand most of the problems except that i made stupid mistakes ..my personality.. cant get rid of this bad habbit.
its the verbal i am worried about. ez ones are too ez and hard questions i just cant seem to understand them. sc, cr, rc all of them..
when the hard ones come out i just end up guessin alot of them..

I do not have a study plan or how its best to study.. i am just doing alot of problems .. i dont think its that effective to nail the hard ones though..
esp RC i do not have time to re-read what i didnt understand..CR too when the hard quetions come out I have to re read it and that takes well over a min..
any suggestions?
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Hi jjkk,

Many Test Takers who use a 'book heavy' study approach end up getting 'stuck' at a particular score level, so you'll likely end up needing to invest in some non-book resources. The OG books are great sources for practice questions, but they're not designed to teach you Tactics, patterns or the little 'secrets' behind the GMAT - for those, you'll need Course-oriented materials.

Your current Test Date is in approximately 2 weeks, but that will likely not be enough time to properly raise your score to the 700+ level. As such, you should consider pushing back your Test Date.

1) When are you planning to apply to Business School?
2) What Schools are you planning to apply to?

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