Verbal. How many incorrect for 80 percentile

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Verbal. How many incorrect for 80 percentile

by TkNeo » Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:13 pm
I want to get 80+ percentile in verbal...So i would like to know how many questions can i answer incorrectly and still be ok. I know there is no single way to answer that because the score depends on a lot of factors. But can anyone still give me a number ? 10 ? 15 ?

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TkNeo wrote:I want to get 80+ percentile in verbal...So i would like to know how many questions can i answer incorrectly and still be ok. I know there is no single way to answer that because the score depends on a lot of factors. But can anyone still give me a number ? 10 ? 15 ?
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You are correct--there is no way to answer your question, since it really depends on a number of factors.

Try not to get too hung up over hit rates to achieve a certain score. Take the test one question at a time and try to get every question you see correct. :)
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beatthegmat wrote: Take the test one question at a time and try to get every question you see correct. :)
Oh it's that simple ? :)

haha !

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by night » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:19 am
Yeah... sound so easy but in the real world, how I can hit the right answers!!! :shock:

the verbal part is so hard for me! :oops: