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Optimum Way Of Testing Your Verbal Speed ?

by rickyishere » Mon Feb 22, 2010 4:44 pm
Hi,

I was wondering if folks here test there verbal speed in a certain way.? For e.g do you guys test your speed of doing 25 questions of a certain type at one time, or do you break the 25 question in two different categories and solve them in the same time? I usually take 25 problems of one type (say SC or CR) and try to solve them in a limited time (say 50 minutes). But I am not sure if this is the right way to do because in the actual exam no one will get 25 questions of one type consecutively. I say this because if I attempt to solve 25 questions of one type at a stretch, I tend to get saturated after question 10 ( this particularly happens in CR).

So to summarize, is it better to mix and match or solve one type at a stretch?

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by beatthegmat » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:09 pm
My preference is to work on a single set of GMAT questions when you practice. While its true that you'll never get 25 sentence correction problems in a row on the GMAT, I do think for prep purposes it's good to master one question type at a time when you prep. This will help you really focus on your weak areas within that specific question type (for example: in critical reasoning question types, I have big problems with boldface CR).

Just my opinion, hope that helps!
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by rickyishere » Mon Feb 22, 2010 5:45 pm
beatthegmat wrote:My preference is to work on a single set of GMAT questions when you practice. While its true that you'll never get 25 sentence correction problems in a row on the GMAT, I do think for prep purposes it's good to master one question type at a time when you prep. This will help you really focus on your weak areas within that specific question type (for example: in critical reasoning question types, I have big problems with boldface CR).

Just my opinion, hope that helps!
Eric,

Thanks for your reply. On further thought, I think we can probably have 2 ways of testing. When a specific concept needs to be tested ( for e.g bold face CR) then it's better to have set of 10,15 or 20 questions at one time. But when testing a broader range or different types of questions within a stipulated time ( SC, CR, RC) etc it's better to mix and match.

Your thoughts on this?

Also, has anyone broken down the way they test there verbal speed as I mentioned above? If yes, it will be great if they can share there experiences.

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by beatthegmat » Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:19 pm
I like your thinking, rickyishere. I do believe that focused drill on one question type is good when you're trying to learn a concept as your primary goal. However, if you're interested in an overall exercise of pacing--mixing and matching may be better. For verbal in particular, on the GMAT you'll likely have to negotiate your time with SCs (which tend to take less time to answer) with RCs (which tend to take more time to answer).
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by bigmonkey31 » Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:42 pm
I like to practice 40 SC, CR, or RC in a row within 75 minutes-80 minutes. That will help you build up stamina and also strengthen a targeted area.

If you want the overall experience, just use practice CAT exams.
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