My experience says that Princeton review helps you in understanding the basics. So have a look and you can do the practice from the OG.
Hope that helps,
Keep Rocking,
PN
Difficulty with CR
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prasantnaidu
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Hi,
My experience says that Princeton review helps you in understanding the basics. So have a look and you can do the practice from the OG.
Hope that helps,
Keep Rocking,
PN
My experience says that Princeton review helps you in understanding the basics. So have a look and you can do the practice from the OG.
Hope that helps,
Keep Rocking,
PN
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pJackson79
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I thought that the Critical Reasoning Bible from PowerScore was an amazing asset. Do be aware, though, that it is very similar to the PowerScore Logical Reasoning Bible, which is a LSAT prep material.
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Vitalina
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I have the same problem. Or actuall, my scores on CR fluctuate dramatically. I had a couple of tests where I had NO mistakes in CR at all, and some tests with 50-60 percentage hit. It's really confusing when you are not performing consistently.
Has anyone else had the same problem?
Has anyone else had the same problem?
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kartik1979
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I agree , I too had lot of probelsm with Cr , there were days when i used to do CR and get all questions right and others where my hit rate was pathetic
Cr requires lot of concentration, . In OG the CR questions are much simpler as they test you on single subject and dont mix various themes into one question , kaplan 800 was much harder
But i would suggest powerprep of course
if you have much time in your hands
before you attempt OG or any other book get your basic fundas right
go through powerprep
understand how an assumption question is different from weaken and how to attack various questions
learn of course denial test and fact test used in assumptions and conclusion ( Helps a lot)
do OG and then later do kaplan 800 or 1000 CR and understand which Cr type you are getting wrong and concentrate on it
with time u will get better
In CR` mY POINTERS WOULD BE
Understand the question - first and for all
without it you can get no question right
in questions or answers when complicated wording are used like " not less likely " etc ignoe the not or negation and undestand the sentence and then negate it it makes life simpler
Cr requires lot of concentration, . In OG the CR questions are much simpler as they test you on single subject and dont mix various themes into one question , kaplan 800 was much harder
But i would suggest powerprep of course
if you have much time in your hands
before you attempt OG or any other book get your basic fundas right
go through powerprep
understand how an assumption question is different from weaken and how to attack various questions
learn of course denial test and fact test used in assumptions and conclusion ( Helps a lot)
do OG and then later do kaplan 800 or 1000 CR and understand which Cr type you are getting wrong and concentrate on it
with time u will get better
In CR` mY POINTERS WOULD BE
Understand the question - first and for all
without it you can get no question right
in questions or answers when complicated wording are used like " not less likely " etc ignoe the not or negation and undestand the sentence and then negate it it makes life simpler
Hi Guys,
I have the exact same problem. In CR, there are times when I am very confident and I get most right. But then there are times that whatsoever I do I go wrong.
I know that my GMAT score was hit because of my CR. The subjects were varied and I took time to understand the question because the domains of the questions were new to me.
I have been trying to figure out how to improve, because I always thought I was good at CR or atleast I got the answers from OG right.
I have recently got the CR Bible from Powerscore. And I am hoping to improve my CR skills.
Just wanted to share my thoughts. Any suggestions on improving are most welcome. (required I should say).
Thanks,
syr
I have the exact same problem. In CR, there are times when I am very confident and I get most right. But then there are times that whatsoever I do I go wrong.
I know that my GMAT score was hit because of my CR. The subjects were varied and I took time to understand the question because the domains of the questions were new to me.
I have been trying to figure out how to improve, because I always thought I was good at CR or atleast I got the answers from OG right.
I have recently got the CR Bible from Powerscore. And I am hoping to improve my CR skills.
Just wanted to share my thoughts. Any suggestions on improving are most welcome. (required I should say).
Thanks,
syr
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henryhenry
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ok. Here are what worked for me.You can try these and see what happens.syr wrote:Hi Guys,
I have the exact same problem. In CR, there are times when I am very confident and I get most right. But then there are times that whatsoever I do I go wrong.
I know that my GMAT score was hit because of my CR. The subjects were varied and I took time to understand the question because the domains of the questions were new to me.
I have been trying to figure out how to improve, because I always thought I was good at CR or atleast I got the answers from OG right.
I have recently got the CR Bible from Powerscore. And I am hoping to improve my CR skills.
Just wanted to share my thoughts. Any suggestions on improving are most welcome. (required I should say).
Thanks,
syr
Take a look at the question stem,when the question asks you to weaken an argument,one of the answer choices will strenghten the arguement.Wrong choice designed to mislead if you don't organize your thought.
One of the answer choices will try to repeat what is in the evidence without addressing the conclusion/question.Another misleading answer choice.
One of the answer choices will deviate from the scope of the question to address something similar or related to the evidence or conclusion. Another misleading answer choice.
I call all these misleading answer choices as "bird of prey"
CR and RC are not that difficult.It is the way standardized test-writers write these choices that complicates things. Test-writers prey on test-takers unconscious mistake.If you dont agree with me,take a look at reading comprehension in the official exams of SAT,ACT,MCAT,GRE,LSAT,GMAT.You will see that the format is the same. All those exams have reading comprehension in common.
Further,analysis the last 75 questions in CR of OG 11 or OG 12 and you will see what i m talking about.
These are just my observations and tips.
By the way,NEVER use 1000CR or any other questions that do not have clear explanation.It is a recipe for disaster.
I wish you well.
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pJackson79
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syr wrote:Hi Guys,
I have the exact same problem. In CR, there are times when I am very confident and I get most right. But then there are times that whatsoever I do I go wrong.
I know that my GMAT score was hit because of my CR. The subjects were varied and I took time to understand the question because the domains of the questions were new to me.
I have been trying to figure out how to improve, because I always thought I was good at CR or atleast I got the answers from OG right.
I have recently got the CR Bible from Powerscore. And I am hoping to improve my CR skills.
Just wanted to share my thoughts. Any suggestions on improving are most welcome. (required I should say).
Thanks,
syr
One more point that I thought I should share. A friend of mine got a near perfect score on the verbal section and we were conversing about different strategies for CR. He told me that he barely studied but his trick was to determine the main point of the argument and then look for all the irrelevant answers. After those had been crossed off (i.e., the answers that addressed a different topic), there were only 1 or 2 answers left. I have begun doing this and it has helped a lot.
