how to imrpove verbal drastically?

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how to imrpove verbal drastically?

by rookiez » Sat Aug 01, 2009 12:04 am
I scored 660 in gmat Q51 V28.
I will reappear and i need to score 42+ in verbal. Folks can you guide me.
I used OG11, OG10 for verbal and Manhattan SC.
Thanks in advance.

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hmm

by JeffB » Sat Aug 01, 2009 3:41 am
Well - How did you do in SC?

What are you using for Critical Reasoning and Reading Comp.?

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by VP_Jim » Sat Aug 01, 2009 8:56 am
You don't give much detail in your post, but I'll give you the advice I give everyone with a big quant/verbal disparity -- start reading!

Rather than doing question after question and beating yourself up over GMAT stuff, just add 30-60 minutes of quality reading into your daily study regimen. I like the Wall Street Journal and the Economist. Your verbal skills will improve without really thinking about it.

Reading more will obviously improve your RC skills. Reading critically (thinking about what you just read) will improve your CR skills. Well-written material will improve your SC skills since you'll develop an eye for good grammar.

Also, make sure you spend lots of time with the OG. Understand (i.e., be able to explain to someone else) why the wrong answers are wrong - that's a key trick to studying for verbal.
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by rookiez » Sat Aug 01, 2009 9:39 am
In practice tests I used to get 3-4 SCs wrong, 3-4 CRs wrong and 6-7 RC wrong.
In the real exam I was really confused between 2 options and i wasn't sure on most of the questions.

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by rookiez » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:31 pm
Folks please help with your inputs!!

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by rookiez » Sat Aug 15, 2009 1:41 am
any updates guys?

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by DanaJ » Sat Aug 15, 2009 4:38 am
There's no clear way of "drastically" improving verbal. Your biggest weakness is RC, but you should also work on CR and SC... Have you tried the PowerScore CR Bible? I thought it presented some neat tips for both CR and RC - IMO, the two sections are pretty similar, the only differences being that one has longer passages, while the other has slightly more complex questions.

Also, Jim's advice is one that you'll likely hear often: improving RC is not easy unless you start reading, especially if you're a non-native speaker.