Keeping up Pace in Verbal

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Keeping up Pace in Verbal

by raghavakumar85 » Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:54 pm
Hi,

I have this particular problem of not able to keep the pace in verbal section. Often, at the end of the verbal section, I will be left with 6-7 questions unanswered. This is damaging my test scores. Currently my score range is 620-630 (Q47-48 V23-24) on average.

I feel that I am wasting too much of time for RC's and for CR's. Please let me know ay tips for better time management. I try to skim through RC passages but I end up knowing nothing about the passage. I do CR well, but it takes 150-200 seconds for each question to be answered, with 85% accuracy.

ANy help is highly appreciated. Thanks
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by punitkaur » Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:46 am
If you have a few minutes to spare - look at this post of mine that one of the instructors replied to.

I have had similar trouble in Verbal and this was her advice for the verbal section.

There is some improvement especially for RC. Although I still do go wrong in inference questions if I don't give them more than 2 min.

However this might help you.

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/lon ... t8457.html

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by raghavakumar85 » Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:16 am
punitkaur wrote:If you have a few minutes to spare - look at this post of mine that one of the instructors replied to.

I have had similar trouble in Verbal and this was her advice for the verbal section.

There is some improvement especially for RC. Although I still do go wrong in inference questions if I don't give them more than 2 min.

However this might help you.

https://www.manhattangmat.com/forums/lon ... t8457.html
Thanks a lot! It was really helpful..I will follow the same for RC. CR is all about the spark we get in the brain at that moment. :)