Which of the tests are good to improve verbal

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by conquistador » Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:56 am

I have finished MGMAT tests and few kaplan tests

I have following CATs for gmat

Kaplan tests
Veritas tests
800 score tests
tests of a Random institute(TIME)-11
GMAT CLUB tests-all

Which of them should I attempt for a good practice?
I need to improve mainly in verbal.

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Sun Sep 13, 2015 5:59 am

Well, I like those Veritas tests, but I'm a little biased here

Honestly, practice tests are great for cultivating certain strategic skills, and they should be a part of your study routine, but they're less good for learning the fundamentals required to breakdown questions. What other resources have you used? Have you worked through the OG questions?

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by conquistador » Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:12 am

You can refer this link for overview.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/590-640-tryi ... 84756.html

What other resources have you used? Have you worked through the OG questions?

Honestly yes I completed OG13 sometime back and Verbal review(sc-full, cr-half, rc-did not touch).
Aristotle RC-30passages(Half)
SC grail-partially complete
Powerscore CR-referred on few topics
scared to touch RC

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by [email protected] » Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:34 am

Hi Mechmeera,

Practice CATs are really just 'measuring devices' - they won't make you 'better' at any section of the Test. Since you're interested in the improving your Verbal scores, you'll need to focus on Verbal tactics - learning them and then consistently practicing.

You've listed a variety of resources, which means that either they have not taught you enough about Verbal tactics or that they have (and you haven't practiced what you've learned). There is something to be said for the 'style' of the material that you're working with. Books tend to be limited in what they can teach you (and can be 'biased' in their presentation styles). If you find that your current resources aren't helping to make the work easier, then you might need to invest in some new resources.

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by DavidG@VeritasPrep » Tue Sep 15, 2015 9:05 am

You can refer this link for overview.

https://www.beatthegmat.com/590-640-tryi ... 84756.html

I completed OG13 sometime back and Verbal review(sc-full, cr-half, rc-did not touch).
Aristotle RC-30passages(Half)
SC grail-partially complete
Powerscore CR-referred on few topics
scared to touch RC Crying or Very sad

It looks like you've worked through a fair amount of material. Have you taken any practice tests since that earlier post? If not, I'd suggest taking one soon so that you have a sense of whether these additional resources have yielded any tangible benefits.

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