My most recent score in GMATprep1 is 640(q48,V26).I need to improve my Verbal score so i want to practice as many verbal questions as i can.
I need your advice about the best online question bank of verbal section.
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Hi beesy,
What resources have you been using so far?
As an aside, from what you've written, it sounds like your approach to improving your Verbal score is "quantity"-based and not necessarily "quality"-based. If you haven't learned proper verbal tactics, then you're likely going to continue to make the same mistakes that you've been making. You might consider putting your emphasis more on learning the proper tactics and and a bit less on "as many verbal questions" as you can practice.
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What resources have you been using so far?
As an aside, from what you've written, it sounds like your approach to improving your Verbal score is "quantity"-based and not necessarily "quality"-based. If you haven't learned proper verbal tactics, then you're likely going to continue to make the same mistakes that you've been making. You might consider putting your emphasis more on learning the proper tactics and and a bit less on "as many verbal questions" as you can practice.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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I heartily thank you for your response.
I have studied all Manahaten books(all quantitative and verbal sets)except for CR , i have studied CR bible powerscore.
Then I answered all questions in OG13 and verbal review 2nd edition only.
You are right about seeking to develop verbal tactics.however, i can not identify my weakest point in verbal section. as it seems that i have the same level of competence in all sections as shown in GMATprep excel file:
GMATprep verbal in September 2013
GMATprep excel file in August 2012
Thanks again and i need your advice.
Beesy,
I have studied all Manahaten books(all quantitative and verbal sets)except for CR , i have studied CR bible powerscore.
Then I answered all questions in OG13 and verbal review 2nd edition only.
You are right about seeking to develop verbal tactics.however, i can not identify my weakest point in verbal section. as it seems that i have the same level of competence in all sections as shown in GMATprep excel file:
GMATprep verbal in September 2013
GMATprep excel file in August 2012
Thanks again and i need your advice.
Beesy,
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Hi beesy,
One more set of questions: How many practice CATs have you taken? And how has your Verbal Scaled Score been on each?
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One more set of questions: How many practice CATs have you taken? And how has your Verbal Scaled Score been on each?
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Hi beesy,
Based on your table/data, there is a particular pattern that stands out...
In the days leading up to each of your Official GMATs, you took SEVERAL practice CATs on back-to-back days....then, on Test Day, your Verbal Scaled Score dropped significantly. This type of "pattern" happens more often than you might think.
Taking a CAT requires a significant amount of time and effort, so I normally advise that students take only 1 CAT/week. It also takes time to "recharge" and make the necessary adjustments to one's approach before taking another CAT. The bulk of a student's time should be spent studying, reviewing past material, practicing "other" approaches to questions, etc.
This data leads me to believe that you were "burned out" before each of your Official GMATs and your performance suffered because of it.
Your Verbal scores have fluctuated throughout your past CATs, which means you're either making some silly mistakes and/or you're too often "narrowing down the answers to 2 choices and then guessing." THAT approach is not a great way to tackle the Verbal section, so I'm going to recommend that you find a GMAT course that fits your personality and budget and learn some specific Verbal tactics from an expert.
If you're interested, you can use the Free 24-hour trial for the EMPOWERgmat course and view whichever Verbal Modules interest you. Since your Quant scores are decent, but not great, you might consider investing some time on the Quant section too.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Based on your table/data, there is a particular pattern that stands out...
In the days leading up to each of your Official GMATs, you took SEVERAL practice CATs on back-to-back days....then, on Test Day, your Verbal Scaled Score dropped significantly. This type of "pattern" happens more often than you might think.
Taking a CAT requires a significant amount of time and effort, so I normally advise that students take only 1 CAT/week. It also takes time to "recharge" and make the necessary adjustments to one's approach before taking another CAT. The bulk of a student's time should be spent studying, reviewing past material, practicing "other" approaches to questions, etc.
This data leads me to believe that you were "burned out" before each of your Official GMATs and your performance suffered because of it.
Your Verbal scores have fluctuated throughout your past CATs, which means you're either making some silly mistakes and/or you're too often "narrowing down the answers to 2 choices and then guessing." THAT approach is not a great way to tackle the Verbal section, so I'm going to recommend that you find a GMAT course that fits your personality and budget and learn some specific Verbal tactics from an expert.
If you're interested, you can use the Free 24-hour trial for the EMPOWERgmat course and view whichever Verbal Modules interest you. Since your Quant scores are decent, but not great, you might consider investing some time on the Quant section too.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
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Hi there,
I have to agree -- there's no point in taking practice tests back-to-back. Your practice tests are basically just diagnostic tools -- they tell you where to refocus your studies. I'd take one a week, maximum. Just answering questions does not improve your score.
In terms of Verbal, it doesn't look like your improvement has been consistent and/or steady enough for the effort you've put in. What strategies are you using? You might want to re-evaluate how you're tackling the RC passages, how you're dealing with SC's (both when you can and cannot readily identify an error), and how you're modifying your strategy based on the type of CR question asked (Assumption, Evaluate a Plan, etc). You could probably get more traction out of your Verbal with some serious strategic fine-tuning.
This board I've made will give you some idea of what I mean by fine-tuning: https://learni.st/users/60/boards/41432- ... nd-for-all
I have to agree -- there's no point in taking practice tests back-to-back. Your practice tests are basically just diagnostic tools -- they tell you where to refocus your studies. I'd take one a week, maximum. Just answering questions does not improve your score.
In terms of Verbal, it doesn't look like your improvement has been consistent and/or steady enough for the effort you've put in. What strategies are you using? You might want to re-evaluate how you're tackling the RC passages, how you're dealing with SC's (both when you can and cannot readily identify an error), and how you're modifying your strategy based on the type of CR question asked (Assumption, Evaluate a Plan, etc). You could probably get more traction out of your Verbal with some serious strategic fine-tuning.
This board I've made will give you some idea of what I mean by fine-tuning: https://learni.st/users/60/boards/41432- ... nd-for-all
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