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I shall try to replicate those scenarios u have mentioned .but to my knowledge, its tuf to pinpoint the exact numbers.missionGMAT007 wrote:Hello All,
I just finished my first prep test and scored 600 (Q 44, V 29). At the end of the verbal section i could not answer the last question. I mean i could not even select a random answer since the time was up.
Can anyone tell me on an average how many marks will be penalized for not attempting the last question?
Thanks
Repeat the test, marking all your choices exactly as they were in the test above, & attempt the last verbal question.You will have your answer. BTW, tell us of your results too !!missionGMAT007 wrote:Hello All,
I just finished my first prep test and scored 600 (Q 44, V 29). At the end of the verbal section i could not answer the last question. I mean i could not even select a random answer since the time was up.
Can anyone tell me on an average how many marks will be penalized for not attempting the last question?
Thanks
Stacey, first of all, its a pleasure to have you on the forums againStacey Koprince wrote:coming out of retirement to answer this (note: I no longer participate on the forums - I just write articles)
Nutshell: NEVER leave a Q blank. Keep an eye on that clock and put in a bunch of random answers during the last 60 seconds if you have to (though ideally, of course, you don't run out of time in the first place).
. I don't want to go off tangent but is it true that guessing randomly ( getting 4/5 wrong ) at the end is worse than guessing at the middle of the test ? If only it were that easy.Repeat the test, marking all your choices exactly as they were in the test above, & attempt the last verbal question.
You can't do that because the test is adaptive. You aren't going to get all of the same questions again - depending upon the test, you might get some of the same questions, but not all, and they wouldn't necessarily be in the same order either.I beg to differ and hence my earlier question. From what I recall of the session with Ron Purewal ( Thursday's with Ron ) and going thru the timing map, most of the questions that I would guess would be in the middle and maybe a question here and there at the end to make sure I am following the timing map. However, if I completely ignore it and then see the timing at the very end of the test, thats when I might end up guessing the end q's. But I am deliberately trying to avoid guessing at the end.Stacey Koprince wrote:...Of course, the only place we're ever really forced to do that is at the end because of timing issues...
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Got itStacey Koprince wrote:Er... that's basically what I meant. If you mess up your timing badly enough and don't do anything to fix it along the way, then you'd be forced to guess on a number of questions in a row at the end (or leave them blank, which is even worse).
That's not what you WANT to do. It's what happens if you mess up.
I just realized your WEAKENED my argument by attacking my premise. See, now I learned timing and CR both in a single answer. 
