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Hard - Medium - Easy

by the nona » Wed May 01, 2013 9:53 am
To which score levels do the three words correspond ? For example : Hard is 700+ and medium is 600+ ?

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by OfficialGMAT » Fri May 03, 2013 6:24 am
Hi the nona,

At the start of each multiple-choice section of the exam, you are presented with a question of medium difficulty. As you answer each question, the computer scores your answer and uses it-as well as your responses to any preceding questions-to determine which question to present next. Correct responses typically prompt questions of increased difficulty. Incorrect responses generally result in questions of lesser difficulty. Your score is determined by the number of questions you answer, whether you answer the questions correctly or incorrectly, and the level of difficulty and other statistical characteristics of each question.

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by the nona » Fri May 03, 2013 8:24 am
OfficialGMAT wrote:Hi the nona,

At the start of each multiple-choice section of the exam, you are presented with a question of medium difficulty. As you answer each question, the computer scores your answer and uses it-as well as your responses to any preceding questions-to determine which question to present next. Correct responses typically prompt questions of increased difficulty. Incorrect responses generally result in questions of lesser difficulty. Your score is determined by the number of questions you answer, whether you answer the questions correctly or incorrectly, and the level of difficulty and other statistical characteristics of each question.

Good luck in your studies!
Thank you for the speedy reply .what I meant was the classification of questions in the GMAT Prep software . Hard, Medium , Easy correspond to approximately which score values ?

Thanks in advance :)

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by OfficialGMAT » Fri May 03, 2013 10:46 am
the nona wrote:
OfficialGMAT wrote:Hi the nona,

At the start of each multiple-choice section of the exam, you are presented with a question of medium difficulty. As you answer each question, the computer scores your answer and uses it-as well as your responses to any preceding questions-to determine which question to present next. Correct responses typically prompt questions of increased difficulty. Incorrect responses generally result in questions of lesser difficulty. Your score is determined by the number of questions you answer, whether you answer the questions correctly or incorrectly, and the level of difficulty and other statistical characteristics of each question.

Good luck in your studies!
Thank you for the speedy reply .what I meant was the classification of questions in the GMAT Prep software . Hard, Medium , Easy correspond to approximately which score values ?

Thanks in advance :)
Hi the nona,

Thank you for clarifying. We do not assign scores to difficulty levels within GMATPrep. The level of difficulty of questions in the software is determined using the same confidential algorithm as items on the GMAT exam.

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