garima99 wrote:I am able to solve the questions without time pressure.
this is a big part of the problem right here -- you are letting yourself attempt the problems without timing!
you should
absolutely never do verbal problems without timing. the timing is a crucial element in these problems; the test is designed to test not only whether you can solve the problems, but also whether you can solve them
in the allotted time.
this is an especially big deal on RC, on which certain question types become artificially easy with unlimited time. (for instance, with unlimited time on an "according to the passage" question, you can just keep going through the passage over and over until you bump into the information you want, and so don't have to bother with having an organized approach.)
I am able to solve the OG Verbal without time limits.
this is good in a limited sense; namely, at least you understand how the problems work. (there are individuals who still can't get the problems right even with unlimited time.)
on the other hand, this is mostly a bad thing -- i.e., it's a bad thing that you even attempted the problems untimed. that's not good -- because now you've developed a certain set of habits based on unlimited time. so, from now on, you'll have to pay even more attention to the timing, because you are now up against the task of breaking your old habits in addition to learning new ones.
How should I improve on the speed limit?I am good in CR and SC,but usually take a bit more time to solve RC correct completely.
the answer to this question depends on a couple of other things.
1/ do you mostly read for the main point of the passages, or do you spend unnecessary time delving into details on the first read?
2/ do you understand what is important, and what isn't important, in your initial reading of the passages?
the answer to #1 should be "initially i only read for main ideas; i don't bother trying to absorb details, beyond trying to understand why those details are in the passages to start with." the answer to #2 should focus on (a) main points, and (b) the relationship among all of the things in the passage.
if you already understand these things but are
still having massive trouble with cr time management, then the only other possible source of your trouble is, unfortunately, that you may just not be fast enough at reading this kind of english yet. if that's the case, then there is no test-specific studying that's really going to help; in that case, you should take some time off studying for this test and improve your general english facility, fluency, and comprehension.
in general, a good rule of thumb is this:
your main trouble should be with the QUESTIONS, not with the PASSAGES. i.e., if you are having as much trouble with just reading the passages as you are with answering the questions, then, unfortunately, you're not ready for gmat cr yet.
