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jainnikhil02: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 123; Joined: Tue May 31, 2011 12:26 amFollowed by: 1 member; Location: Hyderabad; Thanked: 5 times

by jainnikhil02 » Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:24 am

Hi all

I want help from you people. From the last 1 month i am preparing for the GMAT.
I am not sure what mistakes i am doing or where i am wrong but continuously in power prep or any other tests,i am getting score like this

Verbal : 20 - 24
Quant : 48 -49

I really want to improve my verbal score.

Can you please advice me that is there any strategy or something i am missing in verbal preparation.

help needed.

Thanks in Advance
Nikhil K Jain

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Source: Beat The GMAT — GMAT Strategy | Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:24 am

gaurav081: Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts; Posts: 4; Joined: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:20 am

by gaurav081 » Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:13 pm

What books are using for your verbal prep?

I recommend using Manhattan study guides for SC and RC. For CR pls use powerscore CR bible.

Hope this helps.

Thnx Gaurav

XLogic: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 127; Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:55 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 17 times

by XLogic » Fri Aug 12, 2011 1:20 pm

Your verbal range indicates you should focus more attention on "understanding" than "practice"... then back to practice, practice.

CR:
- ID all question types
- Develop short strategies for each question type
(e.g. assumption,strenghten/weaken, flaw = find conclusion. find gap)

RC:
- Focus on structure of passage
- How each paragraph/section contributes to point
- Personal reading speed (not too fast/not too slow)
(I'm still working on the last point -- naturally a slow reader...)

SC:
- Subject-verb-agreement
- GMAT idioms (MGMAT lists most of them)

I second gaurav081's suggestions: Powerscore CR Bible and MGMAT SC Guide.
> MGMAT RC Guide is good, but I'd supplement it with other resources.

Good Luck

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XLogic: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 127; Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:55 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 17 times

by XLogic » Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:11 am

XLogic wrote: RC:
- Focus on structure of passage
- How each paragraph/section contributes to point
- Personal reading speed (not too fast/not too slow)
(I'm still working on the last point -- naturally a slow reader...)

Read Article on RC strategy: https://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/2011/08/ ... strategies

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