how much does last 6-7 incorrect questions cost you on GMAT

[Nachiket]

Hey Guys,

Just want to know how much does last 6-7 incorrect questions costs you on GMAT verbal ? I know a person who is getting these many incorrect questions at the end needs to work on time management skills but just want to have an idea on how many points does it dip in the below scenario

a) Getting 10 incorrect questions evenly spread throughout the verbal section

b) And then getting last 6 questions incorrect

Pls advise !!

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Hi Nachiket,

Getting 6-7 wrong in a row will hurt your score no matter which section (or which part of a section) it happens. That having been said, it's difficult to calculate the "loss" that would occur because:

1) We would need to know how you answered all of the other questions in the section (what did you get correct and incorrect).
2) What scoring range you were in when the "6 wrong in a row" happened
3) How many of those questions were experimental (and thus, did not count)

As a general rule, incorrect answers that are "spaced out" are less damaging than those that are grouped together, but too many incorrect answers (especially on easy questions) will hurt your score regardless of when they occur.

Instead of attempting to quantify what this situation would "cost you", you should focus on fixing the original problem, which is probably one or more of the following:

1) A pacing problem
2) A lack of familiarity or comfort level with the proper tactics and most efficient ways to answer questions
3) Silly mistakes
4) Missing knowledge

GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich

[Nachiket]

Thanks a lot for a swift response !!