GMAT机考经验（二）

Verbal Part

I found that in the real test, the difficulty of verbal section is almost the same as that in usual practice.Normally, my accuracy is 80% or higher.But to finish 41 problems within 75 min is really tricky to me.I rushed out the last 7 problems within 3 min.Although I failed to make a decent score,I still hope my experience would be helpful.

My advice:

1.Sentence correction: The first important thing is to identify the type of that problem. You should be familiar with the signals which help you identify problem type, namely,comparison,parellel structure,idiom,and so forth.For instance, "than","like","compared" is signals of comparison. Besides, usually two errors or more exist in the sentence. But when one error is found, the right answer can be chosen by removing those wrong. Attempting to locate other errors is rather time-consuming.

2.Critical reasoning: Read the question first and identify which category the problem belongs to. Then simplify the problem.Separate and outline its background,premise and conclusion.And then start your brainstormin,which should never take you longer than 30 sec;after that,I suggest you to stop thinking right away and scan the answers.

note:In the real test,I encountered a new type problem which requires takers to identify the of a certain part of the description.

3.Reading comprehension: As it is known, the bottom line is to read the structure.I think there're two reasons to do so.First,almost each passage has a problem concerning the main idea.Second,in many cases, what you are required to do is to locate an answer in the passage rather than to creat one.

Finally, I think,to boost your verbal percentile,practice is extremly significant,because to finish each problem within 2 min is a highly tough job,especially for takers like me whose native language is other than English.If you're a 700 pursuer,and your practice quant percentile is beyond 95%, I estimate a 70% on v