How to score high on GMAT Verbal.
Quick answer:
Fundamentals + Time Management + Solving Approach
GMAT Knight (GK) gets approached for Verbal tutoring quite often. This may partly be because it can become really hard to figure out for a student what more to learn for Verbal at a certain point to improve their score. Does this mean that GMAT Knight cracked some sort of secret to do well on Verbal? Nope. Sure, there are common things that may often be taught but it’s likely there will be at least something different from student to student.
There are, however, some helpful things to generally keep in mind to do well on Verbal. The first is that it’s already a given you should have a strong command of the fundamentals tested on the Verbal section. You should, for example, already fully understand how ASSUMPTION questions work. You should also have a time management method to keep yourself on track. What is NOT spoken about nearly enough is the importance of your APPROACH to Verbal questions. It’s worth remembering that the official title of the section is not English or Verbal, but Verbal Reasoning.
This may sound strange but a significant part of the verbal tutoring GK actually provides does not cover fundamental concepts. It’s more about smarter ways to approach questions, to think about them, to solve them. But this shouldn’t be shocking. After all, you already do this, for example, on the Quant section. Haven’t you estimated an answer choice rather than solved it to the exact value? Haven’t you plugged in variables to test an equation? What you did was actually apply REASONING to make your approach more EFFICIENT to select the correct answer choice. The same is true on Verbal. How you may even normally READ a passage can be improved – and it’s something GK usually tutors quite a bit to both native and non-native English speakers alike.
If you notice people trying to improve their Verbal scores that are already pretty decent, one reason might be because doing extra well on Verbal could help boost your TOTAL score. Perhaps you find it easier to get an extra 2 points on Verbal (even at a higher range) compared to a single point on another section.
Last change: 24/Dec/2024
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