Archive for the ‘Verbal’ Category
GMAT Prep – Reading Comprehension
Generally there will be two to four unique reading passages on the GMAT. There will be four questions about each passage. These questions usually show up a bit later into the exam and rarely appear before question eight.
Reading comprehension problems will be displayed so that you can view the passage...
February 23rd, 2010 | Tips, Verbal | Read More
GRE Prep – Verbal Section Timing
GRE veterans understand that pacing is key. In fact, I’ve already written about pacing strategy for the quantitative section. While time management on the math section is relatively straightforward, the GRE Verbal section is a different beast. Time cannot be equally budgeted to each question,...
February 22nd, 2010 | GRE Courses, Strategy, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GMAT Prep – Timing on the Verbal
GMAT veterans understand that pacing is key. In fact, I’ve already written about pacing strategy for the quantitative section [link]. While time management on the math section is relatively straightforward, the GMAT Verbal section is a different beast. Time cannot be equally budgeted to each question,...
February 21st, 2010 | GMAT Courses, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GRE Prep – Secrets to Sentence Completion
Sentence completions may look very familiar because at first glance they look much like your classic fill in the blank question. However, this first glance is misleading!! Unlike the fill in the blank questions you may have been used to in elementary school, these fill in the blanks are much more than...
February 21st, 2010 | GRE Courses, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GMAT Prep – Critical Reasoning 101
Critical Reasoning questions test your ability to use basic logic to analyze and critique arguments made up of premises and conclusions. GMAT test-makers write arguments that assume information which doesn’t exist! A logical and consistent approach is the best way to avoid formulaic traps.
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February 21st, 2010 | GMAT Courses, Strategy, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GRE Prep – Secrets of Analogies
When it comes to the Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE one of your greatest assets will be your mastery of vocabulary. This is especially true when it comes to the analogy portion of the exam. Unlike in the Reading Comprehension and Sentence Completion questions this type of question lacks context...
February 20th, 2010 | GRE Courses, Strategy, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GRE Prep – Secrets to Reading Comprehension
Generally there will be two to four unique reading passages on the GRE. There will be six to ten questions about each passage. These questions usually show up a bit later into the exam and rarely appear before question eight.
Reading comprehension problems will be displayed so that you can view the...
February 19th, 2010 | GRE Courses, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GRE – Secrets of Antonyms
When it comes to the Verbal Reasoning section of the GRE one of your greatest assets will be your mastery of vocabulary. This is especially true when it comes to the antonym portion of the exam. Unlike in the Reading Comprehension and sentence completion questions this type of question lacks context...
February 19th, 2010 | GRE Courses, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GMAT Prep – Secrets to Sentence Correction
The Sentence Correction section in the GMAT ask you to choose the correct grammatical format of a sentence. Generally there are 7 categories of mistakes that the GMAT tends to test:
Wrong Words
The GMAT will give you a word that is similar in meaning to the one that you are supposed to use but slightly...
February 19th, 2010 | GMAT Courses, Tips, Verbal | Read More
GMAT Prep – Verbal 101
The verbal section of the GMAT is the final section of the exam and so often times it is the one that is the most difficult for test takers. To be well prepared for this portion of the GMAT exam it is vital to do a number of full length practice tests to ensure that you are not exhausted by the time...
February 12th, 2010 | GMAT Courses, Tips, Verbal | Read More





