Verbal Correction Rate and Good Score

by **Nauman** Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:50 pm

I am able to solve correctly 60% to 70% of the Verbal Questions contained in OG-10/11 and Official Verbal Review Guide, within avergae GMAT time. My correction rate has gone up to 80%-90% but with some extra time. How much should i worry about my 60%-70% correction rate that's within time? And with this rate in actual GMAT how much should i be able to score in verbal?

Nauman

by **Guest** Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:21 pm

Here is what I think:

In GMAT, the better you perform, the harder the questions get...so make sure that your hit rates for tougher questions are also close to your overall hit rates. This will also affect your timing as well. So think the different level of questions separately. Time and % for ( Easy - Medium and Hard Questions ).

by **StaceyKoprince** Wed Sep 03, 2008 5:27 pm

Just looking at hit rate for a broad range of questions tells you almost nothing. The test is not scored based on your percentage correct. The test is adaptive and the range of questions you answer will be much narrower and clustered around your level. That level will depend heavily on your ability to work within the given time. If you consistently go over earlier in a section, you will run out of time before you're done and your score will drop heavily (3 percentile points per question on any left blank at the end and an average of 2 to 2.5 percentile points per question if you have 5 or more wrong answers in a row at the end).

The best way to gauge your current scoring level is to take a practice test and see how you do!