{"id":15201,"date":"2024-07-03T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T10:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/blog\/prep\/?p=15201"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:47:25","slug":"whats-tested-on-the-gmat-verbal-section","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpapp.kaptest.com\/study\/gmat\/whats-tested-on-the-gmat-verbal-section\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#039;s Tested on the GMAT: Verbal Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GMAT Verbal Section is designed to test your skills in analyzing arguments and your ability to read critically. The section consists of 2 question types: Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time: 45 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Format: 23 questions<\/li>\n<li>Tests: Critical\/analytical thinking, Comprehension, Inference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You have 45 minutes to answer 23 Verbal questions in two formats: Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning. These two types of questions are mingled throughout the Verbal section, so you have to be prepared for anything when the next question pops up on the screen.<\/p>\n<div  style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:4px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  0  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-none' style=' width:50px;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >How Many GMAT Questions in Verbal Section? <\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>There are 23 questions in the GMAT Verbal Section.<\/p>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GMAT Verbal Section: Critical Reasoning<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"gamma\">Critical Reasoning tests the skills involved in making and evaluating arguments, as well as formulating a plan of action. You will be presented with a short argument and a question relating to it. For example, you may be asked to find the answer choice that strengthens or weakens the argument. Or you may be asked to find an assumption the argument makes or to make an inference yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Succeeding on Critical Reasoning questions requires 4 things:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Understand the argument&#8217;s structure.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the conclusion.<\/li>\n<li>Determine what evidence exists to support the conclusion.<\/li>\n<li>Determine what unstated assumptions are made to jump from evidence to conclusion.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Most importantly, read carefully. Critical Reasoning questions and answer choices are notorious for their tricky wording.<\/p>\n<div  style=' margin-top:30px; margin-bottom:4px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no  0  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_icon_box '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-none' style=' width:50px;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><article  class=\"iconbox iconbox_left   0  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading  \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class=\"iconbox_content\"><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><div class=\"iconbox_icon heading-color\" aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue83f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'  ><\/div><h3 class='iconbox_content_title   0-overwrite 0-custom_bg='#dedede'''  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Expert Tip<\/h3><\/header><div class='iconbox_content_container   0-overwrite 0-custom_bg='#dedede'''  itemprop=\"text\"  ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a big score penalty for leaving questions unanswered at the end of the multiple choice sections of the GMAT. If you find yourself running out of time, guess on the remaining questions to avoid the penalty. Ideally, solidify your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/gmat\/time-management\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">time management skills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before test day, so that you don\u2019t find yourself in this situation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><\/article><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_icon_box  el_before_av_hr  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GMAT Verbal Section: Reading Comprehension<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\nYou have probably become quite familiar with Reading Comprehension questions over your standardized testing career. These passages and questions test your critical reading skills\u2014more specifically, your ability to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Summarize the main idea<\/li>\n<li>Differentiate between ideas stated outright and those implied by the author<\/li>\n<li>Make inferences based on information in the text<\/li>\n<li>Analyze the logical structure of a passage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will be presented with a reading passage on the topics of business, social science, biological science, or physical science and then asked 3-4 questions about that text. The tone is that of a scholarly journal.<\/p>\n<p>Your goal is not to try to memorize all the information. First, read through it quickly to get an idea of the general topic, the author\u2019s purpose, his or her voice, and the scope of the passage. Most of all, don\u2019t obsess over details\u2014you can always look them up in the passage.<\/p>\n<p>Transition words can help you to determine the role of various parts of the passage. Words like however, yet, and surprisingly indicate a contrast. Words like in addition or for example indicate information that supports a point that was already made. Hypothesis and theory signal a possible main topic, and found or concluded indicate some kind of outcome or determination.<br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:5px; margin-bottom:5px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:200px;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<b><i>Now that you know how boosting your test knowledge might boost your score, find out more about how you might do on the GMAT if you took it today. Check out our <\/i><\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/kaplanquizzes.com\/quiz\/gmat.html\"><b><i>GMAT Pop Quiz<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> to get a sense of where you stand.<\/i><\/b><br \/>\n<div  style=' margin-top:5px; margin-bottom:5px;'  class='hr hr-custom hr-center hr-icon-no   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner  inner-border-av-border-thin' style=' width:200px;' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h2    avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_sidebar  '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >GMAT Verbal Section: Scoring<\/h2><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your total GMAT score is calculated from \u201cscaled scores\u201d from all three sections of the GMAT. The new scoring scale for each section is 60 to 90 in 1-point increments. All three sections (Q, V, and DI) factor into your total score on a scale of 205 to 805 in 10-point increments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important score on the GMAT is the total score, which ranges from 205 to 805. This score is the GMAT result that schools look at primarily. The population of these scores follows a standard distribution: most students score near the mean score, and more than half of all GMAT test takers score within 50 points of 545, the approximate mean. Pulling yourself out of that cluster is an important part of distinguishing your application: the top 10 business schools accept students with an average GMAT score of 665, the 94th percentile. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>[RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaptest.com\/study\/gmat\/whats-a-good-gmat-score\/\">What&#8217;s a Good GMAT Score<\/a>\u00a0<strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '><div id=\"text-76\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"70f62512b89832cc8e7fcd96b9d03245c2794cf0b7170fa257f26acec72436d9\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"text-77\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span data-sumome-listbuilder-embed-id=\"71160db829b51adcc3539815988485f372b020407413c2957efe50cfe72ea639\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GMAT Verbal Section is designed to test your skills in analyzing arguments and your ability to read critically. 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