CF India Portal's GMAT TIPS FOR QUANTITATIVE SECTION

CF India Portal's GMAT Quantitative Tips

There are some simple yet useful tips that you can apply for the quantitative section of the GMAT. By CF india Portal's Expert Faculties :-

The GMAT or the Graduate Management Admission Test consists of a quantitative section. There are problems based on problem solving and data sufficiency. Each section has to be tackled by a different strategy.

1.       Core Basics 

• The verbal and analytical reading section  does not require writing or scrap paper while the quantitative section requires paper and your scribbling skills.
• In the this section you will not need the keyboard at your assigned computer. You must  not use your scrap paper for every single question, because the more calculations you do mentally the less time will be spent on the paper.
• The questions are usually deceptive which appear very simple at the first glance.
• However, you shouldn’t find yourself struggling with complex computations because the GMAT will only test you on high school math concepts.

2.        Finding the Answer

• There will mostly always be a choice that is a wrong answer caused from a common computational error. Many students will choose this wrong answer if they hurriedly answer it, don’t check their sentence formation or don’t carefully read the question.
• When preparing for the quantitative section, practice finding not only the correct answer while solving a question, but do try identifying the most appropriate answer.

3.       Exercise Your Math Mind

• When you’ve been studying for the quantitative portion of the GMAT for hours and can’t possibly take anymore, put away your books and take out a jigsaw puzzle or any type of puzzle that will give the math portion of your mind a workout.
• Chess is another game that requires strategy and problem-solving skills.
• Keeping your brain always busy with word games and sharpening reasoning skills are helpful.

4.       Types of problems

• There are two types of problems in the quantitative section .
• The first type is Problem Solving.
• The second type is Data Sufficiency.

5.       Computer adaptive structure

• The computer adaptive test is designed to get an accurate assessment of your skills while asking you less questions.
• The first question will be of average difficulty , if you get the answer correct , the next question will be slightly more difficult. If you answer wrong, the next question will be slightly easier.
• The questions will be asked in an unpredictable order.
• You can’t skip any questions from both the types.

6.       Practise

• Spend adequate time on the first five questions.
• Preparation should be such that all the questions should be finished at all costs.
• Don’t waste time by revisiting the help screen or requesting extra scrap paper. Better practice helps in avoiding such situations and proper time management can be acheieved.
• Try simulating the actual test environment and refrain from taking food breaks until you complete a section.

Remember

• You have to fill in every question with an answer or else you will be penalized. If you’re absolutely not sure of a question, eliminate answer choices that you know are wrong and then guess. Even if you have one minute left on the test and five or six unanswered questions, you should still fill them in with some answer choice.
• With proper insight and planning you can spare yourself the negative energies and instead focus on maximizing your GMAT score.
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