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intro to the gmat focus
summary
the lesson provides an overview of the gmat verbal section, emphasizing the importance of reading comprehension and critical reasoning skills.
- the verbal section constitutes one-third of the total gmat score, with 45 minutes allocated to answer 23 questions.
- there are two main question types: reading comprehension and critical reasoning, with a slight emphasis on reading comprehension.
- reading comprehension passages are drawn from a variety of subjects including physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences, and business.
- critical reasoning questions focus on argument analysis, requiring skills in weakening or strengthening arguments, identifying assumptions, and evaluating arguments.
- a key strategy for improving verbal scores is to develop a habit of reading, especially materials related to the business world to enhance vocabulary, argument analysis, and sentence structure understanding.
chapters
00:00
overview of the verbal section
00:58
reading comprehension focus
02:26
critical reasoning analysis
03:04
strategic reading for improvement