Verbal Section

The so-called verbal section is divided into three main elements and features 41 questions that are being delivered to the examinee in a multiple-choice format. The person taking the test has 75 minutes of time to finalise this part of the GMAT exam.

First, the examinee has to deal with sentence correction.

The intended outcome of this section is to see how well developed the expression and grammar abilities of the examinee are. The sentences are being provided with five possible answers. In order to score higher on this subsection, the examinee has to apply basic rules of English so that the sentence ends up as a coherent. The real test is that this subsection tries to come up with an answer to the question of the applicant's ability to recognise and correct sentences that do not follow the standards of written English. Coming up with the most fitting sentence is key to master this chapter.

The second major element deals with critical reasoning.

How well developed and is the examinee's ability to think logically? The examinee is being provided with a short statement that needs to be analysed in a critical manner. The goal is to distil the various logical elements out of the argument. In order to score higher on this subsection is of the utmost importance that the person taking the test tries to come up with the best answer that is both logical and plausible.

The third and final part is about reading comprehension.

In other words, this part tries to come up with an answer to the question of whether the student is able to understand a text provided to him in a critical manner. Each and every undergoing the testing is provided with a paragraph of text that is at about 300 words long. In addition, he receives a set of questions that are to be answered. For instance, one question may be: " What is the author's attitude towards the problem described in this paragraph?". In total, the GMAT examinee can expect to receive at least three questions that try to evaluate the ability for critical reasoning. The passage provided is chosen randomly which means that it could be about almost any possible topic.