SparkPrep GMAT pre-Course Module 3

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Pre-Module3 - Practice
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
➢ Properly prepare before starting practice session
➢ Manage study aids and time while practicing
➢ Correct and review practice and plan followups

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How to Study - setting up
❏ Before working on practice questions:
❏ Review your notes and
❏ Remind yourself of rules, concepts, and techniques.
❏ Use the Learning Modules if you have to
❏ For particularly tricky Concepts or questions, review notes and Modules before each question
❏ When you’re ready to start, simulate taking the actual GMAT as much as possible:
❏ Either work directly from ebook on your computer, prop up the book in front of you as if you’re
looking at a computer screen, or use the GMATClub links.
❏ If you have one, use a Laminated GMAT Notebook with a water soluble pen
❏ Otherwise, use scratch paper with a non-erasable pen for your work

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How to Study - setting up
❏ Organize your work area before starting each type of question
❏ Quant: draw lines on your book/paper to divide into rectangular boxes, one for each question
❏ Verbal: write the letters A to E in column form as they appear in the questions and cross out
each as you eliminate answer choices
❏ IR: Since some questions have multiple parts, allow yourself one half to one full page for each
question

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How to Study - while you study
❏ Time yourself for every question:
❏ Quant both Problem Solving (PS) and Data Sufficiency (DS): 2 minutes
❏ Sentence Correction (SC): 1½ minutes (but one minute is ideal)
❏ Critical Reasoning (CR): 2 minutes
❏ Reading Comprehension (RC): Passages - 3 - 4 minutes to read
Questions - 1 - 1 minute 15 seconds
❏ If you run out of time, make an educated guess and stop the clock.
❏ Record this in your error log
❏ Continue working on the question untimed until you reach an answer
❏ Compare this answer and your educated guess with the correct answer

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How to Study - while you study
❏ Do not rush!
❏ Check the answer after each question - DO NOT do multiple questions before checking your
answers
❏ Review the question and correct your mistakes before moving on to the next question.

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How to Study - followup
❏ Spend twice the time on reviewing a question as you spent on answering it:
❏ It’s not enough that you know why the correct answer is correct.
❏ You also need to go through the wrong answers and be able to explain why each is
wrong. This is called wrong-answer analysis. This technique will allow you to internalize what
a typical wrong answer looks like and make you a master problem solver of GMAT questions.
❏ Do this especially on the concepts we’ve identified as a weakness
❏ Consider whether the method you chose was the correct or most efficient method.
Is there a faster way to the answer?
❏ Also think about whether the question could have been answered using a backup technique
involving some clever logic to eliminate some or all of the wrong answers.

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How to Study - followup
❏ Along with your journal, check your error log at the end of each week and incorporate
any necessary review into your plans for the following week.
❏ Keep up this routine while you’re in this class and for the additional time you spend on
your own. If you do everything correctly, you will achieve GMAT mastery.
GOOD LUCK!

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Summary
➢ Before starting a practice/study session
○ Review concepts, techniques. Refer to notes and Modules if you have to
○ Replicate the testing environment as best you can.
➢ While studying
○ Time yourself for every question
○ Check your answer and timing after each question
➢ Spend double the time to review errors as you do trying to solve a question
○ Understanding why the wrong answers are wrong is a good way to truly master the GMAT
○ Look for alternative ways to solve a question
○ Review your error logs weekly