Verbal Reasoning

Keval Kapadia, a software engineer by trade, scored a barely believable GMAT 760 (99th%ile), with a superlative V44 (98th %ile). He was scoring at a V19 when he joined us, and like most engineers, Verbal was his Achilees’ Heel — learn how he improved to such an amazing score after preparing with us.

A GMAT Focus scaled score of 655 translates into the 90th %ile equivalent, 665 translates into the 94th %ile, 695 translates into the 98th %ile, and 705-725 99th %ile; A GMATFocus 725+ is, as of now, a theoretical 100th%ile

Overcoming Self-Doubt: An Inspirational GMAT Verbal Journey Self-doubt is something we all face at some point in our lives. For some, it stops us from leaping into the great unknown, resigning us to ask “What if?” for the rest of our lives. For others, this self-doubt is made worse by those we encounter. Keeping us […]

Additive phrases act as modifiers and do not compound/pluralize the subject. Additive Phrases include the following markers – AS WELL AS TOGETHER WITH INCLUDING APART FROM RATHER THAN INSTEAD OF NOT (in the context of, say, “John, not Sam, WAS going to the office”) IN ADDITION TO In case of additives, the noun to the […]

Negation for GMAT Assumption One category of CR questions tested on GMAT Verbal is “Assumption” questions. An assumption is essentially an unstated premise, i.e., what is missing in the argument as the author goes from the premise to the conclusion. In other words, it is the bridge between the premise and the conclusion. An assumption […]

The challenge Boldfaced questions appear in the Critical Reasoning section of GMAT Verbal. If you are appearing for the GMAT Focus Edition, you can almost certainly expect at least 1 Bolfaced question on the test. Such questions can be a bit daunting for even those who are otherwise scoring a 90+%ile in GMAT Verbal. This […]