Avoid Common Mistakes to Excel GRE Score

Experience is the elegant effect enhanced by the edification of errors. Every error in the field of education helps us to add shield and yield simultaneously in the storehouse of knowledge to progress in the next step with excelled confidence. GRE test urges a planned preparation to glean a good and desired score where regular practices can help anyone to be able to figure out the errors to be known so that the caution can help as a shield to score correctly on the Test day. Every test taker should be aware of the errors i.e common mistakes that may be occluded to go onward. The knowledge of errors is used as experience to avoid their obstacles consciously and score smartly.

• Errors in Analytical Writing Assessment

The analytical writing section is an assessment intended to measure a test-taker's knowledge & aptitude to score on the basis of language skills, logical argument, and reasoning with creative ideas where one should be aware of some common errors: 

• The instinctive speed and rush on the exam may make one missed the junctures specification of the issue or argument task where the complexities of the issue are to be considered keenly with a view to reflecting the message organized by ideas and argument simultaneously.
• One should be aware of typing mistakes and spelling errors which are very common when writing in a rush, e.g. one may type ‘essay’ as ‘eassy’ or ‘spur’ as ‘spar’ which completely reverse or change the meaning of what needs to mean.
• The structure of a sentence can be erroneous in such a way that the errors or the complexities in the long sentences may fluctuate the attention of the examiner to check the essay to score properly. The sentence should be standard enough with proper concision and elaboration on the basis of elucidation without repetition of any fact.
• In issue task, the transition in opinion with a proper concession at the end may remain unemphasized regarding the clarity, contrast, and conclusion. The emphasized task is to be structured with a proper example to score smartly.
• In argument task, the changes and fluctuations regarding assumptions, cause, and effect, mentioned statistics with numbers and percentages may be skipped unintentionally. So one should practice enough to the adapted with the structure efficiently.
• The intuition in the introduction and examples in the description may be missed to be reflected which is important to sustain the attention of reader creating a strong impression.
• Questions should be read with proper attention to extract all the arguments, assumptions and keynotes to present and time should be managed and divided to edit and deal with these errors with efficacy.

 

• Errors in Quantitative Reasoning

Quantitative section is an assessment with a view to measuring a test-taker's efficacy to score on the basis of mathematical skills on the basis of problem-solving capability and intuitive conception with inference where one should be aware of specific common errors:

1. The geometric figures are not drawn exactly, e.g: A triangle may seem or look like a right-angled triangle but it may not be a right-angled triangle. One should use the information given to figure it out avoiding the common error. It is to be kept in mind that the figures are not always drawn to the scale and they are to be re-drawn to solve the questions.
2. In probability problems, the important words e.g: ‘and', ‘or', ‘at least’ which means multiplication, addition and complementary action respectively, may be overlooked in a rush and so one may get a wrong answer to submit and cost in the score.
3. In statistics, the even and odd position may be a matter of ambiguity on the rush to deal with mean, median, and mood. It may also affect the determination of quartiles and percentiles. Besides, it will be erroneous if anyone forgets to arrange the numbers of a set from least to the greatest to determine mean, mode and median. Data should be arranged in order from least to the greatest.
4. The most common error of plugging in numbers to explore answer from questions given is considered only a few types of numbers considered by mind on the rush. One should consider the zero, positive numbers, negative numbers with an integer, decimal, and fraction all together to plug in and figure out the right answer exactly hidden in the choices.
5. In percent related problem the most common error is seen in the problem of interest, investment, and profit where one should keep in mind that if the profit is the difference between revenue and cost. Besides, the important remark to eschew error is to be cautious enough about the number of the year along with the number of times per year invested regarding the compound interest problems.
6. In combinatorics, it is very important to recall the error regarding whether the order along with the repetition of the things to be oriented is relevant or not to apply appropriate action e.g: counting principle or permutation and combination respectively.
7. Comparision is more important than exact calculation in quantitative comparison questions to save time and avoid error answering the correct one simultaneously. In order to avoid errors seen in dealing with estimation and approximation, one should be careful enough to use the concise form of data.
8. In arithmetic and algebra, a negative sign or the decimal point can cost the score if they are utilized erroneously and irrelevantly. It is a point to be cautious.
9. In numerical entry wrong numerical values can be provided by operating addition instead of subtraction can cost the desired score.
10. The another error is to overlook whether the question wants multiple answers or not. It is very careful as GRE does not give any partial credit for any single question.
11. In quant section, the use of the on-screen calculator for the simple calculation is another abstract mistake that kills the time on an aggregation. One should use brain and do mental calculation concisely to avoid this error and save time holistically.

 

• Errors in Verbal Reasoning

Verbal reasoning section is an assessment set to evaluate skill and efficacy to score on the basis of language skills, logical reasoning through active and critical reading where lucidity in questions is to be found to link it with a view to finding an answer. In such cases one should be aware of some erroneous facts:

1. In sentence equivalence questions one can do mistake by forgetting on a rush that the answers are to submit as the pair that is the two correct choices are to be synonymous in meaning to each other. If one select one correct and one wrong answer in sentence equivalence, he/she will lose out on scores for the entire question.

1. In reading comprehension questions the errors may come standing for all the questions related a passage if the passage is not read with keen attention to build instantaneous inference and understanding.
2. When many multiple-choice questions have similar-sounding answers, and it is common to get bemused and choose the wrong option erroneously. One should select the best choices on the basis of the appropriate attitude of the specific options where irrelevance is absent.
3. In text completion question it should not forget to avoid errors that the blanks given have inter-relation most of the time especially when the questions with 2 or 3 blanks are given in a sentence. In that case, one can start filling the blank irrespective to maintain order on the basis of proper and quick understanding.
4. The error that killing time is that the act of exploring each and everything of a question in verbal section. In this section, one can easily avoid and eliminate some facts of irrelevance on the basis of questions’ demand to save time through an active reading.
5. The directives or transitional phrases of sentences which denotes a positive or a negative vibe are to be emphasized to got mistaken seriously.
6. The very common error is the effort to maintain the order of questions in answering. The order of answering questions is not mandatory to be kept maintained. If one finds a question convoluted and difficult, he/she can mark it for reviewing later, moving on to the next questions and saving time. The questions skipped can be answered later while reviewing with a keen attention and saved time. 

The errors are to be transformed into experiences to select correct answers in the test by regular practices. Practice makes a man perfect by attenuating a number of errors. The section-wise errors are to be dealt with carefully. One should set a specific time for each question maintaining the pace regarding the on-screen indication of passing moments time. In order to get out of errors with enough experiences, one should give and practice timed tests in the period of preparation so that one can set a timeline before the test day. GRE test is generally a computer-based exam and so one should practice with proper guidance provided by various sources, books, especially online resources and practice premises, e.g: My Study Notebook(www.mystudynotebook.com)

is such a place where students can get proper guidelines from an expert and section-wise customizable practice ground with comprehensive explanations so that they can excel the score dealing with experiences extracting from errors.