GRE-Time Management Techniques: Section-Wise Strategies

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. If the first single step can take with proper articulation of strategies then the whole journey can reach the goal within a proper time. GRE exam can be excelled both in score and strategies through the utilization of time as the active third eye while appearing the exam. So, the techniques for time management in this exam is essential enough that it should be practiced to see the sight of scoring within a good score and getting admitted into the desired school. One should structure his/her own strategy for each of the section of GRE before the test day with a regular practice to make it perfect.

 

Time management Techniques for AWA

GRE contains always the AWA or analytical writing section as its first section. A large number of GRE test takers make a great mistake of looking down on this section. However, a good score in your AWA has the ability to boost your applications, so it is highly recommended to deal with it with a set of skills.

The AWA has two essay tasks, the Argument task, and the Issue task, both of which are structured to test your critical thinking skills and logical reasoning with articulation.

1.     One should take 30 seconds to 1 minutes to read the statements of the questions.

2.     Take 2 minute or 4 to do a brainstorming to plan precisely about writing your essays. It will help a lot to step onward with a designed paths and points prepared instantly like the way of noting will help giving a speech impromptu otherwise the step of thinking in the intermediate path of writing will assimilate a great loss of time holistically.

3.     It is better to write the introduction in the last, one can do the exception if they are good at to make a summary of logical thinking quickly. It is so logical that without having the whole idea one can waste much time trying to write that perfect introduction. Once the shape of the body is structured for the essay then the introduction will be visualized with ease to make the essay completed. One should try to complete the body within 10-15 minutes.

4.     Then one should complete the introduction within 2-5 minutes with the visualization of the body which looks forward to creating a conclusion.

5.     Proofreading is a path to get a shadow of perfection in writing an essay. Grammar or spelling error is so common in an exam with a sense of swiftness. One should allot 2-3 minutes to do the proofreading and modify the mistakes.

6.     The other side of the argument by refuting the critical corner of the body can be designed to structure a conclusion with a concise field to be added to the body part and introduction. It should take about 2-3 minutes to be finished.

7.     If one can manage time from body part then he/she can use it anywhere he/she wants to sharpen the structure before the 30 minutes will over.

 

Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance. Elegance gets the elucidation when it is simple at all juncture of the essay.

 

Time management Techniques for Verbal Reasoning

• The verbal reasoning is to be given with 2 or 3 sets of questions. If there are 3 sets of question then one of the sets will be the unscored section. VR section is scored on a scale of 130-170, in 1-point increments. In a typical examination, each verbal section consists of 20 questions to be completed in 30 minutes.

            Verbal Reasoning contains 3 types of questions.

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Text Completion
3. Sentence Equivalence

Reading Comprehension questions appear in sets; Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions are independent.

• The verbal reasoning section of the test has two/three sub-sections of twenty questions each. The time allotted is 30 minutes for each section, which roughly means 1.5 minutes for each question. It is to be kept in mind that one should try to finish a question within 1-1.25 minutes. Besides, some questions could be completed in less than 1 minutes if they are easy enough to perceive then it will be helpful to utilize the time saved in questions with reading comprehension or 3 blank text completion questions.

 

• One can use a strategy to answer the question with the small statement and 1 blank or 2 blank question, sentence equivalence and the small passage of reading comprehension and then use the review option later to answer the questions with large body and statements e.g.: reading comprehension with multiple paragraphs, 3 blank text completion questions. It will save a lot of time. 

 

Time management Techniques for Quantitative Reasoning

• The quantitative reasoning is also to be given with 2 or 3 sets of questions. If there are 3 sets of question then one of the sets will be the unscored. QR section is also scored on a scale of 130-170, in 1-point increments and so GRE is scored on a total scale of 260-340.  In a typical examination, each quantitative section consists of 20 questions to be completed in 35 minutes.

           Quantitative Reasoning contains 5 types of questions.

1. Quantitative Comparison
2. Single Correct Answer
3. Multiple correct Answer
4. Data or Numeric Entry
5. Data Interpretation
6. Each question appears either independently as a discrete question or as part of a set of questions called a Data Interpretation set. All of the questions in a Data Interpretation set are based on the same data presented in tables, graphs or other displays of data. QR is divided into 4 general portions to set the 5 types of questions: Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry & Data Analysis.
7. The quantitative reasoning section of the test has two/three sub-sections of twenty questions each. The time allotted is 35 minutes for each section, which roughly means 1.75 minutes for each question. It is to be kept in mind that some questions can be completed in 30 seconds or less especially in quant, while others, especially the Discrete Quant and Data Interpretation questions, will require some more work. One should target an average of 1.5 minutes per question. One can also try allocating time depending on the question type and speed with respect to the exam ambiance regarding own skill.

 

Craft of being Concise and Precise for Time management Techniques

1.     Concision in style with precision in thought can give a boost to get a good score in GRE. SO one should be swift, but be precise. It is recommended not to make the mistake of simply skimming over the easy questions without verifying the answer. It is important to maintain the balance between motion and mistake with respect to be correct enough.

2.     Practice can make anyone efficient enough to explore elegance of relevancy regarding formulae and equations which will make a path of ease without stress and with a tenacious design of time structure.

3.     One should keep a question for reviewing later if it seems to be difficult. It should be kept in mind that all the questions consist of equal marks in GRE test. One can always flag/mark the question and go back to it later if time will allow.

4.     There is no negative mark in GRE. So one can answer with perception in the time of review as early as possible without thinking too much. It goes without saying that something is better than nothing.

5.     One should not waste time in any question if it can not give an answer with satisfaction within first 20 seconds-30 seconds especially for quant and within first 40-45 seconds for verbal rather he/she should mark it and go to the next as early as possible.

6.     One should utilize the scratch pad with efficacy. One should use the paper with the pencil for drawing rough figures, doing rough calculations, making/imposing instant relevant formulae etc. It will save time to do it on paper roughly than do it with mind looking at the monitor of the computer which will kill the time. The clock in the corner of the monitor is to be observed keenly.

It goes without saying that time and tide wait for none. So one should sense and utilize the essence of every second of GRE test to glean a good score smartly. Practice can make a person about to perfect to give the best according to the designed structure in the exam day. One can utilize the ground of My Study Notebook (www.mystudynotebook.com)  which is a website to practice timed test in a customized way in the computer with comprehensive explanations aiding to build logical thinking capability in a gradual way of lively lessons along with the craft of mastering the management of time.