GMAT is a standardized test designed by the experts to measure a candidate’s knowledge in verbal, quantitative and analytical writing fields. The scores are highly valued and act like a passport for the test-takers to get into a graduate school to pursue management programs. Though most of the students think GMAT to be a hard nut to crack, accurate strategies combined with proper time management can help them optimize their scores.
This article presents a brief synopsis about how to crack “the problem solving questions” under GMAT Quantitative section. The Quantitative section of the GMAT comprises two principal questions: Problem Solving Questions and Data Sufficiency Questions. The problem solving sections are precisely framed to gauge an individual’s ability to solve mathematical problems related to basic arithmetic, algebra and geometry. The following strategies can go a long way in helping the test-takers to approach the problem solving section confidently.
Each question in this section presents an individual with either a word problem or a problem related to equation which a person must solve and then find a solution to the same problem from the given options. Fortunately, the Problem solving questions never test the knowledge of an individual in high level trigonometry or calculus; rather they test the efficiency of an individual in basic high school arithmetic, algebra, geometry etc. Hence, one must not get perturbed. Since one does not require the key board for the problem solving section, one should keep it aside in order to get sufficient desk room for practice writing on scrap papers. Each working written on the scrap paper helps avoiding easy mistakes while answering the questions. One must read the question carefully and must see to it that one answers the questions that the test asked instead of writing something from one’s own inferences, which may prove wrong sometimes. The test-makers have designed each question in such a way that an individual can’t get more than 2 minutes to solve each question. Hence, one should avoid lengthy calculations and find short cuts to answer a question. Sometimes the tactics of ‘guesswork’ may come handy and one may eliminate at least two irrelevant options by adopting this strategy. One must spend at least one minute in reviewing the diagrams, graphs and tables. Besides, one has to be very familiar with bar, circle, and line graphs that are commonly used on GMAT. The formula of writing an equation while attempting a word question helps one understand the type of question being asked and find the correct answer. Finally, one must work on a lot of practice sets of the Problem solving section before writing the final test.
Edvantage (Manhattan Review), a test-prepares company based in Hyderabad is known for devising continuous strategies for the students to crack the ‘problem solving section’ of GMAT at ease. With the help of the consistent endeavor of its faculty, Edvantage (Manhattan Review) revises, updates and prepares informative study materials for the test-takers of GMAT, GRE, SAT and TOEFL on a regular basis. Its saga of success is greatly reflected in the extraordinary success rate of its students every year.
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