Tham khảo tài liệu 'about gmat exam 6', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 4 What to Expect on the GMAT Verbal Section The GMAT Verbal section actually covers a rather varied and complex set of knowledge and skills. In this chapter you will learn all about the Verbal section including what types of questions it includes and what kinds of skills it measures. Based on the title Verbal section you might expect this portion of the exam to measure your oral communication skills or your ability to express yourself effectively in writing. But that is not quite what the Verbal section is about. It is designed to measure three rather different groups of skills. The questions on the GMAT Verbal section can be divided into the following categories reading comprehension questions that test your ability to read and understand sophisticated written texts critical reasoning questions that test your reasoning skills and ability to evaluate arguments sentence correction questions that test your knowledge of standard written English and the elements of effective writing The 41 multiple-choice questions in the Verbal section are divided evenly among these three types. Each category contains approximately 13-14 questions and you will have 75 minutes to complete this portion of the test. 63 --------------- WHAT TO EXPECT ON THE GMAT VERBAL SECTION -------------------------- Reading Comprehension Questions You have probably taken many tests with reading comprehension questions in your academic career and you probably have a good idea what to expect from this portion of the Verbal section. You will be given between three and five reading passages of 150 to 350 words each. You will then be asked a series of multiple-choice questions about each passage. Each question will have five answer choices you must choose the best answer. Types of Passages The reading comprehension passages on the GMAT exam are usually academic in nature. They may cover any topic from the physical or life sciences social sciences humanities or business but you do not need to be .
