How to improve in verbal section??

Question

Its been 24 days since I started my preparation. First 15 days I studied quant and 9 days I studied verbal. I tried sectional tests and my verbal accuracy is just 50% in both rc and tc . 
How to study verbal ?? Please can someone guide me

A D · Answer

Hi,
Some of the things that helped me for GRE are- 
1. ETS official material - You will get to know the level of the exam
2. Manhattan prep 5 lb - Not necessary to solve everything
3. Magoosh portal - Online portal will tell you exactly the category of questions that you are good at and which ones you need to work on. This type of assessment helps a lot.
4. Barron's
5. kaplan
6. Princeton review
https://yocket.com/blog/gre-book-reviews

Note - From my personal experience - Give as many full-length tests with a strategy as possible. You won't see the difference after 3-4 tests but after 12-14 tests, you will gain a lot of confidence. Even yocket has a few tests.

The following institutions provide free practice GRE tests:
ETS - 2 free test, I will recommend buying a 3rd one
Manhattan - If you buy any book, you will get 6 tests with it valid for 6 months or 1 year.
kaplan
Princeton Review
McGraw Hill
crunchprep
kaplan
Magoosh
yocket - 2 free tests
The number of free tests at each institution may vary.
https://prep.yocket.com/
Also, I would recommend buying a 2nd hand online portal like magoosh. The portal will tell you the category of questions you are weak or strong at. Many portals also come with a few practice tests.

Verbal -
1. Magoosh Verbal flashcards vocab app
2. Kaplan commonly used GRE vocab words
3. Read New York Times articles

AWA - Read sample essays and topics on the official ets website, Manhattan prep books. Search for the topic directly on the net. You will get an essay. Make a template for yourself if that's easier for you. Practice 30 minutes sessions.  23-25 minutes for the content and 5-8 minutes for reviewing the entire essay.

Good luck !!!

Jagadeesh Bodavula · Answer

Hi priya,

To ace the verbals section in GRE, You need to have a good grip of wide range of vocabulary. So, first get a good grip on GRE words and then try the text completion, then it looks easy for you.

Coming to RC, you need to practice, practice and practice. With practice, you get the pace in reading the passage and try skimming technique and according to the question choose the most suitable answer among the options. I can say that you can get an improvement with practice, self analysis and correcting yourself.

Best of Luck.