The third and final section of the GMAT exam is the Verbal Section, which consists of multiple-choice questions. You will have 75 minutes to answer 41 questions.
The GMAT Verbal question types are Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction, and Reading Comprehension. You will see all three of these question types on the test.
GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions
Critical Reasoning questions test your analytical skills. You will see a short piece of text where the writer states a point of view and then tries to support it, plus a question relating to the text. You must find the answer choice that strengthens or weakens the argument.
To do well on these questions, you must understand the structure of the argument. Identify the conclusion, what evidence exists to support it, and what assumptions are made to draw the conclusion. Think about these steps before you look at the answer choices.
GMAT Sentence Correction Questions
Sentence Correction questions test your knowledge of written English. You will see a sentence (which can be very long) and part or all of the sentence will be underlined. Your must find the most grammatically correct version of the underlined section from the answer choices.
Read the original sentence carefully before looking at the answers. If you spot an error in the original sentent, you can eliminate Choice (A) immediately, because Choice (A) is always the same as the original. You may be able to instinctively "hear" whether the sentence is correct by using the intuitive "ear" that you've developed by speaking and reading English.
GMAT Reading Comprehension Questions
Reading Comprehension questions consist of a passage of text and questions relating to the text. You don’t need to memorize all the information in the passage. Instead, read through it quickly once to understand the topic, the author's purpose, and the scope of the passage—that is, how broadly or narrowly the writer treats a subject. Then read the questions and go back to the passage and read it in more detail as required.