The “Total Score”, comprised of the quantitative and verbal sections, is exclusive of the writing assessment, and ranges from 200 to 800. The GMAT is scored-based on a 100 point standard deviation, meaning that the test is designed for 68% of examinees to score between 400 and 600, whilst the median score was designed to be 500. The median score today is closer to 540.
The quantitative and verbal sections comprise a computer-adaptive test. The first few questions in each section are around the 500 level. If the examinee answers correctly, the next questions are harder. If the examinee answers incorrectly, the next questions are easier.
It is commonly believed that the earlier questions are more important than the later questions. However, while the score may change more dramatically earlier in the test than it does later in the test, that is only because each early question makes up a greater percentage of questions answered so far. In other words, early questions are NOT actually more important to one’s final score than later questions, just as one’s early grades in college are not more important than one’s later grades in terms of final GPA. Also, questions left blank (that is, those not reached) hurt the examinee more than questions answered incorrectly. This is a major contrast to the SAT, which has a wrong-answer penalty. Each test section also includes several experimental questions, which do not count toward the examinee’s score, but are included to judge the appropriateness of the item for future administrations.
The quantitative section consists of 37 multiple choice questions, which must be answered within 75 minutes.
There are two types of questions
> problem solving
> data sufficiency.
The verbal section consists of 41multiple choice questions, which must be answered within 75 minutes.
There are three types of questions:
> sentence correction
> critical reasoning
> reading comprehension.
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