How to get 170 on verbal?

[mohammad00]

Hi every body the question is:

Are there any practical ways for a non-native speaker to get 170 on verbal?

Thanks in advance...

[fuzzylogician]

What do you mean practical? It's the same as with any other exam. You learn the material you don't already know and you practice. Is that unrealistic? Well, it depends on how much material you have to learn, how good you are at it, and how much time you have for completing the task.

[3point14]

What do you mean practical? It's the same as with any other exam. You learn the material you don't already know and you practice. Is that unrealistic? Well, it depends on how much material you have to learn, how good you are at it, and how much time you have for completing the task.

Agreed. I know non-native speakers who have done much better on verbal than native speakers. That said, one thing that might help you is to just read. Memorizing words is all well and good, but honestly knowing the definitions of a bunch of random words that might or might not be on the test probably won't help you that much. Reading will improve your vocabulary and understanding of the English language and sentence structure.

Also, this is completely unrelated, but fuzzylogician, for some reason your profile image is what shows up for every single thread in my notification feed, regardless of if you've actually posted in it.Weird.

[fuzzylogician]

Also, this is completely unrelated, but fuzzylogician, for some reason your profile image is what shows up for every single thread in my notification feed, regardless of if you've actually posted in it.Weird.

Oh, that's bizarre. I'll ask bgk about that, thanks for letting me know!

[iowaguy]

Verbal is MUCH tougher to "master/beat" than the quant section. I am in my 30's, have a M.S., have been reading the Wall-Street Journal, Economist, and New York Times regularly for the last decade, am a fast reader, and have a very large vocabulary. I have always done well on standardized tests.

In preparation for the GRE, I digested nearly 5,000 words worth of vocab (both Manhattan flash card sets, Kaplan flash cards, Barron flash cards, Grad Flash vocab cards, some other flash card book that I can't remember off the top of my head, Verbal Advantage advanced vocab CD's, 3 picture vocab books, and a computer-based vocab drill program. I had all of those words down pat from studying those materials for the last several months.

I also took several practice tests to get me in test-taking mode. When I took the "real" GRE on test day, I felt like I did really well and wasn't rushed, I was able to review all the answers I was unsure about.

I got a 168 Verbal. I share this story with you to show that, even for an educated native speaker who excels in English, has always done well on standardized tests, and worked his butt off preparing for the test, it is difficult to get a perfect score...

Best of luck in your preparation,

Iowa Guy