What is the best way to prepare for the GMAT verbal ability?

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V Gupta · Accepted Answer

The best way to prep for GMAT Verbal is to stop thinking of it like school English. It&rsquo;s not about sounding right&mdash;it&rsquo;s about logic, structure, and precision.
For Critical Reasoning, don&rsquo;t focus too much on question labels. Instead, break down every argument into three parts: what&rsquo;s the conclusion, what&rsquo;s the evidence, and what assumption connects them? Practice identifying flaws in logic, not just picking answers. GMAT Ninja&rsquo;s CR videos are super helpful for this.
Reading Comprehension is where most people lose time. Practice active reading&mdash;after each paragraph, pause and summarize it in your head in a few words (e.g., &ldquo;Author disagrees with theory&rdquo;). Focus on structure&mdash;intro, contrast, evidence&mdash;so you know where to look when questions come up.
Don&rsquo;t just grind OG. Do timed Verbal sets, track what slows you down (like inference or weaken questions), and review your logic behind every choice&mdash;right or wrong. That&rsquo;s how you move from V30s to V40+.

T Ronak · Answer

Struggling with GMAT Verbal? You&rsquo;re not alone but you can definitely master it. 
Start by focusing on Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning, and Reading Comprehension &mdash; these are the three main areas. For Sentence Correction, build a solid grasp of basic grammar rules. Not all rules are complicated &mdash; focus on the common ones like subject-verb agreement, modifiers, and parallelism.
Next, practice Critical Reasoning by understanding the logic behind each question. Don&rsquo;t rush. Read the argument, identify the conclusion, and break down the structure. It&rsquo;s like spotting a pattern &mdash; the more you practice, the more predictable it gets.
Reading Comprehension can feel slow at first, but that&rsquo;s okay. Start with shorter passages and gradually increase your pace. Always read with a goal &mdash; look for the main idea, the author&rsquo;s tone, and how the passage is structured.
Lastly, practice regularly with official GMAT material or trusted sources like Manhattan Prep or Veritas. Review your mistakes &mdash; that&rsquo;s where real progress happens. And don&rsquo;t worry if you&rsquo;re not perfect at first. Improvement in verbal takes time, but it happens if you stay consistent

Mansih K · Answer

Most people treat GMAT Verbal like passive reading&mdash;but it&rsquo;s really pattern recognition under time pressure. GMAT Focus Verbal only tests Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension, so your prep should go deep into how arguments and passages are structured.
Here&rsquo;s a focused approach:
Critical Reasoning: Learn the why behind wrong answers. They're often extreme, off-topic, or reverse the logic. Build an error log specifically for trap patterns&mdash;this is where most people get stuck even when they "understand" the question.
Reading Comprehension: Practice reading in 3&ndash;4 minutes and focus on the structure&mdash;not the facts. Underline where the author shifts tone, introduces an example, or challenges a theory. When answering, map keywords in the question back to those structural points.
Also, do full 45-minute Verbal sections under test conditions every few days. That&rsquo;s when pacing and stamina really get tested. Take time after each session to ask: Why did I choose this answer? What made the correct one better? That reflection is where your score actually starts to move.