Why Is My GMAT Verbal Score Not Improving Even After Practice?

If your GMAT Verbal score isn’t going up, one reason could be that you’re not building the right habits during practice. Instead of just doing more questions, try narrowing down where you're slipping. Are you missing assumption questions in Critical Reasoning? Is it modifier errors in Sentence Correction? Go topic by topic and figure out the exact weak spot.

Also, practicing under exam conditions helps a lot. Many people get questions right when untimed, but under time pressure, their accuracy drops. That usually means you’re not fully confident with the method. Try doing short timed drills—like 10 SC or CR questions in 20 minutes—and then review in detail.

Just reading the answers isn’t enough—write down explanations in your own words to actually make it stick. That’s what helps you spot the same traps next time.

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