GMAT Score Verbal Reasoning

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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
GMAT Understanding Your Score – Verbal Reasoning

 

Score Mean
Score		 Percentile
Ranking
90
78.99
 100%
85 96%
80 60%
75 19%
70 4%
65 1%
60 0%
866,640
4.5
2017-2022
Score Mean
Score		 Percentile
Ranking
90
78.99
 100%
89 100%
88 99%
87 99%
86 98%
85 96%
84 91%
83 86%
82 79%
81 70%
80 60%
79 51%
78 42%
77 33%
76 25%
75 19%
74 14%
73 11%
72 8%
71 5%
70 4%
69 3%
68 2%
67 2%
66 1%
65 1%
64 1%
63 1%
62 1%
61 1%
60 0%
866,640
6.14
2017-2022

Verbal Reasoning

Format: Consists of 23 multiple-choice Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning questions, to be completed in 45 minutes.

What it Measures: Overall, this section measures the ability to read and comprehend written material and to reason and evaluate arguments. Reading Comprehension questions measure the ability to understand words and statements, understand logical relationships between significant points, draw inferences, and follow the development of quantitative concepts. Critical Reasoning questions measure the ability to make arguments, evaluate arguments, and formulate or evaluate a plan of action.

Score Range: Verbal Reasoning scores range from 60 – 90.

How its Scored: The Verbal Reasoning score is based on three factors: 1) the number of questions answered, 2) whether the answers are correct or incorrect, and 3) the difficulty and other parameters of the questions answered.