ANALYZE YOUR TEST RESULTS.HOW DID YOU DO
2. Analyze your test results.How did you do? What areas seem to be your strengths? Your weaknesses?Remember that these are just diagnostic tests at this point, so if your results are not as good as you hadhoped, do not be discouraged. You are committing to this study plan because you are going to improveyour score. Fear and worry are your enemies here; let go of them. Just look at each question as youscore it. Why did you answer that question correctly? Did you know the answer or were you guessing?Why did you miss that question? Was there something you needed to know that you did not know? Ifso, what was it? Make a list of the things you need to know and how many questions you missedbecause you didn’t know them. Think of how your score will improve as you learn these things.As you review your practice test results, note whether you missed any questions because you misun-derstood the question. This is actually a common problem with the kinds of questions on the GMATexam, especially the reading comprehension and critical reasoning questions, which often ask forexceptions, and the data sufficiency questions, which are very unusual in their construction. In addi-tion, in general, the language and style of the questions can sometimes seem difficult and unfamiliar.You may become confused, and if you do not understand the question, your chances of answering cor-rectly are not good.