7/30/2019 UnderstandPlanSolve Handout

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TheIssue TheSituation TheFix

U1

DidNotUnderstand

theContent

Iguessedorgottheproblemwrong.After

readingthesolution,Iamstillconfused.

Rereadtherelevantstrategyguidechapterand

redotheinactionquestionsattheendofthe

chapter.

U2MisreadtheProblem

Igottheproblemwrongorrightaccidentally.

Iknowhowtodothat,Ijustreadtheproblem

incorrectly!

Readquestionsataspeedthatallowsyouto

absorballoftherelevantinformation.Ifyoumissedorignoredanimportantconstraint,make

suretowriteconstraintsonyourscrappaper.

U3

CouldNotCategorize

Icouldnotrecognizewhattypeofproblemit

was.(Imayhavesolvedthisproblem,butnot

efficiently.)

LookuptheproblemsclassificationintheOGC.

Identifyquestionlanguagethatwouldhelpyou

recognizethistypeofproblem.Forhelp,lookat

examplesintherelevantstrategyguidechapter

andinthelistofOGproblemsforthatstrategy

guide.

PLANP1

CouldNotStrategize

Icancategorizethisproblem,butIdontknow

howtoadaptastrategythatIknowtothis

problemeitherdirectlyorusingaback-up

strategy.

FindOGandCATproblemswiththesame

categoriesandcompare/contrastwaystosolve

similaritiesanddifferencesbetweenproblems.

S1

MissingSomething

CriticaltoSolving

Mymethodwouldhaveworked.Icouldnt

implementitbecauseIdidnotknowarule,

formula,mathfact,orsimplificationtechnique.

LookuptheforgottenruleorformulaORrevisit

theFOMorEIVbooktorefinetechniques.

S2

MadeaCareless

Error

Imadealgebraand/orarithmeticerrorswhile

solvingthatledtoanincorrectanswer.

Drill!Workonscrappaperorganization.Write

outeachmathstep.

MASTERY Mastery

Igotthisquestionright,andIcouldexplainto

anotherGMATtest-takerhowtoanswerthis

questioncorrectly.IamconfidentIcouldanswer

asimilarproblemcorrectly.

Teachtheproblemtosomeoneelse.Explaining

howtoanswerthequestionwillstrengthenyour

understandingoftherelevanttopic.

SOLVE

UNDERSTAND