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GMAT Focus Edition Verbal Reasoning — syllabus and what changed.
23 questions
⏱ 45 minutes
About GMAT Verbal Reasoning
GMAT Focus Edition Verbal Reasoning is about reasoning with text, not grammar. It tests how well you understand and evaluate written arguments and dense passages — pure logic and comprehension under time pressure.
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What changed in GMAT Focus Edition
The big change: Sentence Correction has been removed entirely — grammar is no longer tested. GMAT Focus Verbal is now only Reading Comprehension and Critical Reasoning, and the Analytical Writing Assessment (essay) is gone too.
Exam format at a glance
| Structure | One Verbal Reasoning section. The GMAT is question-level adaptive — each answer changes the difficulty of the next question. |
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| Questions | 23 questions |
| Time | 45 minutes |
| Section note | All questions are multiple choice; no essay is part of GMAT Focus Edition. |
| Question types | Reading Comprehension · Critical Reasoning |
| Scoring | Section scored 60–90; it contributes to the 205–805 GMAT Focus total score. |
Full syllabus
Reading Comprehension
Understanding and analysing written passages.
- Main idea and primary purpose
- Supporting ideas and stated details
- Inferences and logical implications
- Author's tone, attitude and style
- Passage structure and function of statements
Critical Reasoning
Evaluating the logic of short arguments.
- Strengthen and weaken an argument
- Identify assumptions
- Draw conclusions / inference
- Evaluate the argument and resolve a paradox
- Find the bold-faced statement's role
How to prepare
- Do not study grammar/Sentence Correction — it is no longer on the exam.
- Master Critical Reasoning argument structure: premise, assumption, conclusion.
- Practise active reading of dense business/science passages, mapping structure as you go.
- Because the section is question-adaptive, answer carefully early and never leave questions blank.
Study material & tests
📚 Topic study material
Worked notes & examples for each syllabus topic.
Coming soon🎯 Topic practice
GMAT-style questions, by topic.
Coming soon📝 Full-length mock
Timed Verbal Reasoning simulation with analysis.
Coming soonExam-aligned practice and mocks for GMAT are in development — this page is the syllabus and study roadmap.