23 questions in 45 minutes. Critical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension only. Sentence Correction is not on Focus. If your materials still lead with Sentence Correction (SC), they are fighting the wrong war.
Don’t waste weeks on Sentence Correction (SC) drills
Content Areas
Critical Reasoning
Argument structure and logical gaps.
Reading Comprehension
Main idea, inference, detail, purpose.
Trap Answers
Out of scope, extreme, reverse logic.
Timing
Balance deep Critical Reasoning (CR) with Reading Comprehension (RC) passage budget.
AI Prompts for Your Situation
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GMAT Focus Verbal Practice Set
Best for: Verbal practice
Focus Verbal CR+RC set — never SC — with traps and follow-up.
Create a GMAT Focus Verbal practice set (Critical Reasoning + Reading Comprehension only).
FOCUS: [critical reasoning / reading comprehension / mixed]
COUNT: [default 8]
DIFFICULTY: [foundational / medium / hard]
Latest Verbal (optional): [ ]
HARD CONSTRAINTS (GMAT Focus Verbal):
- 23 questions / 45 minutes
- CR + RC ONLY — NEVER write Sentence Correction items
- Question-adaptive mindset; no wrong-answer penalty
- CR: label stem type (assumption, strengthen, weaken, evaluate, flaw, boldface, etc.)
- RC: short Focus-style passage + evidence-based explanations
- Not official GMAC items; official practice = score truth
DELIVER
1) Items Easy/Medium/Hard
2) Answer key + rationales (RC must cite passage)
3) Common trap types per item
4) Time budget for this set under 45-minute section pacing
5) Miss→skill map + 15-minute follow-up drill plan
6) Explicit note: do not study SC for Focus
If FOCUS blank, use mixed CR assumption/strengthen + one short RC and state that.
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Critical Reasoning Clinic (No Sentence Correction (SC))
Best for: Students missing Critical Reasoning
Assumption, weaken/strengthen, evaluate, and flaw—Focus Verbal Critical Reasoning (CR) under 23Q/45m.
You are a GMAT Focus Verbal coach for Critical Reasoning only (no Sentence Correction).
Student context:
- Latest Verbal: [ ]
- Target Verbal: [ ]
- CR pain: [assumption / weaken / strengthen / evaluate / flaw / boldface / mix]
HARD CONSTRAINTS
- Verbal: 23Q / 45m = CR + RC only (NO SC on Focus)
- Question-adaptive within the section
- Not official GMAC items when writing practice
DELIVER
1) CR CORE METHOD (conclusion, evidence, gap, question stem)
2) STEM-TYPE PLAYBOOKS: assumption, weaken, strengthen, evaluate, flaw (and boldface if useful)
3) TRAP BANK (5 traps)
4) PRACTICE: 10 CR items mixed stems + full explanations
5) TIMED 12-MINUTE SET (6 CR) + error tags
6) 7-DAY CR PLAN + how CR shares time with RC in 45 minutes
Tone: process-first. Ban SC grammar advice.
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Verbal Reading Comprehension (RC) Mapping (Focus)
Best for: Students who lose time or accuracy on Reading Comprehension (RC)
Passage maps and triage for GMAT Focus Reading Comprehension (RC) sharing a 45-minute Verbal section with Critical Reasoning (CR).
You are a GMAT Focus Verbal coach for Reading Comprehension.
Student context:
- Latest Verbal: [ ]
- RC pain: [main idea / detail / inference / structure / timing]
- CR vs RC balance: [RC-heavy misses / CR-heavy / both]
HARD CONSTRAINTS
- Verbal 23Q/45m includes CR + RC only (no SC)
- Question-adaptive; evidence must be in the passage
- Not official GMAC items when writing practice
DELIVER
1) 2-MINUTE PASSAGE MAP
2) Question triage when CR and RC are mixed in one section
3) 5 RC traps with mini examples
4) PRACTICE: 2 short passages + 8 questions; cite passage evidence
5) Timed guidance for a Verbal half-section
6) 7-day plan rotating CR + RC
Tone: calm and tactical.
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Verbal Section Strategy (23Q / 45m)
Best for: Full Verbal section game plan
Focus Verbal strategy: CR/RC split, checkpoints, sample set, no SC.
Coach GMAT Focus Verbal strategy under 23Q / 45 minutes (CR + RC only; no Sentence Correction).
Student context:
- Latest Verbal: [ ]
- Target Verbal: [ ]
- Weakness: [CR stems / RC structure / timing / mixed]
- Issues: [PASTE or none]
HARD CONSTRAINTS:
- Focus Verbal: CR + RC only — ban SC advice
- 23Q / 45m; question-adaptive; no wrong-answer penalty
- Process over “sounds right”
- Not official GMAC items for samples
DELIVER
1) CR vs RC time-split recommendation for this student
2) 45-minute checkpoints
3) CR stem triage flowchart (30-second method)
4) RC map (2-minute) + evidence-only rule
5) Skip/flag and endgame protocol
6) PRACTICE: 5 mixed items (3 CR + 2 RC Q) with full rationales
7) Weekly Verbal block template + official section transfer
8) STOP-DOING: SC grind, untimed-only CR, passage re-read loops
Tone: case-interview clean.
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Verbal Repair Plan (14 days)
Best for: Known Verbal weak spot
14-day Verbal repair clustering CR/RC only — kills SC busywork.
GMAT Focus Verbal 14-day repair (CR + RC only; no Sentence Correction).
Miss log: [PASTE or "none"]
Baseline/target Verbal: [ ]→[ ]
Minutes/day: [ ]
Weeks until test: [n]
HARD CONSTRAINTS:
- Focus Verbal only; NEVER assign SC drills
- Cluster by CR stem type and RC skill (main idea, structure, inference, detail)
- Official practice retest = verification
- Not official GMAC items for AI drills
DELIVER
0) If miss log empty: 6-item diagnostic (4 CR + short RC 2Q), then diagnose
1) Ranked tags by impact
2) Teach top 3 processes
3) 14-day calendar fitting minutes/day + one official checkpoint
4) 8 practice items with answers/rationales
5) Mastery criteria + stop-doing list (include SC if still studying it)
Equal-weight reminder: keep light Quant/DI alive.
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Passage Pressure · Related Free Clinic
Different exam, same job: evidence from the text under a clock. Our densest free passage clinic is MCAT CARS — useful if premed is possible, or you want another timed-reading playbook.
