The Verbal Section on the GMAT consists of 41 questions.The time allotted to complete
the verbal section is 75 minutes.When you receive your GMAT score card the verbal
section score is scaled between 0-60.
Breakdown
The questions in the verbal section can be broadly classified into
one of the following types...
Reading Comprehension
The verbal section will have on an average 14-15 questions on
reading comprehension.Each of the passages given will have an average length of
300 words. Each passage usually has 3-4 questions
Sentence Correction
The verbal section will have on an average 14-15 questions on
sentence correction. Each sentence correction question is either partially or fully underlined. The underlined part needs
to be improvised. The first option is the same as the question, i.e. you select
this option if you believe, the sentence in the question has no mistakes.
Critical Reasoning
The verbal section will have on an average 14-15 questions on critical reasoning.The questions usually has a short passage, which is followed by either one or two questions.The instructions to solve the question, are provided with the question. These questions deal with reasoning,arguments,assumptions,conclusion.For eg. Some facts would be stated, and a conclusion would be stated, and the question might ask you to choose
an option that contradicts the conclusion.