GMAT Verbal Reasoning Score
The Verbal Reasoning section of the GMAT combines with the Quantitative Reasoning and Data Insights sections for a total score between 205-805, which most test-takers focus on during preparation. However, there is more to your score than the total.
Before merging with the Quantitative Reasoning score and Data Insights score for the total 205-805 score, the Verbal Reasoning section is scored on a 60-90 scale. It's confusing for many people that you can't easily calculate your score based on how many questions you got correct. The Verbal Reasoning section is computer adaptive. This means that as you answer questions, the algorithm notes when you answer a question correctly, which affects the next question you're presented. This continues as you work on the exam, which also means that if you are unable to finish the test, and therefore miss multiple questions in a row, you will have a disproportionally low score.
Along with your total score and Verbal scale score, you will also see your percentile score. Percentile scores are interesting because the score itself doesn't tell the whole story. For example, a score of 85 on the Verbal would place you in the 94th percentile, while an 85 on the Quant would place you in the 88th percentile. The disparity highlights that test-takers score higher on the Quants section in general, so an 85 is considered more impressive in Verbal than it would be in Quants.
If you are taking the GMAT, it's likely that you have a few specific programs you are hoping will accept you. Through your research about the program, you should have an idea of the total score, individual Verbal, Quantitative, and Data Insights scale scores, and the percentile scores of most students in the program. This knowledge, combined with your own score, helps you see how you compare to the most recent incoming class, which can help you guess the likelihood that you will be accepted.