GMAT Test Study
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,Table of Contents
GMAT TEST RESOURCES................................................................................................................... 5
GMAT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 6
TESTING AND ANALYSIS................................................................................................................. 8
INTRODUCTION TO THE GMAT .................................................................................................. 10
THE GMAT SCORING SCALE ......................................................................................................... 11
QUANTITATIVE TEST ....................................................................................................................... 13
PROBLEM-SOLVING QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................... 13
DATA-SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................... 13
QUESTION TYPES .................................................................................................................................... 15
ARITHMETIC ............................................................................................................................................ 16
DIVISIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 17
MULTIPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 18
ADDITION ................................................................................................................................................ 19
SUBTRACTION ......................................................................................................................................... 19
EVENS AND ODDS .................................................................................................................................. 21
PRIME NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................... 22
PERCENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 24
SQUARE OF A NUMBER ........................................................................................................................... 28
EXPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 30
ROOTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
AVERAGES ............................................................................................................................................... 32
VERBAL TEST ........................................................................................................................................ 34
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS .............................................................................................. 34
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 35
CRITICAL REASONING QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................... 35
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 36
SENTENCE CORRECTION QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 36
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 37
READING COMPREHENSION ................................................................................................................... 38
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, FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE .................................................................................................................. 38
CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 39
OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 40
EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 40
USING KITCHEN LOGIC .......................................................................................................................... 41
GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND .................................................................................................... 41
EMOTIONAL WORDS ............................................................................................................................... 42
FINDING THE KEY WORDS ..................................................................................................................... 43
MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 44
APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ............................................................................................. 45
USING CONTEXT CLUES ......................................................................................................................... 45
BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................... 47
FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 48
UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ................................................................................................... 49
FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE .............................................................................................................. 50
DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .................................................................................................................. 51
FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG .................................................................................... 52
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ........................................................................................................................ 53
SENTENCE CORRECTION ........................................................................................................................ 54
TRY EVERY CHOICE ................................................................................................................................ 54
READ CAREFULLY .................................................................................................................................... 54
APOSTROPHES......................................................................................................................................... 55
Possessive Nouns ......................................................................................................................... 55
Possessive Personal Pronouns vs. Contractions ............................................................... 55
COMMA ERRORS ..................................................................................................................................... 56
PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 58
PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................... 60
LACK OF PARALLELISM ........................................................................................................................... 63
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS .................................................................................................................. 64
CRITICAL REASONING ............................................................................................................................ 68
IDENTIFYING PREMISES AND CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................... 70
DIAGRAMMING CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................ 74
CLASSIFICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 77
SEVEN COMMON FALLACIES .................................................................................................................. 83
ANALYTICAL WRITING TEST....................................................................................................... 86
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, ANALYSIS OF AN ISSUE .......................................................................................................................... 86
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 86
ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT ................................................................................................................. 86
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 87
PLANNING STAGE ................................................................................................................................... 87
STICKING TO THE PLAN.......................................................................................................................... 88
REVIEWING THE PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 88
BRAINSTORMING SMART ........................................................................................................................ 88
MAKING THE CUTS ................................................................................................................................. 91
ENDING AT THE START ........................................................................................................................... 91
STAYING CONSISTENT ........................................................................................................................... 93
MAINTAINING THE FLOW........................................................................................................................ 93
BACKING UP YOUR POINTS .................................................................................................................... 94
USING PROPER GRAMMAR ..................................................................................................................... 95
WATCHING YOUR VOCABULARY ............................................................................................................ 96
AVOIDING TUNNEL VISION .................................................................................................................... 96
JUST DO IT ............................................................................................................................................. 97
CONCLUSION IS REVIEW........................................................................................................................ 98
COMMUNICATING REASON, NOT PASSION ........................................................................................... 99
ANSWERING THE WHY? ....................................................................................................................... 100
GETTING READY FOR TEST DAY.............................................................................................. 101
POST GMAT.......................................................................................................................................... 103
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Guide
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,Table of Contents
GMAT TEST RESOURCES................................................................................................................... 5
GMAT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 6
TESTING AND ANALYSIS................................................................................................................. 8
INTRODUCTION TO THE GMAT .................................................................................................. 10
THE GMAT SCORING SCALE ......................................................................................................... 11
QUANTITATIVE TEST ....................................................................................................................... 13
PROBLEM-SOLVING QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................... 13
DATA-SUFFICIENCY QUESTIONS ........................................................................................................... 13
QUESTION TYPES .................................................................................................................................... 15
ARITHMETIC ............................................................................................................................................ 16
DIVISIBILITY ........................................................................................................................................... 17
MULTIPLICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 18
ADDITION ................................................................................................................................................ 19
SUBTRACTION ......................................................................................................................................... 19
EVENS AND ODDS .................................................................................................................................. 21
PRIME NUMBERS ..................................................................................................................................... 22
PERCENTS ................................................................................................................................................ 24
SQUARE OF A NUMBER ........................................................................................................................... 28
EXPONENTS ............................................................................................................................................. 30
ROOTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
AVERAGES ............................................................................................................................................... 32
VERBAL TEST ........................................................................................................................................ 34
READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS .............................................................................................. 34
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 35
CRITICAL REASONING QUESTIONS ....................................................................................................... 35
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 36
SENTENCE CORRECTION QUESTIONS ................................................................................................... 36
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 37
READING COMPREHENSION ................................................................................................................... 38
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, FLYING OVER THE PASSAGE .................................................................................................................. 38
CREATING A TENTATIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 39
OPENINGS AND ENDINGS ...................................................................................................................... 40
EXTRANEOUS INFORMATION .................................................................................................................. 40
USING KITCHEN LOGIC .......................................................................................................................... 41
GETTING INTO THE AUTHOR’S MIND .................................................................................................... 41
EMOTIONAL WORDS ............................................................................................................................... 42
FINDING THE KEY WORDS ..................................................................................................................... 43
MAKING PROPER INFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 44
APPLYING IDEAS FOR GENERALIZATIONS ............................................................................................. 45
USING CONTEXT CLUES ......................................................................................................................... 45
BREAKING DOWN PASSAGE ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................... 47
FIRST WORD ANALYSIS ......................................................................................................................... 48
UNDERSTANDING THE INTIMIDATION ................................................................................................... 49
FINDING YOUR OPTIMAL PACE .............................................................................................................. 50
DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST .................................................................................................................. 51
FACTUALLY CORRECT, BUT ACTUALLY WRONG .................................................................................... 52
DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ........................................................................................................................ 53
SENTENCE CORRECTION ........................................................................................................................ 54
TRY EVERY CHOICE ................................................................................................................................ 54
READ CAREFULLY .................................................................................................................................... 54
APOSTROPHES......................................................................................................................................... 55
Possessive Nouns ......................................................................................................................... 55
Possessive Personal Pronouns vs. Contractions ............................................................... 55
COMMA ERRORS ..................................................................................................................................... 56
PROBLEMS WITH REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 58
PROBLEMS WITH AGREEMENT ............................................................................................................... 60
LACK OF PARALLELISM ........................................................................................................................... 63
MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS .................................................................................................................. 64
CRITICAL REASONING ............................................................................................................................ 68
IDENTIFYING PREMISES AND CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................... 70
DIAGRAMMING CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS ........................................................................................ 74
CLASSIFICATION ..................................................................................................................................... 77
SEVEN COMMON FALLACIES .................................................................................................................. 83
ANALYTICAL WRITING TEST....................................................................................................... 86
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, ANALYSIS OF AN ISSUE .......................................................................................................................... 86
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 86
ANALYSIS OF AN ARGUMENT ................................................................................................................. 86
What Is Measured ........................................................................................................................ 87
PLANNING STAGE ................................................................................................................................... 87
STICKING TO THE PLAN.......................................................................................................................... 88
REVIEWING THE PLAN ............................................................................................................................ 88
BRAINSTORMING SMART ........................................................................................................................ 88
MAKING THE CUTS ................................................................................................................................. 91
ENDING AT THE START ........................................................................................................................... 91
STAYING CONSISTENT ........................................................................................................................... 93
MAINTAINING THE FLOW........................................................................................................................ 93
BACKING UP YOUR POINTS .................................................................................................................... 94
USING PROPER GRAMMAR ..................................................................................................................... 95
WATCHING YOUR VOCABULARY ............................................................................................................ 96
AVOIDING TUNNEL VISION .................................................................................................................... 96
JUST DO IT ............................................................................................................................................. 97
CONCLUSION IS REVIEW........................................................................................................................ 98
COMMUNICATING REASON, NOT PASSION ........................................................................................... 99
ANSWERING THE WHY? ....................................................................................................................... 100
GETTING READY FOR TEST DAY.............................................................................................. 101
POST GMAT.......................................................................................................................................... 103
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