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Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score xvi
PART I: GMAT BASICS
1 All About the GMAT 3
The GMAT at a Glance 3
How the Computer-Adaptive GMAT Works 7
The GMAT CAT Interface 8
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... Sentence Correction
Questions 28 30 Reading Comprehension
Questions 31 33 Critical Reasoning
Questions 34 35 Sentence Correction
Question 36 Critical Reasoning
Questions 37 39 Reading Comprehension
Question ... the GMAT 9
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All About the GMAT
OVERVIEW
• The GMAT at a glance
• How the computer-adaptive GMAT works
• The GMAT CAT interface
• The GMAT CAT test-taki...
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... regenerate in the same way.
48 PART I: GMAT Basics
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KEY FACTS ABOUT GMAT READING COMPREHENSION
Keep in mind the following important features of GMAT Reading Comprehension (some ... information from various parts of
the passage. Understandably, questions that cover disparate parts of a passage
tend to be tougher than ones that you can answer just by reading a parti...
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... improved level of contentment among the
participants from Maxtech? (The answer might depend on how much time has
passed since the seminar, whether Maxtech’s participants have the same jobs as
before, ... 5 1200
5x 5 900
x 5 180
92 PART II: Diagnosing Strengths and Weaknesses
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Quantitative Section
1. C
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. C
6. E
7. A
8. B
9. E
10. E
11. B
12. D
13. B
14....
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... convey your idea. Here’s an example of each type of diction error:
144 PART III: GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment
NOTE
The GMAT word
processor does
not allow you to
italicize or mark
accents ... usage error:
Unless the department can supply a comparative cost-benefit analysis for the two
alternative courses of action, I would remain diffident about following the depart-
ment’s rec...
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... not
=
2x
On the GMAT, if you’re asked to combine radical terms by adding or subtracting, chances are
you’ll also need to simplify radical expressions along the way.
244 PART IV: GMAT Quantitative ... negative
number. The same holds true for all other odd-numbered roots of negative numbers.
=
3
2 27 523
(23)(23)(23) 5 227
=
5
232 522
(22)(22)(22)(22)(22) 5232
Every positive number has...
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... figure shows an inscribed square. The square is partitioned into four congruent
triangles, each with one vertex at the circle’s center (O).
290 PART IV: GMAT Quantitative Section
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A ... sides
multiplied by the altitude).
B
C
A
D
On the GMAT, a trapezoid problem might require you to determine the altitude, the area,
or both.
286 PART IV: GMAT Quantitative Section...
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... of the GMAT. On
the actual exam, you won’t need to make judgment calls that are any closer than the ones
we’ve made here.
318 PART V: GMAT Verbal Section
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ART V
GMAT VERBAL ... following GMAT- style assumption question. (This one is a
bit easier than average.) As you tackle the question, follow these five steps:
Identify the argument’s conclusion and premises....
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... pattern in the passage.
Don’t expect to encounter more than one question of this type on the GMAT.
346 PART V: GMAT Verbal Section
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You know you’re dealing with a parallel argument ... plan
• Grammatical errors involving parts of speech
• Problems with a sentence’s structural elements
• Redundancy, wordiness, awkwardness, and omissions
• Errors in parts of speech
•...
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... rape.” Such metaphors contrast quite sharply with Richard
388 PART V: GMAT Verbal Section
ALERT!
Don’t expect to
walk into the
GMAT testing
room and apply
the techniques
you’ll learn about
here ... whether the passage will involve the views of any artists other than
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In GMAT sentences, look closely for split infinitives. An...
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... passages
on the CAT computer screen as you could on the previous paper-based GMAT. To help make
up for this, the GMAT test makers shortened the length of Reading passages by about
one-half when ... Recall
question as you’ll find on the GMAT, you’ll probably agree that it’s pretty easy. Here it is,
along with an explanatory answer:
5. Whether the entry pathway for a particular nonindigenou...
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... square?
(1) The length of
SQ is 12
=
2.
(2) The length of
PS is 12.
21. If a computer dealer bought a
particular computer system for
$10,000 and sold the computer system
to a customer, how much did ... standard
deviation?
(A) {23, 1, 2}
(B) {22, 21, 1, 2}
(C) {3,5,7}
(D) {21, 2, 3, 4}
(E) {0,2,4}
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FOLLOWING C...
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... as making it clear by
the use of the phrase, and this fact, that the latter part of the sentence refers to the
earlier part.
10. The correct answer is (B). The conclusion of the argument is that ... advanced degrees in educational technology have received the
highest possible rating from the Department. To follow the logical steps, it helps to
express the premises and conclusion symbolica...
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... another factor—the cost of raw materials—may be
more important.
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4. The correct ... Choice (A) provides strong evidence to this effect—specifically,
that program participants are less likely than non-participants to commit crimes upon
their release.
27. The correct answer i...
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... sometimes
12. Airplanes departing in a timely
manner can some times be prevented
by any one of a variety of factors,
such as severe weather or a security
threat.
(A) Airplanes departing in a timely
manner ... can
prevent airplanes from their
timely departing.
(C) Any one of a variety of factors,
such as severe weather or a
security threat, can sometimes
prevent the timely departure of
airplan...