This extensively updated manual offers comprehensive
preparation for the Graduate Management Admission Test, beginning
with an overview and introduction to the test. The GMAT is a
computer-adaptive test, the details of which are described in the
book''s introduction. Following is a diagnostic test with answers
and an extensive "Correct Your Weaknesses" section, which presents
separate chapters on essay writing, reading comprehension, sentence
correction, critical reasoning, and math. Three full-length
practice tests are presented with answers, analyses, and directions
to help test takers evaluate their score. This edition of the book
includes a CD-ROM that presents two computer-adaptive GMAT practice
tests with automatic scoring.
目錄:
First Things First
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COMPUTER-ADAPTIVE GMAT
1 The Basics
Test Format
Your Scores and What They Mean
How the CAT Works
Preparing for the GMAT
Test-Taking Strategies
The Art of Guessing
Navigating the Computer Screen
Official Scores
The Self-Scoring Tables
Suggested Study Plan
2 Test Specifics
Analytical Writing Assessment
Analysis of an Issue
Analysis of an Argument
Reading Comprehension
Sentence Correction
Critical Reasoning
Problem Solving
Data Sufficiency Questions
Long-term Strategy for Data Sufficiency Questions
TEST PREVIEW
3 Diagnostic Test with Answers and Analysis
Test
Answers
Analysis
Evaluating Your Score
REVIEW SECTION
4 Essay Writing
The GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment
How to Write an Essay in 30 Minutes
Analysis of an Argument
Analysis of an Issue
Sample Essays
5 Reading Comprehension
Basic Reading Skills
Applying Basic Reading Skills
Pinpointing the Topic Sentence
Determining the General Theme
Finding Logical Relationships
Making Inferences
6 Sentence Correction
Review of Common Errors and How to Avoid Them
Strategy for Selecting the Correct Response
7 Critical Reasoning
Identifying the Question
Identifying the Premise and Conclusion
Passages that Omit Either Some P remises or the Conclusion
Deductive and Inductive Arguments
Types of Inductive Arguments
Determining the Logical Sequence of an Argument
Analyzing the Logical Sequence of an Argument
Attacking the Assumptions of an Argument
Fallacies
Some Final Hints
8 Math
ARITHMETIC
Integers
Fractions
Decimals
Percentage
Rounding Off Numbers
Signed Numbers
Descriptive Statistics and Probability
Powers, Exponents, and Roots
ALGEBRA
Algebraic Expressions
Equations
Word Problems
Counting Problems
Ratio and Proportion
Sequences and Progressions
Inequalities
GEOMETRY
Angles
Lines
Polygons
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Circles
Area and Perimeter
Volume and Surface Area
Coordinate Geometry
Functions
TABLES AND GRAPHS
Tables
Circle Graphs
Line Graphs
Bar Graphs
Review of Formulas
Hints for Answering Math Questions
9 Problem-Solving
Multistep Problems
Arithmetic Problems
Basic Algebra Problems
Geometry Problems
Tactics
10 Data Sufficiency
Strategy
Using Examples
Intelligent Guessing
Logical Reasoning
SAMPLE TESTS
11 Sample Test 1 with Answers and Analysis
Test
Answers
Analysis
Evaluating Your Score
12 Sample Test 2 with Answers and Analysis
Test
Answers
Analysis
Evaluating Your Score
13 Sample Test 3 with Answers and Analysis
Test
Answers
Analysis
Evaluating Your Score
Acknowledgments
Index