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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Both...and: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Is the most basic expression of parts of a whole.For example. if a whole pizza has 8 slices and James eats 3 - he has eaten 3/8 of the pizza.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.

2. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Superior to : idioms
A number of: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom

3. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
Forbid to: idioms
When a number can be divided evenly by another number - it is said to be divisible by that number. So 6 is divisble by 3 - but is not divisible by 4. The GMAT - however is more likely to ask you whether 728 is divisible by 4. ( Yes it is)
The last two digits - considered as a number - are divisible by 4. Example - Take 728. The last two digits form the number 28 - which is divisble by 4.
Target .....at: idioms

4. Denominator
The bottom number in a fraction
From...to:idioms
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

5. Both of the programs were highly regarded. All of the schools offer financial assistance. I sused when you wanto to emphasize that items are together or similar.
Worry about: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
All or both: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom

6. A # is divisble by 9 if

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7. Parallel Construction
As....as
Like: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Target .....at: idioms

8. She thinks of me as just a friend
Think of ...as: idioms
Between...and: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal

9. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Permit to: idioms
That : idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

10. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
As: idioms
So 16=4 or -4 b/c both (4)^2 and (-4)^2=16 you cannot add these unless they have a common root. so 2+2=2 but 2+3 doesn't equal 5. To multiply and divide just treat them as regular integers: 6x3=18 or 3/2 basically they're subject to the same rules as
Native of: idioms

11. Sum
Believe ...to be: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Native to: idioms
The result of addition is called this

12. Decimals
Consider : idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Are a way of expressing parts of a whole. To add or subtract just line up the decimal points. For multiplying/dividing decimals add up the total number of decimal places to the right of the decimal point in the numbers you multiplied and put the deci
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.

13. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
Negative -3^3=-27
Each:idioms
When:idioms
Like: idioms

14. Verb Tense
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
As: idioms
As....as
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

15. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Permit to: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

16. Multiplying and dividing exponents
When you're dealing with questions that ask you to weaken or strengthen the author's conclusion - be very wary of answer choices that while within the scope - do exactly the opposite of what you want - while it is the scope of the argument - it is th
Make sure that the bases are the same. To multiply - add the exponents and multiply the coefficients - and to divide - subtract the exponents and divide the coefficients - 3x^25x^3=15x^5 and 15x^6/3x^2=5x^4
Target .....at: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms

17. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
The result of subtraction
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Credit...with:idioms

18. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....as: idioms
All or both: idioms
Are a way of expressing parts of a whole. To add or subtract just line up the decimal points. For multiplying/dividing decimals add up the total number of decimal places to the right of the decimal point in the numbers you multiplied and put the deci
Itself 5^1=5

19. Any number to the 0 power is
1:5^0=1
Number is one that can be divided evenly by 2. numbers are whole and they end in 2 - 4 -6 -8 - or 0. The number zero (0) is considered this.
Make sure that the bases are the same. To multiply - add the exponents and multiply the coefficients - and to divide - subtract the exponents and divide the coefficients - 3x^25x^3=15x^5 and 15x^6/3x^2=5x^4
Worry about: idioms

20. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
The result of multipication is called this
Distinguish from: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
The result of subtraction

21. Even number
Number is one that can be divided evenly by 2. numbers are whole and they end in 2 - 4 -6 -8 - or 0. The number zero (0) is considered this.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
So....as to be: idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

22. You are not only clever but you are also charming
The bottom number in a fraction
1:5^0=1
Not only...but also : idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

23. Many - Number - Fewer
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
The number you are dividing another number into

24. Out of scope
When a number can be divided evenly by another number - it is said to be divisible by that number. So 6 is divisble by 3 - but is not divisible by 4. The GMAT - however is more likely to ask you whether 728 is divisible by 4. ( Yes it is)
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The result of addition is called this
Not only...but also : idioms

25. Assumption
Ability ..to:idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion

26. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Not...but : idioms
Make sure that the bases are the same. To multiply - add the exponents and multiply the coefficients - and to divide - subtract the exponents and divide the coefficients - 3x^25x^3=15x^5 and 15x^6/3x^2=5x^4
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Associate with : idioms

27. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
The number of : idioms
Worry about: idioms

28. Percent change
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Difference/orginal
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
The same....as: idioms

29. Percent
If the author proves his point by making an assumption - you'll include additional data to bolster the assumption....if the author cites a survey in support of his conclusion - you'll give evidence to prove the validity of the survey.etc...
Native of: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
A number of: idioms

30. Dividend
The result of subtraction
Distinguish from: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
If the author proves his point by making an assumption - you'll include additional data to bolster the assumption....if the author cites a survey in support of his conclusion - you'll give evidence to prove the validity of the survey.etc...

31. Remainder

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32. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisble by 4
Both...and: idioms
That : idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms

33. A # is divisble by 6 if
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Which: idioms

34. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Permit to: idioms
The result of division
Where:idioms
Native of: idioms

35. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Only when referring to an actual location
Between...and: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0

36. Quotient
Native of: idioms
The result of addition is called this
As....as
The result of division

37. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisble by 4
Neither...nor :idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Like: idioms

38. Product
The result of subtraction
The result of multipication is called this
Just as....so too: idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots

39. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Responsible for: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms

40. Use the
The more...the -er:idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
All or both: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination

41. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Try to: idioms
As: idioms
When you see this just turn the base into a fraction by putting a 1 over it and proceed as you would with a nonnegative exponent so 3^-2=(1/3)^2=1/9
A number of: idioms

42. The more you eat - the fatter you get
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Worry about: idioms
Are a way of expressing parts of a whole. To add or subtract just line up the decimal points. For multiplying/dividing decimals add up the total number of decimal places to the right of the decimal point in the numbers you multiplied and put the deci
The more...the -er:idioms

43. Fractions
Such as: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Is the most basic expression of parts of a whole.For example. if a whole pizza has 8 slices and James eats 3 - he has eaten 3/8 of the pizza.

44. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Hypothesis that: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Like: idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

45. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Believe ...to be: idioms
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal
A subject must always agree with its verb
Not so....as:idioms

46. Whole number
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Who:idioms :he use who
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

47. Reasoning

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48. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Number is a whole number that - when divided by two yields a remainder of 1. these numbers end in 1 - 3 -5 -7 - or 9.
Consider : idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
Where:idioms

49. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
More...than
Who:idioms :he use who
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same

50. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Define as:idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Only when referring to an actual location