GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• 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. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Like: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
A number of: idioms
To solve an equation that contains two fractions containing variables when they're equal to each other - you can simply cross multiply or multiply the top of each fraction by the bottom of the other. 3x/4=3/2 (3x)(2)=(3)(4)=6x=12 x=2


2. Verb Tense
Associate with : idioms
Superior to : idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.


3. Percent
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Not so....as:idioms
Different from:idioms
Is an integer - it's neither pos nor neg - and it's even mutiplying this always give you a product of 0 and dividing this is impossible


4. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Forbid to: idioms
Simply tells you to 'multiply this number x times.' So 2^3= 2x2x2 or 8. The number you multiply is called the base and the little superscript number that tells you how many times to multiply the base is called an exponent or a power. So in 3^2 - 3 is
Only to denote a moment in time
Not only...but also : idioms


5. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The number of : idioms
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number
Between...and: idioms


6. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Responsibility to: idioms
Forbid to: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
The result of division


7. A # is divisble by 4 if
Associate with : idioms
Worry about: idioms
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.
The argument is dictated by the information given in the conclusion and the premises - by far the most common reason for eliminating answer choices in the arguments section


8. A # is divisble by 9 if

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9. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
Such as: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Each:idioms


10. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Like: idioms
Try to: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
1:5^0=1


11. Odd number
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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.
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number


12. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Responsible for: idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.


13. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Each:idioms
So....that:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


14. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
Hypothesis that: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Superior to : idioms


15. Difference
The result of division
Both...and: idioms
The result of subtraction
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


16. Adding/subtractin fractions
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
If you need to add or subtract two fractions that have the same denominator - simply add or subtract their numerators - like this: 3/4+1/4=4/4 or 1 - If the numbers in the denominators are different - this opertation will invovle a couple of extra s
The result of multipication is called this


17. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Difference/orginal
Different from:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


18. Opposite

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19. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
1:5^0=1
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
To add and subtract exponents - both the base and the power must be the same. If they are - just add or subtract as you normally would. So - 3x^2+5x^2=8x^2
Between...and: idioms


20. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Credit...with:idioms
1:5^0=1
Are numbers that can be divided into another number without leaving a remainder. For example - the numbers 1 -2 -3 -4 -6 and 12 are the factors of 12.


21. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Where:idioms
1:5^0=1
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
Not so....as:idioms


22. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
The result of subtraction
Consider : idioms


23. Multiple
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
Think of ...as: idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Require ...to: idioms


24. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
Only when referring to an actual location
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


25. Product
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The result of subtraction
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number
The result of multipication is called this


26. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Try to: idioms
Consider : idioms
Both...and: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....


27. Zero

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28. Reasoning

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29. Extreme
The top number in a fraction
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots


30. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
So....that:idioms
1:5^0=1
Hypothesis that: idioms


31. A # is divisble by 8 if
Positive-3^4=81
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
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisible by 4
Willl focus more on describing the pattern of reasoning than in paraphasing the content of the argument - questions of this type may read: Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above? - Susan's attempt to counter Tim's claim is bes


32. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
Which: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
As....as
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.


33. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Native of: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Positive-3^4=81
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


34. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....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
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Attribute...to:idioms


35. Much - amount - less
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


36. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Estimate....to be :idioms
Like: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
So....as to be: idioms


37. Divisible
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
Responsibility to: idioms
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)


38. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Contrast...with: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom


39. Parallel Construction
More...than
Between...and: idioms
1:5^0=1
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same


40. Pronouns
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
Is simply a mathematical way of saying 'different.' So when you are asked to count the distinct prime factors of 12 - you would answer that there are two 2 and 3. Even though 12=2x2x3 - you can only count 2 once.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


41. Factors
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number
Require ...to: idioms
Are numbers that can be divided into another number without leaving a remainder. For example - the numbers 1 -2 -3 -4 -6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


42. A # is divisble by 7 if
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Are numbers that can be divided into another number without leaving a remainder. For example - the numbers 1 -2 -3 -4 -6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
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
Worry about: idioms


43. Reciprocal
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


44. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
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
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Worry about: idioms
When:idioms


45. You are no different from me; we both want success.
Different from:idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Where:idioms
Target .....at: idioms


46. Use the
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
When an action started in the past and ....
Which: idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms


47. more - -er - between
Only two things comparatives: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Which: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


48. Reducing fractions

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49. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Both...and: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Credit...with:idioms


50. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
Either ....or: idioms
All or both: idioms
To add and subtract exponents - both the base and the power must be the same. If they are - just add or subtract as you normally would. So - 3x^2+5x^2=8x^2
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3