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. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Difference/orginal
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Consider : idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


2. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Such as: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
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
Hypothesis that: idioms


3. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Define as:idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Require ...to: 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


4. Zero

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5. Square root

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6. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
1:5^0=1
Native of: 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.
Superior to : idioms


7. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
The more...the -er:idioms
Like: 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)
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...


8. Out of scope
The result of addition is called this
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.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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.


9. Reasoning

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10. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Neither...nor :idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
That : idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


11. Strengthen

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12. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Which: idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
Responsibility to: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


13. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Believe ...to be: idioms
When:idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Regard as :idioms


14. Consecutive
Try to: 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
Distinguish from: idioms
Describes integers listed in ascending order - which are separated by the same interval. The numbers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 are consective integers and the numbers 2 - 4 - 6 -8 are consecutive even integers.


15. Coefficient
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Which: idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


16. Past perfect
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Native of: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Forbid to: idioms


17. You are no different from me; we both want success.
The number you are dividing another number into
The result of division
Different from:idioms
Define as:idioms


18. Present perfect
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
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Native to: idioms
Describes integers listed in ascending order - which are separated by the same interval. The numbers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 are consective integers and the numbers 2 - 4 - 6 -8 are consecutive even integers.


19. A # is divisble by 8 if
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Between...and: idioms
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
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


20. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
AD VS. BCE
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 when referring to an actual location
Which: idioms


21. Decimals
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 result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
The result of division


22. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Associate with : 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.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Itself 5^1=5


23. A # is divisible by 2 if
Responsible for: idioms
A number of: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
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


24. Use the
When an action started in the past and ....
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.


25. Extreme
When:idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Forbid to: idioms


26. Remainder

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27. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Between...and: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
The result of addition is called this


28. I forbid you to interrupt me again
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)
Forbid to: 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
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


29. Distinct

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30. A # is divisble by 6 if
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
That : idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Like: idioms


31. Where
Only when referring to an actual location
Which: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction


32. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
See as:idioms
Try to: idioms
That : idioms
Attribute...to:idioms


33. Fractions
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
When: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.


34. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Not...but : idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
So....that:idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion


35. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
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
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
Regard as :idioms
Like: idioms


36. Opposite

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37. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
Not...but : idioms
Either ....or: idioms
All or both: idioms
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


38. Pronouns
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Native of: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination


39. She thinks of me as just a friend
Regard as :idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The result of subtraction
Think of ...as: idioms


40. Dividend
The result of addition is called this
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
The number you are dividing another number into
1:5^0=1


41. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
The number you are dividing another number into
Believe ...to be: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
Native of: idioms


42. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Have exactly 2 distinct factors:1 and themselves. For example - 13 is prime b/c its only factor are 1 and 13. The number 1 is not prime; it has only one distinct factor
Superior to : idioms
Credit...with:idioms


43. Scope
Each:idioms
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
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Negative -3^3=-27


44. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
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
The result of multipication is called this


45. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
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
Different from:idioms
As....as
Positive-3^4=81


46. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Ability ..to:idioms
Such as: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Responsible for: idioms


47. A # is divisble by 7 if
AD VS. BCE
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
Each:idioms
It ends in 5 or 0


48. Adding/subtractin fractions
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
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
Positive-3^4=81
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


49. Denominator
Consider : idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
The bottom number in a fraction
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots


50. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
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.
Just as....so too: idioms
Consider : 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