GMAT Crash Course: All In One

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Basic approach to data sufficiency
Each:idioms
AD VS. BCE
Which: idioms
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


2. Simple Past
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Only to denote a moment in time
Just as....so too: 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


3. Past perfect
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
When:idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


4. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The result of addition is called this
Different from:idioms


5. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Associate with : idioms
That: 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
Responsibility to: idioms


6. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Itself 5^1=5
The result of division
Require ...to: idioms


7. Subject/Verb Agreement
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
Which: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


8. A # is divisble by 8 if
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
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Such as: 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


9. Strengthen

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10. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
So....as to be: idioms
Worry about: idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Either ....or: idioms


11. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Which: idioms
So....as to be: 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.
The number of : idioms


12. A # is divisble by 5 if
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
It ends in 5 or 0
As....as
That : idioms


13. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
The result of addition is called this
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
Contrast...with: idioms


14. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Native of: 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.
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Ability ..to:idioms


15. Reasoning

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16. She thinks of me as just a friend
That : idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
More...than
Think of ...as: idioms


17. Positive/negative numbers

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18. Plugging in
As....as
Who:idioms :he use who
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
Native to: idioms


19. A # is divisble by 7 if
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
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.
Attribute...to:idioms
Both...and: idioms


20. Sum
Not so....as:idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
The result of division
The result of addition is called this


21. Reducing fractions

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22. When
Only to denote a moment in time
Credit...with:idioms
Contrast...with: 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


23. A # is divisble by 4 if
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.
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.
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


24. Percent
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.
Contrast...with: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
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...


25. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Permit 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)
Worry about: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


26. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Difference/orginal
Native to: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called


27. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Prohibit ...from: idioms
So....that:idioms
The top number in a fraction


28. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
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
Which: idioms
The top number in a fraction


29. Misplaced Modifier
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies


30. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
1:5^0=1
Negative -3^3=-27
Target .....at: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms


31. Parallel Construction
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
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
Attribute...to:idioms


32. Present perfect
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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 divisible by 4
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


33. Any number to the 1 power is
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.
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
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.
Itself 5^1=5


34. A # is divisible by 2 if
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Contrast...with: idioms


35. I am not so foolsih as to fall for that a third time
Where:idioms
Not so....as:idioms
Either ....or: idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


36. Adding and subtracting exponents
Target .....at: 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
Try 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


37. I forbid you to interrupt me again
Forbid to: idioms
Consider : idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


38. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Not only...but also : idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms


39. most - -est - among
Define as:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


40. Multiplying and dividing exponents
Whom: idioms : he use whom
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
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


41. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Either ....or: idioms
The number of : idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
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.


42. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
The more...the -er:idioms
From...to:idioms
Require ...to: idioms


43. Square root

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44. Many - Number - Fewer
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Think of ...as: idioms
Like: idioms


45. Reciprocal
Like: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
The result of division
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


46. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
Regard as :idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Estimate....to be :idioms


47. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
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
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.
Where:idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


48. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Responsible for: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Difference/orginal


49. Multiple
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Not so....as:idioms
Superior to : idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms


50. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Ability ..to:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
Worry about: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms