GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Instructions:

• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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• Match each statement with the correct term.
• Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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.
As: idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Like: idioms


2. Numerator
The top number in a fraction
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
1:5^0=1
A number of: idioms


3. Percent change
Difference/orginal
The result of multipication is called this
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
All or both: idioms


4. A # is divisible by 2 if
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Contrast...with: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


5. Square root

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6. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
That: 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
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms


7. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to:idioms
The same....as: 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
A subject must always agree with its verb


8. Extreme
So....that:idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE


9. The lawnmower that you came to fix is in the garge. This is required information
Distinguish from: idioms
1:5^0=1
That: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


10. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
As: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Distinguish from: idioms


11. Difference
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
AD VS. BCE
The result of subtraction
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...


12. 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.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Like: idioms
All or both: idioms
Who:idioms :he use who


13. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
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.
Only when referring to an actual location
Credit...with:idioms
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.


14. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Distinguish from: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
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
Only to denote a moment in time


15. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
The more...the -er:idioms
The result of multipication is called this
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...
Regard as :idioms


16. Percent
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Prohibit ...from: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not


17. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Native of: idioms
1:5^0=1
Different from:idioms
Responsible for: idioms


18. Any fraction between 0 and 1 that's raised to a power greater than 1 gets
Only to denote a moment in time
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.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Like: idioms


19. My dad says I can no longer associate with you
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
The more...the -er:idioms
Associate with : idioms
Forbid to: idioms


20. Reducing fractions

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21. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
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
The result of addition is called this
Just as....so too: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


22. Coefficient
The number you are dividing another number into
Each:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called


23. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
All or both: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
Both...and: idioms


24. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Responsibility to: idioms
Neither...nor :idioms
Try to: idioms
Forbid to: idioms


25. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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
1:5^0=1
Where:idioms


26. A # is divisble by 6 if
From...to:idioms
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
The number you are dividing another number into
Only two things comparatives: idioms


27. I forbid you to interrupt me again
The number of : idioms
As: idioms
Consider : idioms
Forbid to: idioms


28. A # is divisble by 9 if

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29. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Not only...but also : idioms
Worry about: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


30. Even number
Regard as :idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
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.
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. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
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.
Ability ..to:idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
As....as


32. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Itself 5^1=5
The number of : idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
The more...the -er:idioms


33. Positive/negative numbers

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34. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Attribute...to:idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
As....as
Prohibit ...from: idioms


35. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Not...but : idioms
Consider : 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
The result of multipication is called this


36. 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
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


37. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
A number of: idioms
Between...and: idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it


38. I'll take either a BMW or a Lexus; I'm not particular
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.
Think of ...as: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
The top number in a fraction


39. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Responsibility to: idioms
Native to: idioms
See as:idioms
All or both: idioms


40. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Whom: idioms : he use whom
The number you are dividing another number into
Positive-3^4=81
When an action started in the past and ....


41. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
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


42. Out of scope
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Such as: idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not


43. Strengthen

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44. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
That : 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


45. A # is divisible by 3 if
Only to denote a moment in time
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Neither...nor :idioms


46. Multiple
Either ....or: idioms
The result of multipication is called this
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


47. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Responsibility to: idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
The number you are dividing another number into


48. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
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.
Such as: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
When an action started in the past and ....


49. She thinks of me as just a friend
Think of ...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
All or both: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


50. Assumption
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
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
From...to:idioms