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GMAT Crash Course: All In One

Subject : gmat

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Native to: idioms
Superior to : 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

2. Verb Tense
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Define as:idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.

3. A # is divisible by 2 if
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.
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
The more...the -er:idioms
Responsibility to: idioms

4. Adding and subtracting exponents
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
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
So....as to be: idioms
1:5^0=1

5. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
As: idioms
Contrast...with: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
That: idioms

6. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Ability ..to:idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
A number of: idioms

7. Sum
The number of : idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
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.

8. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
Difference/orginal
More...than
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Who:idioms :he use who

9. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
Require ...to: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
Regard as :idioms
Distinguish from: idioms

10. Assumption
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Only to denote a moment in time
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
Associate with : idioms

11. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
The more...the -er:idioms
Which: idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
Native of: idioms

12. A # is divisble by 7 if
Either ....or: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Not only...but also : 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

13. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Define as:idioms
Superior to : 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.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

14. Misplaced Modifier
Require ...to: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms

15. Simple Past
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.
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 top number in a fraction
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

16. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Only two things comparatives: idioms
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.
Like: 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

17. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Try to: idioms
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Itself 5^1=5

18. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Like: idioms
Just as....so too: 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
A subject must always agree with its verb

19. Multiple
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
The more...the -er:idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

20. Exponent

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21. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
Require ...to: idioms
See as:idioms
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...
Not only...but also : idioms

22. Pronouns
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Negative -3^3=-27
Just as....so too: idioms

23. more - -er - between
Responsible for: idioms
1:5^0=1
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
Only two things comparatives: idioms

24. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Consider : idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Such as: idioms

25. Zero

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26. Digit
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
Negative -3^3=-27
On the GMAT Fractions are expressed in their most reduced form. This means that you'll have to simply your anwers - for instance - by reducing fractions. To reduce a fraction - simply find a number that's a factor of both its numerator and denominat

27. Decimals
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
Different from: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
As....as

28. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
So....that:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Credit...with:idioms
As....as

29. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Estimate....to be :idioms
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
So....that:idioms
Not...but : idioms

30. Extreme
Between...and: idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
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.
Associate with : idioms

31. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Which: idioms
Hypothesis that: idioms
Define as:idioms
Responsible for: idioms

32. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
From...to: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.
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Which: idioms

33. She thinks of me as just a friend
Think of ...as: idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Require ...to: idioms
As....as

34. Any number to the 0 power is
Regard as :idioms
1:5^0=1
Difference/orginal
Just as....so too: idioms

35. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Define as:idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
So....as to be: idioms
Like: idioms

36. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Positive-3^4=81
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
Just as....so too: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms

37. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Estimate....to be :idioms
Superior to : idioms
As: idioms
Where:idioms

38. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
Forbid to: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
When:idioms

39. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Not...but : idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
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
That : idioms

40. Square root

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41. Past perfect
AD VS. BCE
Either ....or: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity

42. 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.
Permit to: idioms
That: idioms
Where:idioms

43. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
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
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Native of: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

44. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
The number of : idioms
When:idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
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

45. Present perfect
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Contrast...with: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.

46. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
Like: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
Regard as :idioms
Where:idioms

47. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
When:idioms
Superior to : 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.
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.

48. Opposite

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

50. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
That: idioms
1:5^0=1
Only to denote a moment in time
Whom: idioms : he use whom