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. Positive/negative numbers

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2. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Permit to: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
The result of multipication is called this
That : idioms


3. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Target .....at: idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms


4. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Can be counted: quantity words: 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
Only when referring to an actual location
So....as to be: idioms


5. Any number to the 0 power is
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Not...but : idioms
Consider : idioms
1:5^0=1


6. Decimals
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
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
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
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms


7. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Ability ..to: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
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...
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots


8. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
The number you are dividing another number into
Neither...nor :idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
Which: idioms


9. You are not only clever but you are also charming
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Different from:idioms
Not only...but also : idioms
The same....as: idioms


10. Misplaced Modifier
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Believe ...to be: idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
See as:idioms


11. A # is divisble by 6 if
Each:idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
1:5^0=1
It is divisible by both 2 and 3


12. Percent change
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
Difference/orginal
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
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...


13. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
Hypothesis that: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
The top number in a fraction
Just as....so too: idioms


14. A # is divisible by 2 if
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.
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
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
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


15. Multiple
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Not so....as:idioms
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


16. Washing my car in the winter is not as easy as it is in the summer.
As....as
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.
A number of: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms


17. Odd number
Responsible for: idioms
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
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 subject must always agree with its verb


18. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
As: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


19. Square root

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20. Dividend
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
The number you are dividing another number into
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


21. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Not...but : 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.
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


22. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
The bottom number in a fraction
All or both: idioms
Require ...to: 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


23. Percent
The result of multipication is called this
Native of: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Positive-3^4=81


24. Any number to the 1 power is
Estimate....to be :idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Itself 5^1=5
Worry about: idioms


25. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
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.
Attribute...to:idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Responsible for: idioms


26. Many cigarette companies target their advertising at children.
The number of : idioms
Not so....as:idioms
Credit...with:idioms
Target .....at: idioms


27. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
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
The result of division
Where:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


28. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Distinguish from: idioms
Where:idioms
Associate with : idioms
Who:idioms :he use who


29. Adding/subtractin fractions
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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.
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
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


30. Present perfect
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
Target .....at: 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
Associate with : idioms


31. Scope
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
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s


32. Cross Multiplication

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33. Coefficient
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
The result of subtraction
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Native to: idioms


34. Past perfect
Forbid to: 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.
The result of multipication is called this
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.


35. Strengthen

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36. Even number
Which: idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
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.


37. Reasoning

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38. Denominator
All or both: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


39. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
More...than
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
See as: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


40. Simple Past
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
The result of addition is called this
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news


41. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit 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
The result of subtraction
Not so....as:idioms


42. Dazed by the battle - the soldier could no longer distinguish friend from enemy.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Distinguish from: idioms
The more...the -er:idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x


43. Numerator
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The top number in a fraction
Require ...to: idioms


44. I can physically prohibit you from interrupting me again.
The top number in a fraction
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Not...but : idioms


45. Many - Number - Fewer
Consider : idioms
Native to: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms


46. Order of operations
Estimate....to be :idioms
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and 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...
When an action started in the past and ....


47. Prime numbers
Define as:idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
1. Read the Questions 2. Break it Down 3. Answer the Questions in your own words 4. Process of Elimination
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


48. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
Ability ..to:idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
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.
Only two things comparatives: idioms


49. Product
The result of subtraction
Estimate....to be :idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
The result of multipication is called this


50. Benjamin Franklin is credited with the invention of the U.S Postal system.
Worry about: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Credit...with:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms