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1. Reporting that one of ___ many problems had been the recent extended sales slump in women's apparel - the seven-store retailer said it would start a three-month liquidation sale in all of its torso.
Two independent sentences
Seven-store retailer is singular - therefore its is the correct pronoun. one action is the seven-store retailer saying something and the sales slump -- the sales slump preceded reporting about the slump; therefore - it needs to be in the past partici
(1) Must be supported by premise (2) Never supported by anything (3) If you have two sentences - put therefore in between and see if it makes sense
Cannot introduce examples -- such as must be used instead

2. Conclusions
Add the exponents to determine the answer.
(1) Must be supported by premise (2) Never supported by anything (3) If you have two sentences - put therefore in between and see if it makes sense
0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 --> Answer 4
(1) Stop Signs: 3rd person pronouns (2) Splits (3) Look for parallelism (4) Everything else

3. To Weaken
Go slower.
At
Add a countering premise
108 --> 2 -2 -3 -3 -3 12 --> 2 -2 -3 9 --> 3 -3 - Because you cannot be certain that the 12 and 9 share the 3.

4. n(n+1)(n+2)
Memorize the following approximations: Pie approximately equals 3 - Square root of one equals one - Square root of two approximately equals 1.4 - Square root of three approximately equals 1.7
3 consecutive integers are even and divisible by 3
you are nice (Because is redundant)
Proven wrong

5. S-W-Slash Chart
(1) Read question first (2) Read for structure and look for gaps (3) Work from wrong to right (4) Negation test: If you negate the argument will fall apart - Answer choices that bring in new information are wrong - Look for reverse causation
Look for verbs
Analogy
S = Really strengthen s = possibly strengthen W = Really weakens w = possibly weakens - - = possibly strengthens a bit

6. Quant Problems Timing strategy
Look for verbs
From
5 problems --> 65 minutes remaining - 10 problems --> 55 minutes remaining - 20 problems --> 35 minutes remaining - 30 problems --> 15 minutes remaining - 34 problems --> 7 minutes remaining - Skip between questions 3 and 8.
(1) Must be supported by premise (2) Never supported by anything (3) If you have two sentences - put therefore in between and see if it makes sense

7. and
Read slower
What are they really asking? What are they really telling me? Focus on the minimum?
Parallel
On

8. ride __ a car
What are they really asking? What are they really telling me? Focus on the minimum?
To
Two independent sentences
In

9. Like
To (Bring new info; Avoid weak wording) - Strengthen - Weaken - Evaluate
Mal's room is so clean that his mother praises it. A possessive noun must match only with a possessive pronoun.
Cannot introduce examples -- such as must be used instead
Comparing similar things

10. Mal's room is so clean that his mother praises him.
Mal's room is so clean that his mother praises it. A possessive noun must match only with a possessive pronoun.
Write your integers like this
5 problems --> 65 minutes remaining - 10 problems --> 55 minutes remaining - 20 problems --> 35 minutes remaining - 30 problems --> 15 minutes remaining - 34 problems --> 7 minutes remaining - Skip between questions 3 and 8.
Seven-store retailer is singular - therefore its is the correct pronoun. one action is the seven-store retailer saying something and the sales slump -- the sales slump preceded reporting about the slump; therefore - it needs to be in the past partici

11. Studying for Critical Reasoning
20 problems --> 35 minutes - skip critical reasoning questions early on (strengthen/weaken) - Skip combinations and permutations; or - absolute values with inequalities
Breathe - Create an internal clock around 3 minutes - Benchmark Problems
5 problems --> 65 minutes remaining - 10 problems --> 55 minutes remaining - 20 problems --> 35 minutes remaining - 30 problems --> 15 minutes remaining - 34 problems --> 7 minutes remaining - Skip between questions 3 and 8.
(1) ID each question type (To - From - About) (2) What am I looking for? (3) For the question type - what does the answer need to be ...right;...wrong. (4) Work the passage (5) For the passage - what does an answer need to be right (6) For the passag

12. 42/x = Integer/1
Anything to the left of the colon should be a full sentence or fine on its own
Avoid extremes
Write your integers like this
Add a countering premise

13. How to eliminate answers on geometry questions
Many geometry problems come complete with a diagram drawn to scale. Most people get so caught up in solving a geometry problem geometrically that they forget to look at the diagram to see whether the answer is reasonable. Simply using approximations
To
For Yes/No Data Sufficiency Questions: Criteria - List possible values based on the criteria - and Answer Question
Seven-store retailer is singular - therefore its is the correct pronoun. one action is the seven-store retailer saying something and the sales slump -- the sales slump preceded reporting about the slump; therefore - it needs to be in the past partici

14. Basic tools to eliminate answers in geometry questions
(1) Find conclusion (2) Relate each bold point to conclusion - Supports the conclusion - It is the conclusion - Supports the other conclusion - It is the other conclusion (3) Tell each answer choice what it should say
Memorize the following approximations: Pie approximately equals 3 - Square root of one equals one - Square root of two approximately equals 1.4 - Square root of three approximately equals 1.7
(1) Read question first (2) Read for structure and look for gaps (3) Work from wrong to right (4) Negation test: If you negate the argument will fall apart - Answer choices that bring in new information are wrong - Look for reverse causation
Almost always wrong

15. Critical Reasoning: Evaluate
108 --> 2 -2 -3 -3 -3 12 --> 2 -2 -3 9 --> 3 -3 - Because you cannot be certain that the 12 and 9 share the 3.
Breathe - Create an internal clock around 3 minutes - Benchmark Problems
Comparing similar things
One way: strengthens; One way: weakens

16. ride __ a bus

Add a countering premise
Sufficient.
On

17. prohibit ___
20 problems --> 35 minutes - skip critical reasoning questions early on (strengthen/weaken) - Skip combinations and permutations; or - absolute values with inequalities
Not Sufficient. jk = mn --> jk and mn = same numbers > 1 or they could equal 1
I. Diagram II. Identify III. Infer
From

18. Estimate x...
To be y.
y is 2 more than a multiple of 3
the GMAT will always put the comma on the last
3rd Person Pronouns -- It - Its - They - Them - Their

19. Joe or his friends ____ going.
S = Really strengthen s = possibly strengthen W = Really weakens w = possibly weakens - - = possibly strengthens a bit
(1) What is the antecedent? Is it sensible? Is it present? Is it unambiguous? (2) Do they agree in number?
Joe or his friends are going. --> the verb correlates to the subject it is closed to when 'or' is used.
(1) Read question first (2) Read for structure and look for gaps (3) Work from wrong to right (4) Negation test: If you negate the argument will fall apart - Answer choices that bring in new information are wrong - Look for reverse causation

20. y = 3x + 2
Go slower.
y is 2 more than a multiple of 3
To (Bring new info; Avoid weak wording) - Strengthen - Weaken - Evaluate
In

21. CLA
Look for subjects
Cannot be measured
I. Diagram II. Identify III. Infer
For Yes/No Data Sufficiency Questions: Criteria - List possible values based on the criteria - and Answer Question

22. Critical Reasoning: Explain Problems
We are in the 'To category.' So - we bring something to the argument. It will not break the premises. For example - Mary: That guy is a newspaper reporter...; Joe: No! That guy wears a cape! Therefore - it is superman. We focus on explaining!
Don't even read it.
Breathe - Create an internal clock around 3 minutes - Benchmark Problems
Joe or his friends are going. --> the verb correlates to the subject it is closed to when 'or' is used.

23. Do not divide by variables in the inequalities if... you don't know the sign
Opposition
From

BCE. ab > xy ? but you don't know the sign

24. You cannot strengthen or weaken by...
Analogy
For Yes/No Data Sufficiency Questions: Criteria - List possible values based on the criteria - and Answer Question
the GMAT will always put the comma on the last
One way: strengthens; One way: weakens

25. Verbal Problems Timing strategy
20 problems --> 35 minutes - skip critical reasoning questions early on (strengthen/weaken) - Skip combinations and permutations; or - absolute values with inequalities
List each of the five based on the criteria. Move slowly.
(1) Stop Signs: 3rd person pronouns (2) Splits (3) Look for parallelism (4) Everything else
Read slower

26. ab > xy? (1) a/x > y/b....AD BCE

Don't even read it.
BCE. ab > xy ? but you don't know the sign
The second sentence focuses on the extent to which the children are covered in mud.

27. How to do assumption problems?
Look for verbs
On the same scale
(1) Read question first (2) Read for structure and look for gaps (3) Work from wrong to right (4) Negation test: If you negate the argument will fall apart - Answer choices that bring in new information are wrong - Look for reverse causation
Memorize the following approximations: Pie approximately equals 3 - Square root of one equals one - Square root of two approximately equals 1.4 - Square root of three approximately equals 1.7

28. Diagrams marked not on the scale ______. In fact - the drawings of these problems often purposely misleading the I.
At
Two independent sentences

Cannot be measured

29. Sentence Correction Steps
(1) Stop Signs: 3rd person pronouns (2) Splits (3) Look for parallelism (4) Everything else
Joe or his friends are going. --> the verb correlates to the subject it is closed to when 'or' is used.
0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 --> Answer 4
List each of the five based on the criteria. Move slowly.

30. When choosing numbers... don't choose 0 -1 or any number in the numerator or denominator
Be estimated
Wrong. Year is redundant

One way: strengthens; One way: weakens

31. tougher the passage...
Many geometry problems come complete with a diagram drawn to scale. Most people get so caught up in solving a geometry problem geometrically that they forget to look at the diagram to see whether the answer is reasonable. Simply using approximations
x + y + 1 < 0 - 0 < x + y + z - x + y + 1 < x + y + z --> z > 1 -
Read faster
Seven-store retailer is singular - therefore its is the correct pronoun. one action is the seven-store retailer saying something and the sales slump -- the sales slump preceded reporting about the slump; therefore - it needs to be in the past partici

32. From (Stick to scope; avoid extremes; negation technique)
Assumptions - Conclusions
you are nice (Because is redundant)
On the same scale
0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 --> Answer 4

33. Given: x+ y + z > 0 Is z > 1?
Seven-store retailer is singular - therefore its is the correct pronoun. one action is the seven-store retailer saying something and the sales slump -- the sales slump preceded reporting about the slump; therefore - it needs to be in the past partici
One way: strengthens; One way: weakens
Add the exponents to determine the answer.
Avoid extremes

34. Diagrams in questions the problem often format a bead on the scale unless otherwise indicated - but they are not all...
20 problems --> 35 minutes - skip critical reasoning questions early on (strengthen/weaken) - Skip combinations and permutations; or - absolute values with inequalities
On the same scale
On
From

35. What should I do if there is no diagram?
(1) ID each question type (To - From - About) (2) What am I looking for? (3) For the question type - what does the answer need to be ...right;...wrong. (4) Work the passage (5) For the passage - what does an answer need to be right (6) For the passag
Draw a diagram. The first thing you should do with any geometry problem that does not have a diagram is to sketch it out scratch booklet. And when you draw the diagram - try to brought scale that way be in a position to estimate.
On
Comparing different things

36. do it
Not Sufficient. jk = mn --> jk and mn = same numbers > 1 or they could equal 1
Do so
(1) ID each question type (To - From - About) (2) What am I looking for? (3) For the question type - what does the answer need to be ...right;...wrong. (4) Work the passage (5) For the passage - what does an answer need to be right (6) For the passag
Comparing similar things

37. different ___

Many geometry problems come complete with a diagram drawn to scale. Most people get so caught up in solving a geometry problem geometrically that they forget to look at the diagram to see whether the answer is reasonable. Simply using approximations
(1) Stop Signs: 3rd person pronouns (2) Splits (3) Look for parallelism (4) Everything else
From

38. forbid ___
Assumptions - Conclusions
Joe or his friends are going. --> the verb correlates to the subject it is closed to when 'or' is used.
you are nice (Because is redundant)
To

39. For studying sentence correction
(1) Recognition (2) Content (3) Circle right answers and explain why the others are wrong (4) Train your eye to notice stop signs (pronouns)
To
Avoid extremes
Do so

40. Stop Signs for SC
To
3rd Person Pronouns -- It - Its - They - Them - Their
When the question has to do with whether a variable is positive or negative - then list negative - positive and zero.
Redundant - should just be whether

41. Timing Strategies
Breathe - Create an internal clock around 3 minutes - Benchmark Problems
When the question has to do with whether a variable is positive or negative - then list negative - positive and zero.
Almost always wrong
To

42. :
3 consecutive integers are even and divisible by 3
To
Anything to the left of the colon should be a full sentence or fine on its own
Sufficient.

43. If you see a semicolon and it is before or after underlined part
Go slower.
Breathe - Create an internal clock around 3 minutes - Benchmark Problems
Cannot be measured
Don't even read it.

44. Drawings in questions using the data sufficiency format that are not drawn to scale. They cannot...
Breathe - Create an internal clock around 3 minutes - Benchmark Problems
Proven wrong
Redundant - should just be whether
Be estimated

45. easier the passage...
Opposition
Read slower
24
(1) Find conclusion (2) Relate each bold point to conclusion - Supports the conclusion - It is the conclusion - Supports the other conclusion - It is the other conclusion (3) Tell each answer choice what it should say

46. verbs
From
Two independent sentences
Look for subjects
108 --> 2 -2 -3 -3 -3 12 --> 2 -2 -3 9 --> 3 -3 - Because you cannot be certain that the 12 and 9 share the 3.

47. n/108 = Integer/1? (1) n/12 = Integer/1 (2) n/9 = Integer/1
Cannot be measured
108 --> 2 -2 -3 -3 -3 12 --> 2 -2 -3 9 --> 3 -3 - Because you cannot be certain that the 12 and 9 share the 3.
Draw a diagram. The first thing you should do with any geometry problem that does not have a diagram is to sketch it out scratch booklet. And when you draw the diagram - try to brought scale that way be in a position to estimate.
Memorize the following approximations: Pie approximately equals 3 - Square root of one equals one - Square root of two approximately equals 1.4 - Square root of three approximately equals 1.7

48. Pronoun Questions
24
Add the exponents to determine the answer.
(1) What is the antecedent? Is it sensible? Is it present? Is it unambiguous? (2) Do they agree in number?
Read faster

49. When you think you have a problem figured out...
Analogy
(1) Recognition (2) Content (3) Circle right answers and explain why the others are wrong (4) Train your eye to notice stop signs (pronouns)
Go slower.
In

50. ;
(1) Recognition (2) Content (3) Circle right answers and explain why the others are wrong (4) Train your eye to notice stop signs (pronouns)
Cannot introduce examples -- such as must be used instead
Many geometry problems come complete with a diagram drawn to scale. Most people get so caught up in solving a geometry problem geometrically that they forget to look at the diagram to see whether the answer is reasonable. Simply using approximations
Two independent sentences

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