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GMAT Reading Comprehension

Instructions:
  • Answer 43 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. Disconnect






2. Preposition after verb 'to credit'

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3. Strategy for Reading Comprehension






4. Preposition after 'to be considered'






5. Argument Essay Paragraph 2

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6. Answer choices with word 'being'...






7. Bolded statement questions commonly ask to choose the answer that...






8. To be regarded 'as' or not 'as'

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9. Appeal to authority






10. A statistical syllogism (proportional syllogism or direct inference)






11. 'Like' or 'unlike' triggers

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12. Causation/correlation






13. Classic flaws in Critical Reasoning 'Flaw Questions' stem






14. Recoil






15. Answer choices with 'There is/are/has/have'...






16. Strategy for Sentence Correction

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17. In Critical Reasoning Inference questions - an inference may follow from a single...






18. What is the conclusion in Critical Reasoning questions? How do you find it.

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19. What is the evidence in Critical Reasoning questions?

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20. Argument Essay Paragraph 1

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21. Various subjects enumerated with an 'OR' indicates singular or plural for verb conjugation?






22. 'Fewer' and 'number' refer to ...and answer the question...

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23. Strategy for Critical Reasoning questions






24. To+verb: verb can be in which tense?

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25. Confusion of absolute numbers and percentages






26. Argument Essay Para 4

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27. Preposition after 'to be modelled'






28. Reading Comprehension Inference questions






29. 'Distinguish red ... green' 'distinguish .... red ... green






30. Typical wrong answers in Critical Reasoning






31. Limiting Words

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32. 'Less' and 'amount' refer to ...and answer the question...

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33. 'Not only' is always followed by

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34. Items being compared must be both ... and ... comparable






35. 'There is' 'There are'. where is the subject






36. 'With total employment at less than 68000 people...' what should change?






37. When there is a modifying phrase at the beginning of the sentence -






38. A person is 'a native of' / 'native to' the UK?






39. Analogies - metaphors and other comparisons all require...






40. A llama is 'a native of' / 'native to' Peru






41. Typical pronouns that cause trouble






42. 'Better than at any time' or 'better than at any OTHER time'?






43. Argument Essay Para 3

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