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






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

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4. Argument Essay Para 3

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5. Preposition after 'to be modelled'






6. What is the evidence in Critical Reasoning questions?

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7. Argument Essay Paragraph 2

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8. Preposition after verb 'to credit'

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






10. Preposition after 'to be considered'






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






12. Argument Essay Paragraph 1

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13. Strategy for Reading Comprehension






14. Appeal to authority






15. Typical wrong answers in Critical Reasoning






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






17. Typical pronouns that cause trouble






18. Strategy for Sentence Correction

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






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






21. Causation/correlation






22. Confusion of absolute numbers and percentages






23. Strategy for Critical Reasoning questions






24. 'Distinguish red ... green' 'distinguish .... red ... green






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

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

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






28. Recoil






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






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

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






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






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






34. Reading Comprehension Inference questions






35. Answer choices with word 'being'...






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






37. Limiting Words

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






39. Argument Essay Para 4

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40. 'Not only' is always followed by

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






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

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43. 'Like' or 'unlike' triggers

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