Barron's Pass Key to the Gmat

by Jaffe, Eugene D.; Hilbert, Stephen; Barron's Educational Series, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780764103155
• ISBN10: 0764103156
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-06-01
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co

Summary

This abridged version of Barron's GMAT full-size test preparation manual presents three full-length practice tests in pencil-and paper versions, with all questions answered and analyzed. It also offers practice, review, and advice in the five GMAT test areas: reading comprehension, sentence correction, math-related critical reasoning, problem solving, and essay writing.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(1)
Acknowledgments	x	(2)
At-a-Glance Checklist for the CAT GMAT	xii
1 An Introduction to the CAT GMAT	1	(10)
The Purpose of the GMAT	1	(1)
Where to Apply	2	(1)
The Test Format	3	(1)
What Is a Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT)?	3	(2)
Importance of the GMAT	5	(1)
How to Prepare for the CAT GMAT	6	(2)
Test-Taking Strategies	8	(3)
2 Reading Comprehension Review	11	(18)
Description of the Test	11	(1)
Tips to Help You Cope	11	(1)
Types of Questions	12	(2)
Sample Passage with Questions, Answers, and Analysis	14	(4)
A Method of Approach	18	(7)
Basic Reading Skills	18	(1)
Applying Basic Reading Skills	19	(1)
Finding the Topic Sentence	19	(2)
Finding the General Theme	21	(1)
Finding Logical Relationships	22	(2)
Making Inferences	24	(1)
Practice Exercise with Answers and Analysis	25	(3)
Reading Comprehension Strategies	28	(1)
3 Sentence Correction Review	29	(23)
Description of the Test	29	(1)
Tips to Help You Cope	29	(1)
Sample Question with Answer and Analysis	30	(1)
Review of Errors Commonly Found in the Sentence Correction Section	30	(18)
Verb Errors	30	(7)
Pronoun Errors	37	(2)
Adjective and Adverb Errors	39	(5)
Errors in Usage	44	(4)
A Tactic for Sentence Correction Questions	48	(1)
Practice Exercise with Answers and Analysis	49	(2)
Sentence Correction Strategies	51	(1)
4 Critical Reasoning Review	52	(10)
Description of the Test	52	(1)
Tips to Help You Cope	52	(1)
Types of Questions	53	(1)
Identifying the Premise and Conclusion	53	(2)
Deductive and Inductive Arguments	55	(1)
Determining the Logical Sequence of an Argument	56	(1)
Attacking the Assumptions of an Argument	56	(1)
Fallacies	57	(4)
Guilt by Association	57	(1)
Faulty Analogy	58	(1)
Causal Fallacies	59	(1)
Fallacies of Relevance	59	(1)
Fallacies of Language (Ambiguity)	60	(1)
Final Hints	61	(1)
Critical Reasoning Strategies	61	(1)
5 Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Review	62	(60)
Problem Solving	62	(6)
Description of the Test	62	(1)
Tips to Help You Cope	62	(1)
Methods of Approaching the Test	63	(1)
Sample Problem Solving Questions with Answers and Analysis	64	(3)
Problem Solving Strategies	67	(1)
Data Sufficiency	68	(7)
Description of the Test	68	(1)
Tips to Help You Cope	68	(1)
Methods of Approaching the Test	69	(2)
Sample Data Sufficiency Questions with Answers and Analysis	71	(4)
Data Sufficiency Strategies	75	(1)
Quick Mathematics Review	75	(47)
Arithmetic	76	(16)
Algebra	92	(16)
Geometry	108	(14)
6 Analytical Writing Assessment	122	(7)
7 Three Sample GMATs with Answers and Analysis	129
Sample Test 1	129	(80)
Answers	178	(2)
Analysis	180	(26)
Evaluating Your Score	206	(3)
Sample Test 2	209	(74)
Answers	256	(2)
Analysis	258	(21)
Evaluating Your Score	279	(4)
Sample Test 3	283
Answers	335	(1)
Analysis	336	(26)
Evaluating Your Score	362