Barron's Pass Key to the GMAT

by Jaffe, Eugene D.

• ISBN13: 9780764135705
• ISBN10: 0764135708
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Barrons Test Prep

Summary

This abridged version of Barron's standard GMAT test preparation manual presents three full-length practice GMATs with all questions answered and analyzed. Subject review sections cover essay writing, reading comprehension, sentence correction, critical reasoning, problem solving, and data sufficiency. Here is an ideal brush-up source for confident test takers who don't feel the need for the in-depth review that is available in Barron's full-length GMAT test preparation manual.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	ix
At-a-Glance Checklist for the CAT GMAT	x
1 An Introduction to the CAT GMAT	1
The Purpose of the GMAT	1
Where to Apply	2
The Test Format	3
What Is a Computer-Adaptive Test (CAT)?	3
Importance of the GMAT	5
How to Prepare for the CAT GMAT	6
Test-Taking Strategies	8
2 Reading Comprehension Review	11
Description of the Test	11
Tips to Help You Cope	11
Types of Questions	12
Sample Passage with Questions, Answers, and Analysis	14
A Method of Approach	18
Basic Reading Skills	18
Applying Basic Reading Skills	19
Finding the Topic Sentence	19
Finding the General Theme	21
Finding Logical Relationships	22
Making Inferences	24
Practice Exercise with Answers and Analysis	25
Reading Comprehension Strategies	28
3 Sentence Correction Review	29
Description of the Test	29
Tips to Help You Cope	29
Sample Question with Answer and Analysis	30
Review of Errors Commonly Found in the Sentence Correction Section	30
Verb Errors	30
Pronoun Errors	37
Adjective and Adverb Errors	39
Errors in Usage	44
A Tactic for Sentence Correction Questions	48
Practice Exercise with Answers and Analysis	49
Sentence Correction Strategies	51
4 Critical Reasoning Review	52
Description of the Test	52
Tips to Help You Cope	52
Types of Questions	53
Identifying the Premise and Conclusion	53
Deductive and Inductive Arguments	55
Determining the Logical Sequence of an Argument	56
Attacking the Assumptions of an Argument	56
Fallacies	57
Guilt by Association	57
Faulty Analogy	58
Causal Fallacies	59
Fallacies of Relevance	59
Fallacies of Language (Ambiguity)	60
Final Hints	61
Critical Reasoning Strategies	61
5 Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Review	62
Problem Solving	62
Description of the Test	62
Tips to Help You Cope	62
Methods of Approaching the Test	63
Sample Problem Solving Questions with Answers and Analysis	64
Problem Solving Strategies	67
Data Sufficiency	68
Description of the Test	68
Tips to Help You Cope	68
Methods of Approaching the Test	69
Sample Data Sufficiency Questions with Answers and Analysis	71
Data Sufficiency Strategies	75
Quick Mathematics Review	75
Arithmetic	76
Algebra	92
Geometry	108
6 Analytical Writing Assessment	122
7 Two Sample GMATs with Answers and Analysis	129
Sample Test 1	131
Answers	165
Analysis	166
Evaluating Your Score	186
Sample Test 2	189
Answers	223
Analysis	224
Evaluating Your Score	244