Cracking the GMAT, 2001 Edition

by MARTZ, GEOFF

• ISBN13: 9780375756238
• ISBN10: 037575623X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach you everything there is to know about math and English -- only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the GMAT.There's a big difference.InCracking the GMAT,The Princeton Review will teach you how to think like the test makers. This is accomplished by teaching you how to: Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you Solve GMAT sentence correction problems by spotting key errors in questions Ace the writing assessment section by knowing exactly what the graders are looking for Use process of elimination to solve tricky data sufficiency problems *Study the techniques and strategies in this book, and then practice them on the 155 practice questions inside. It will show you how to go online and take 4 full-length simulated GMAT exams with instant score analysis. The practice test questions are just like the ones you'll see on the actual GMAT, and every solution is fully explained. Contents include: I Orientation How to think about the GMAT Cracking the System: Basic Principles Cracking the System: Intermediate Principles Cracking the System: Advanced Principles Taking the GMAT II How to Crack the Math GMAT GMAT Math: Basic Principles The POE and GMAT Math Arithmatic Algebra Geometry Data Sufficiency III How to Crack the Verbal GMAT Sentence Correction Reading Comprehension Critical Reasoning IV How to Crack the Writing Assessment Writing Assessment V Answer Key to Drills VI The Princeton Review GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Test The GMAT Pre-Diagnostic GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Scoring Guide GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Explanations VII The Princeton Review GMAT Diagnostic Test VIII GMAT Diagnostic Test Answers and Explanations

Table of Contents

Part I: Orientation	1	(41)
Orientation	3	(6)
How to Think About the GMAT	9	(6)
Cracking the System: Basic Principles	15	(6)
Cracking the System: Intermediate Principles	21	(6)
Cracking the System: Advanced Principles	27	(8)
Taking the GMAT	35	(6)
Part II: How To Crack The Math GMAT	41	(122)
GMAT Math: Basic Principles	43	(8)
The POE and GMAT Math	51	(8)
Arithmetic	59	(24)
Algebra	83	(22)
Geometry	105	(30)
Data Sufficiency	135	(28)
Part III: How To Crack The Verbal GMAT	163	(84)
Sentence Correction	165	(32)
Reading Comprehension	197	(24)
Critical Reasoning	221	(26)
Part IV: How To Crack The Writing Assessment	247	(30)
Writing Assessment	249	(28)
Part V: Answer Key To Drills	277	(4)
Part VI: The Princeton Review GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Test	281	(28)
The GMAT Pre-Diagnostic	283	(10)
GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Scoring Guide	293	(2)
GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Explanations	295	(14)
Part VII: The Princeton Review GMAT Diagnostic Test	309	(36)
Part VIII: GMAT Diagnostic Test Answers And Explanations	345	(63)
Instructions for Online GMAT Test	282	(123)
About the Author	405	(2)
Afterword	403