Cracking the GMAT, 2003 Edition

by MARTZ, GEOFF

• ISBN13: 9780375762499
• ISBN10: 0375762493
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Princeton Review

Summary

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the GMAT is very different from getting straight As in school. The Princeton Review doesn't try to teach students everything there is to know about math and Englishonly the techniques they'll need to score higher on the exam.There's a big difference. InCracking the GMAT, The Princeton Review will teach test takers how to think like the test makers and: Eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you Raise your score by practicing with our GMAT Pre-Diagnostic Test, Scoring Guide and Explanations Use process of elimination to solve tough data sufficiency problems Master even the toughest sections: Reading Comprehension, Sentence Correction, Data Sufficiency, Critical Reasoning, and more ** Study the techniques and strategies in this book, and then practice them on more than 155 practice questions inside. The Princeton Review will also show readers how to go online and take 4 full-length simulated GMAT exams with instant score analysis. Practice test questions are just like the ones test takers will see on the actual GMAT, and The Princeton Review fully explains every solution. Contents Include: I Orientation 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 Arithmetic 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

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Online Tools	ix
Part I: Orientation	1	(38)
Introduction	3	(6)
How to Think About the GMAT	9	(4)
Cracking the System: Basic Principles	13	(6)
Cracking the System: Intermediate Principles	19	(6)
Cracking the System: Advanced Principles	25	(8)
Taking the GMAT	33	(6)
Part II: How to Crack the Math GMAT	39	(134)
GMAT Math: Basic Principles	41	(8)
The POE and GMAT Math	49	(8)
Arithmetic	57	(28)
Algebra	85	(28)
Geometry	113	(32)
Data Sufficiency	145	(28)
Part III: How to Crack the Verbal GMAT	173	(86)
Sentence Correction	175	(32)
Reading Comprehension	207	(24)
Critical Reasoning	231	(28)
Part IV: How to Crack the Writing Assessment	259	(30)
Writing Assessment	261	(28)
Part V: Answer Key to Drills	289	(6)
Part VI: The Princeton Review Gmat Warm-Up Test and Explanations	295	(46)
GMAT Warm-Up Test	297	(16)
GMAT Warm-Up Test Scoring Guide	313	(4)
GMAT Warm-Up Test Answers and Explanations	317	(24)
Part VII: The Princeton Review Gmat Practke Test and Explanations	341	(106)
GMAT Practice Test	343	(40)
GMAT Practice Test Answers and Explanation	383	(64)
About the Author	447