Synopses & Reviews
Make the most of the time you have left!
With built-instudy calendar, subject reviews, and diagnosticand practice exams
It's GMAT Crunch Time!
INCLUDES COVERAGE OF THE NEW INTEGRATED REASONING SECTION. Details inside.
Get a plan to ace the examand make the most of the time you have left.
Whether you have two months, one month, or even just a week left before the exam, you can turn to the experts at CliffsNotes for a trusted and achievable cram plan to ace the GMATwithout ever breaking a sweat!
First, you'll determine exactly how much time you have left to prepare for the exam. Then, you'll turn to the two-month, one-month, or one-week cram plan for week-by-week and day-by-day schedules of the best way to focus your study according to your unique timeline.
Each stand-alone plan includes:
Diagnostic testhelps you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses soyou can focus your review on the topics in which you need the most help
Subject reviewscover everything you can expect on the actual exam:analysis of an argument; integrated reasoning; quantitative ability; and verbal ability
Full-length practice test with answers and detailed explanationsa simulated GMAT exam with scoring guide gives you an authentictest-taking experience
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Synopsis
Get a plan to ace the exam—and make the most of the time you have left
- Whether you have two months, one month, or even just a week left before the exam, you and get a trusted and achievable cram plan to ace the GMAT
- Reflects the latest changes that will be administered to the GMAT in June 2012
- Each plan includes a diagnostic test, subject reviews, and a full-length practice test with answers and detailed explanations
About the Author
CAROLYN WHEATER is a math instructor at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City and extensively authors on standardized test mathematics.
JANE R. BURSTEIN taught English at Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, New York, for thirty-six years. She has been an ACT and SAT tutor for twenty-five years, and a Reader for the Advanced Placement English Language exam.
WILLIAM MA is a math consultant and former chair of the Math Department at the Herricks School District on Long Island. He also taught as an adjunct math instructor at Baruch College, Columbia University, and Fordham University.
Table of Contents
I. Diagnostic Test 1
II. Two-Month Cram Plan 57
III. One-Month Cram Plan 61
IV. One-Week Cram Plan 65
V. Analysis of an Argument 67
A. Approach to the Essay 67
B. GMAT Scoring 77
C. Sample Argument Questions 78
VI. Integrated Reasoning Questions 81
A. Table Analysis 82
B. Graphic Interpretation 90
C. Multi-Source Reasoning 95
D. Two-Part Analysis 101
VII. Reading Comprehension 105
A. Main Purpose or Central Idea Questions 106
B. Supporting Idea Questions 107
C. Inference Questions 107
D. Application Questions 108
E. Structure Questions 109
F. Style and Tone Questions 111
VIII. Critical Reasoning 117
A. Using Deductive Reasoning 117
B. Plan Questions 118
C. Argument Questions 119
D. Conclusion Questions 122
E. Discrepancy Questions 125
F. Incomplete Information Questions 126
IX. Sentence Correction 133
A. Punctuation 134
B. Grammar 141
X. Quantitative Section 163
A. Reviewing Math Concepts 163
B. Solving Word Problems 177
XI. Problem Solving 187
A. Arithmetic 187
B. Algebra 201
C. Geometry 209
XII. Data Sufficiency Questions 221
A. Arithmetic 222
B. Algebra 226
C. Geometry 232
XIII. Full-Length Practice Test with Answer Explanations 243