The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review 2015, w. Online Question Bank and Exclusive Video

1.0 What Is the GMAT(r)? 4

1.0 What Is the GMAT(r)? 5

1.1 Why Take the GMAT(r) Test? 5

1.2 GMAT(r) Test Format 6

1.3 What Is the Content of the Test Like? 8

1.4 Quantitative Section 8

1.5 Verbal Section 8

1.6 What Computer Skills Will I Need? 9

1.7 What Are the Test Centers Like? 9

1.8 How Are Scores Calculated? 9

1.9 Analytical Writing Assessment Scores 10

1.10 Test Development Process 10

2.0 How to Prepare 12

2.0 How to Prepare 13

2.1 How Can I Best Prepare to Take the Test? 13

2.2 What About Practice Tests? 13

2.3 Where Can I Get Additional Practice? 14

2.4 General Test-Taking Suggestions 14

3.0 Reading Comprehension 16

3.0 Reading Comprehension 17

3.1 What Is Measured 18

3.2 Test-Taking Strategies 20

3.3 The Directions 21

3.4 Sample Questions 22

3.5 Answer Key 59

3.6 Answer Explanations 60

4.0 Critical Reasoning 112

4.0 Critical Reasoning 113

4.1 What Is Measured 114

4.2 Test-Taking Strategies 114

4.3 The Directions 115

4.4 Sample Questions 116

4.5 Answer Key 152

4.6 Answer Explanations 153

5.0 Sentence Correction 236

5.0 Sentence Correction 237

5.1 Basic English Grammar Rules 237

5.2 Study Suggestions 242

5.3 What Is Measured 242

5.4 Test-Taking Strategies 242

5.5 The Directions 243

5.6 Sample Questions 244
5.7 Answer Key 268

5.8 Answer Explanations 269

Appendix A Percentile Ranking Tables 324

Appendix B Answer Sheets 328

Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 329

Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 330

Sentence Correction Answer Sheet 331

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