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An ARCO Book
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Contents
Before You Begin ix
How This Book is Organized ix
Special Study Features ix
About the CD x
You’re Well on Your Way to Success x
Give Us Your Feedback x
Top 10 Ways to Raise Your Score xii
Track Your Progress xiii
PART I: GMAT BASICS
1 All About the GMAT 3
What Is the GMAT? 3
What Is the CAT? 3
How Do You Register for the GMAT? 4
What Kinds of Questions Are on the Test? 4
How Is the Test Structured? 5
Can You Prepare for the GMAT? 5
What Is a GMAT Study Plan? 6
How Can You Tell If Your Work Is Paying Off? 6
How Is the Test Scored? 7
Can I Predict My GMAT Score? 7
What Smart Test-Takers Know 8
Summing It Up 12
2 GMAT Questions: A First Look 13
What Can You Expect on the Test? 13
How Does the GMAT Test Verbal Reasoning Ability? 14
How Does the GMAT Test Quantitative Reasoning Ability? 19
Summing It Up 22
PART II: DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND
WEAKNESSES
3 Practice Test 1: Diagnostic 29
Analytical Writing Assessment 29
Verbal Section 31
Quantitative Section 45
Answer Key and Explanations 54
PART III: GMAT VERBAL QUESTIONS
4 Reading Comprehension 75
What Is Reading Comprehension? 75
How Do You Answer Reading Comprehension Questions? 78
What Smart Test-Takers Know 86
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Exercise 1 89
Exercise 2 103
Answer Key and Explanations 111
Summing It Up 126
5 Sentence Correction 127
What Is Sentence Correction? 127
How Do You Answer Sentence Correction Questions? 129
What Smart Test-Takers Know 130
Exercise 1 146
Exercise 2 154
Answer Key and Explanations 158
Summing It Up 164
6 Critical Reasoning 165
What Does Critical Reasoning Test? 165
How Do You Answer Critical Reasoning Questions? 168
What Smart Test-Takers Know 172
Exercise 1 182
Exercise 2 193
Answer Key and Explanations 201
Summing It Up 218
PART IV: GMAT QUANTITATIVE QUESTIONS
7 Problem Solving 221
What Is Problem Solving? 221
How Do You Answer Problem-Solving Questions? 223
What Smart Test-Takers Know 230
Exercise 1 240
Exercise 2 249
Answer Key and Explanations 253
Summing It Up 268
8 Data Sufficiency 269
What Is Data Sufficiency? 269
How Do You Answer Data Sufficiency Questions? 271
What Do the Answer Choices Mean? 273
What Smart Test-Takers Know 277
Exercise 1 284
Exercise 2 292
Answer Key and Explanations 296
Summing It Up 305
PART V: THE WRITING SECTION
9 Analytical Writing Assessment 309
What Is the Analytical Writing Assessment? 309
How Is the Assessment Graded? 310
How Do You Handle the Analytical Writing Assessment? 312
What Smart Test-Takers Know 312
Summing It Up 316
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PART VI: GMAT MATH REVIEW
10 Arithmetic 319
Operations with Integers and Decimals 319
Exercise 1 322
Answers and Explanations 322
Operations with Fractions 323
Exercise 2 326
Answers and Explanations 327
Verbal Problems Using Fractions 328
Exercise 3 329
Answer Key and Explanations 332
Variation 333
Exercise 4 335
Answer Key and Explanations 337
Finding Percents 338
Exercise 5 343
Answer Key and Explanations 344
Verbal Problems Using Percent 345
Exercise 6 348
Answer Key and Explanations 350
Averages 352
Exercise 7 354
Answer Key and Explanations 356
11 Algebra 359
Signed Numbers 359
Exercise 1 360
Answer Key and Explanations 361
Linear Equations 362
Exercise 2 364
Answer Key and Explanations 366
Exponents 367
Exercise 3 368
Answer Key and Explanations 369
Quadratic Equations 370
Exercise 4 373
Answer Key and Explanations 374
Literal Expressions 375
Exercise 5 376
Answer Key and Explanations 378
Roots and Radicals 379
Exercise 6 381
Answer Key and Explanations 382
Factoring and Algebraic Fractions 383
Exercise 7 385
Answer Key and Explanations 387
Problem Solving in Algebra 388
Exercise 8 396
Answer Key and Explanations 398
Inequalities 399
Exercise 9 401
Answer Key and Explanations 403
Defined Operation Problems 404
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Exercise 10 405
Answer Key and Explanations 406
12 Geometry 407
Area 407
Perimeter 409
Circles 409
Volume 411
Triangles 411
Right Triangles 412
Parallel Lines 413
Polygons 414
Similar Polygons 415
Coordinate Geometry 416
Exercise 417
Answer Key and Explanations 420
PART VII: FIVE PRACTICE TESTS
Practice Test 2 429
Analytical Writing Assessment 429
Verbal Section 431
Quantitative Section 445
Answer Key and Explanations 453
Practice Test 3 473
Analytical Writing Assessment 473
Verbal Section 475
Quantitative Section 490
Answer Key and Explanations 498
Practice Test 4 521
Analytical Writing Assessment 521
Verbal Section 523
Quantitative Section 538
Answer Key and Explanations 546
Practice Test 5 571
Analytical Writing Assessment 571
Verbal Section 573
Quantitative Section 587
Answer Key and Explanations 596
Practice Test 6 617
Analytical Writing Assessment 617
Verbal Section 619
Quantitative Section 633
Answer Key and Explanations 641
APPENDEXES
A Creating Your Business School Application 659
B The Personal Statement 673
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 681
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Before You Begin
HOW THIS BOOK IS ORGANIZED
Taking the GMAT is a skill, so it shares some things in common with other skills
such as playing basketball or singing opera. These are skills that can be
improved by coaching, but ultimately improvement also requires practice. This
book gives you both.
• “Top 10 Ways to Raise Your Score” includes some of the most valuable
test-taking strategies to help you score high on the GMAT as well as a chart
to help you track your progress.
• Part I provides essential information about the GMAT, including where to
take it and how it is scored. You’ll also learn what subjects are covered and
what traps to watch out for.
• Part II is a full-length diagnostic test, which is your first chance to work
with samples of every GMAT question type. It can show you where your
skills are strong—and where they need some shoring up.
• Parts III through V are the coaching program. They analyze each question
type for you and give you powerful test-taking strategies. These strategies
are based on more than 20 years of careful study of the GMAT.
• Part VI is a full-scale review of GMAT mathematics. If your math skills are
rusty and need refreshing, this section is for you.
• Part VII contains five practice tests followed by detailed answer explana-
tions for each question. The answer explanations are very important
because it is there where you can learn from your mistakes.
• The Appendixes contain critical information on how to create a winning
business school application, including a before and after look at two personal
statements.
SPECIAL STUDY FEATURES
ARCO Master the GMAT is designed to be as user-friendly as it is complete. To
this end, it includes several features to make your preparation easier.
Overview
Each chapter begins with a bulleted list of topics that will be covered in the
chapter. You know immediately where to look to find a particular area of
interest.
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Summing It Up
Each chapter ends with a point-by-point summary that captures the most important
topics. The summaries are a convenient way to review the content of a chapter.
In addition to the above features, be sure to look in the margins of the book for extra
information and advice, including:
Bonus Information
Note
Notes highlight critical information pertaining to the GMAT.
Tip
Tips draw your attention to valuable concepts and advice for tackling all types of GMAT
questions.
Alert!
Alerts do just what they say—alert you to common pitfalls you might encounter while
preparing for and taking GMAT.
ABOUT THE CD
The CD accompanying this book puts at your disposal the latest computer-adaptive
testing software, which closely replicates the testing experience you will encounter on
the GMAT. The software was developed by Thomson Learning and the practice test
content was created by the test prep experts at Thomson Peterson’s. The CD contains
three computer-adaptive practice tests along with access to the Private Tutor Lecture
Series. This tool offers advanced strategies that are sure to help you reach your score
goal. Finally, you can log on to Petersons.com and research thousands of graduate
programs and financial aid opportunities.
YOU’RE WELL ON YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS
You’ve made a decision to apply to graduate school. ARCO Master the GMAT will
prepare you for the steps you’ll need to take to achieve your goal—from scoring high
on the test to being admitted to the graduate program of your choice.
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