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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 5 preview imageGMAT™2020ForDummies®withOnlinePracticePublishedby:JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,111RiverStreet,Hoboken,NJ07030-5774,www.wiley.comCopyright©2020byJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Hoboken,NewJerseyPublishedsimultaneouslyinCanadaNopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanningorotherwise,exceptaspermittedunderSections107or108ofthe1976UnitedStatesCopyrightAct,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher.RequeststothePublisherforpermissionshouldbeaddressedtothePermissionsDepartment,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,111RiverStreet,Hoboken,NJ07030,(201)748-6011,fax(201)748-6008,oronlineathttp://www.wiley.com/go/permissions.Trademarks:Wiley,ForDummies,theDummiesManlogo,Dummies.com,MakingEverythingEasier,andrelatedtradedressaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksofJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,andmaynotbeusedwithoutwrittenpermission.GMATisaregisteredtrademarkoftheGraduateAdmissionManagementCouncil™.TheGraduateAdmissionManagementCouncil™doesnotendorse,andisnotaffiliatedwiththeownerorcontentofGMATForDummies.Allothertrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,isnotassociatedwithanyproductorvendormentionedinthisbook.LIMITOFLIABILITY/DISCLAIMEROFWARRANTY:WHILETHEPUBLISHERANDAUTHORHAVEUSEDTHEIRBESTEFFORTSINPREPARINGTHISBOOK,THEYMAKENOREPRESENTATIONSORWARRANTIESWITHRESPECTTOTHEACCURACYORCOMPLETENESSOFTHECONTENTSOFTHISBOOKANDSPECIFICALLYDISCLAIMANYIMPLIEDWARRANTIESOFMERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.NOWARRANTYMAYBECREATEDOREXTENDEDBYSALESREPRESENTATIVESORWRITTENSALESMATERIALS.THEADVISEANDSTRATEGIESCONTAINED
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 7 preview imageGMAT™2020ForDummies®Toviewthisbook'sCheatSheet,simplygotowww.dummies.comandsearchfor“GMAT2020ForDummiesCheatSheet”intheSearchbox.TableofContentsCoverIntroductionAboutThisBookFoolishAssumptionsIconsUsedinThisBookBeyondtheBookWheretoGofromHerePart1:GettingStartedwiththeGMATChapter1:TheLowdownontheGMATKnowingWhytheGMATIsImportantTimingItPerfectly:WhentoTaketheGMAT(AndWhattoBringFormingFirstImpressions:TheFormatoftheGMATKnowingWhereYouStand:ScoringConsiderationsRepeatingtheProcess:RetakingtheGMATChapter2:MaximizingYourScoreontheGMATDiscoveringStrategiesforSuccessfulGuessingWinningtheRaceagainsttheClockGettingRidofWrongAnswersPlayingItSmart:AFewThingsYouShouldn'tDoWhenTakingtheTest
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 8 preview imageTacklingaCaseofNerveswithRelaxationTechniquesDevisingaPlanofAttackChapter3:MasteringBusinessSchoolAdmissionsChoosingaBusinessSchoolLiningUpYourDucks—ApplyingtoBusinessSchoolsCraftingEffectiveBusinessSchoolEssaysPart2:VanquishingtheVerbalSectionChapter4:ApplyingWhatYouLearned(WeHope)inGrammarClass:SentenceCorrectionBuildingaSolidFoundation:GrammarBasicsPointingOutMistakes:CommonSentenceCorrectionErrorsImplementinganApproachtoSentenceCorrectionQuestionsSentenceCorrectionPracticeProblemswithAnswerExplanationsChapter5:NotasEnticingasaBestseller:ReadingComprehensionJudgingbyAppearances:WhatReadingComprehensionQuestionsLookLikeApproachingReadingPassagesStickingtotheSubject:TypesofPassagesApproachingReadingComprehensionQuestionsReadingComprehensionPracticeQuestionswithAnswerExplanationsChapter6:ThinkingThisthroughLogically:CriticalReasoningFocusingon“Critical”Concepts:AnOverviewMakingaCase:EssentialsofInformalLogicThinkingInsidetheBox:QuestionTypesStalkingYourPrey:HowtoApproachEachQuestionTypeCriticalReasoningPracticeQuestionsandAnswerExplanationsChapter7:BringingItTogether:AMiniPracticeVerbalSectionWorkingThroughVerbalReasoningPracticeQuestionsUnderstandingWhat'sRightwithAnswerExplanations
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 9 preview imagePart3:AcingtheAnalyticalWritingSectionChapter8:AnalyzeThis:WhattoExpectfromtheAnalyticalWritingAssessmentFittingintheAWAwiththeRestoftheGMATCalling411:YourAWAWritingToolsAnalyzinganArgumentRackingUpthePoints:HowtheGMATScoresYourEssayChapter9:PresentPerfectParagraphs:HowtoWriteaGMATEssayAvoidingGrammar,Punctuation,andMechanicsErrorsBuildingaBetterEssay:TenStepstoaHigherScoreChapter10:DeconstructingSampleGMATEssaysDefiningGMATAWAScoresTakingaLookatSampleEssaysChapter11:SamplingaSeriesofWritingPromptsSamplePrompt#1SamplePrompt#2SamplePrompt#3SamplePrompt#4Part4:ConqueringtheQuantitativeSectionChapter12:GettingBacktoBasics:NumbersandOperationsJustYourType:KindsofNumbersIt'sNotBrainSurgery:BasicOperationsUsingLittleNumbersforBigValues:BasesandExponentsCheckingOuttheAncestry:RootsOrderofOperations:PleaseExcuseMyDearAuntSallySplittingUp:Fractions,Decimals,andPercentagesMakingComparisons:RatiosandProportionsPlayingtheNumbers:ScientificNotationChapter13:ConsideringAlltheVariables:Algebra
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 10 preview imageDefiningtheElements:AlgebraicTermsMaintaininganOrderlyFashion:AlgebraicOperationsExtractingInformation:FactoringPolynomialsMindingYourPsandQs:FunctionsPuttingOnYourThinkingCap:ProblemSolvingChapter14:GettingtheAngleonGeometry:PlanesandSolidsFishingfortheAnswers:LinesandAnglesTrustingTrianglesPlayingFourSquare:QuadrilateralsShowingTheirGoodSides:OtherPolygonsEatingUpPiecesofPi:CirclesGettingaLittleDepthPerception:Three-DimensionalGeometryChapter15:KeepinginStep:CoordinateGeometryTakingFlight:TheCoordinatePlaneSlip-SlidingAway:SlopeandLinearEquationsFullyFunctioning:GraphingFunctionsChapter16:ManipulatingNumbers:StatisticsandSetsJoiningaClique:GroupsSettingUpSetsMakingArrangements:PermutationsandCombinationsMeetingintheMiddle:Mean,Median,andModeStrayingfromHome:RangeandStandardDeviationPredictingtheFuture:ProbabilityChapter17:It’sAllinthePresentation:GMATQuantitativeQuestionTypesEnough’sEnough:DataSufficiencyQuestionsTakingaLookatDataSufficiencyPracticeProblemsHouston,WeHaveaProblem:ProblemSolvingQuestionsTryingOutSomeProblemSolvingPracticeProblemsChapter18:AllTogetherNow:AMiniPractice
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 11 preview imageQuantitativeSectionTacklingGMATMathPracticeQuestionsCheckingOuttheAnswerExplanationsPart5:ExcellingontheIntegratedReasoningSectionChapter19:BestofBothWorlds:TheIntegratedReasoningSectionUnderstandingWhattheIRSectionIsAllAboutFiguringOutHowtheIRSectionIsScoredMakingtheMostofYourTimeApproachingEachQuestionTypeChapter20:DecipheringDatainChartsandGraphsApproachingIntegratedReasoningDatainFiveEasyStepsTranslatingInformationinTablesMakingComparisonswithBarGraphsEvaluatingLineGraphsClarifyingCircleGraphs(AlsoKnownasPieCharts)ExtractingDatafromVennDiagramsPart6:PracticeMakesPerfectChapter21:GMATPracticeTestAnswerSheetSection1:AnalyticalWritingAssessmentSection2:IntegratedReasoningSection3:QuantitativeSection4:VerbalChapter22:PracticeTestAnswersandExplanationsSection1:AnalyticalWritingAssessmentSection2:IntegratedReasoningSection3:QuantitativeReasoningSection4:VerbalAnswersataGlancePart7:ThePartofTens
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 12 preview imageChapter23:TenQuestionTypesYou'veGotaGoodShotAtMain-ThemeReadingQuestionsSpecificInformationReadingQuestionsSentenceCorrectionsExceptionQuestionsforReadingPassagesStrengtheningorWeakeningCriticalArgumentsDataSufficiencyMathQuestionsMathProblemSolvingwithFiguresMathProblemsInvolvingBasicOperationsSubstitutionMathProblemsGraph-andTableAnalysisQuestionsChapter24:TenWritingErrorstoAvoidComposingComplicatedSentencesPresentingYourTextinPassiveVoiceWastingTimewithUnfamiliarWordsUsingUnclear(OrZero)TransitionsGoingOverboardwithGenericTermsWritinginInformalEnglishGivingaLaundryListofExamplesSuccumbingtoSentenceFragmentsAnnouncingaPositionwithoutExplanationPuttingAsideProofreadingChapter25:TenWaystoIncreaseYourChancesofGettingintoBusinessSchoolAccumulateaLittleWorkExperienceAcetheInterviewApplyEarlyApplyWhileYou'reUpwardlyMobileCapitalizeonWhatMakesYouUniqueDemonstrateInterestFocusonFitGettheRightRecommendations
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 13 preview imageStudyfortheGMATWriteaMemorableAdmissionsEssayIndexAbouttheAuthorsAdvertisementPageConnectwithDummiesEndUserLicenseAgreementListofTablesChapter4TABLE4-1IdiomaticallyCorrectConstructionsfortheGMATTABLE4-2CorrelativeExpressionsChapter12TABLE12-1RulesforMultiplyingandDividingwithExponentsChapter13TABLE13-1DefiningTermsforFunctionsTABLE13-2MathematicalSymbolsforEqualityandInequalityTABLE13-3CommonWordsandTheirMathEquivalentsChapter14TABLE14-1RulesforLinesandAnglesChapter16TABLE16-1TheWeightedMeanofGradePointAveragesTABLE16-2FindingtheProbabilityoftheOccurrenceofMultipleEventsListofIllustrationsChapter12FIGURE12-1:Fractionofapie.
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 14 preview imageChapter14FIGURE14-1:Line,linesegment,andray.FIGURE14-2:Acuteangle.FIGURE14-3:Rightangle.FIGURE14-4:Obtuseangle.FIGURE14-5:Anglesofatriangleareinproportiontotheiroppositesides.FIGURE14-6:Thebaseandheightofatriangle.FIGURE14-7:The30:60:90-degreetriangle.FIGURE14-8:The45:45:90-degreetriangle.FIGURE14-9:Similartriangles.FIGURE14-10:Aparallelogram.FIGURE14-11:Findingtheareaofaparallelogram.FIGURE14-12:Thebasesandheightofatrapezoid.FIGURE14-13:Radiusanddiameterofacircle.FIGURE14-14:Anarcandcentralangle.FIGURE14-15:Achord.FIGURE14-16:Inscribedandcircumscribedfigures.FIGURE14-17:Tangentline.FIGURE14-18:Volumeofarectangularsolid.FIGURE14-19:Surfaceareaofarectangularsolid.FIGURE14-20:Acube.FIGURE14-21:Arightcircularcylinder.Chapter15FIGURE15-1:Pointsonthecoordinateplane.FIGURE15-2:Findingslope.FIGURE15-3:Typesofslope.FIGURE15-4:Thegraphofy=4x+1.FIGURE15-5:Graphinglinesandinequalities.FIGURE15-6:Findingthedistancebetweentwopoints.FIGURE15-7:Aparabolawithitsvertexontheorigin.FIGURE15-8:Straightlinesthatpasstheverticallinetest.FIGURE15-9:Graphsofcurvedlines(parabolas).FIGURE15-10:Domainandrangedemonstratedbyaparabola.
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 15 preview imageFIGURE15-11:Domainandrangedemonstratedbyaslopingstraightline.FIGURE15-12:Domainandrangedemonstratedbyahorizontalline.Chapter16FIGURE16-1:Venndiagramsshowingtheunionandintersectionofsets.FIGURE16-2:Distributionofthestandarddeviationfromthemean.Chapter17FIGURE17-1:Datasufficiencyanswereliminationchart.Chapter19FIGURE19-1:TheGMATcalculator.FIGURE19-2:Sampletableanalysisformat.FIGURE19-3:Samplemulti-sourcereasoningformat,backgroundtab.FIGURE19-4:Samplemulti-sourcereasoningformat,contracttab.FIGURE19-5:Samplemulti-sourcereasoningformat,guestlisttab.Chapter20FIGURE20-1:You'relikelytoseeatablelikethisoneaspartofaGMATinteg...FIGURE20-2:Simplebargraph.FIGURE20-3:Simplebargraphshowingrangesofvalues.FIGURE20-4:Bargraphwithmultiplecategories.FIGURE20-5:Segmentedbargraphwithsubcategories.FIGURE20-6:Linegraph.FIGURE20-7:Scatterplotorscattergraph.FIGURE20-8:Scatterplotwithtrendline.FIGURE20-9:Scatterplotwithmultiplevariables.FIGURE20-10:Circlegraphorpiechart.FIGURE20-11:Venndiagramof100catanddogowners.FIGURE20-12:Venndiagramof100petowners.
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 16 preview imageIntroductionYou'remerrilyskimmingthroughtheadmissionsrequirementsforyourfavoriteMBAprogramswhenallofasudden,you'redealtashockingblow.Yourabsolutetopchoiceprogram—you’lldieifyoudon’tgetin—requiresthatyoutaketheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest(GMAT).Andyouthoughtyourdaysofspeed-readingpassagesandsolvingforxwereover.ManyMBAprogramsincludetheGMATasanadmissionsrequirement,soyou’llbeingoodcompany.Buthowdoyouprepareforsuchacomprehensivetest?Whatareyougoingtodo?Getoutyourspiralnotebooksfromundergraduatecoursesandsiftthroughyears’worthofdoodles?Manyyearsmayhavegonebysinceyouencounteredageometryproblem,andwebetyourgrammarskillshavegottenalittlerustysinceEnglish101.Clearly,youneedareadable,conciselystructuredresource.Well,you’vecometotherightplace.GMATForDummies2020,withOnlinePractice,putsatyourfingertipseverythingyouneedtoknowtoconquertheGMAT.WegiveyoucompletemathandgrammarreviewsandprovideinsightsintohowtoavoidthepitfallsthattheGMATcreatorswantyoutofallinto.Wealsotrytomakethisbookasenjoyableasabookthatdevotesitselftosettingupequationsandcritiquingargumentscanbe.AboutThisBookWesuspectthatyouaren’teagerlyanticipatingsittingthroughtheGMAT,andyou’reprobablynotlookingforwardtostudyingforit,either.Therefore,we’veattemptedtomakethestudyprocessaspainlessaspossiblebygivingyouclearlywrittenadviceinacasualtone.Werealizeyouhaveabunchofthingsyou’dratherbedoing,sowe’vebrokendowntheinformationintoeasilydigestedbites.IfyouhaveanextrahourbeforeworkorPilatesclass,youcandevourachapterorevenaparticularsectionwithinachapter.(Iftheseeatingmetaphorsaremakingyouhungry,feel
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 17 preview imagefreetotakeasnackbreak.)Inthisbook,youcanfindPlentyofsamplequestionssoyoucanseejusthowtheGMATtestsaparticularconcept.Oursamplequestionsreadliketheactualtestquestions,soyoucangetcomfortablewiththewaytheGMATphrasesquestionsandexpressesanswerchoices.DetailedexplanationsofthestrategiesformasteringallfoursectionsoftheGMAT.Enjoyagrammarreviewfortheverbalreasoningsection,anextensivemathlessontohelpyouwiththequantitativereasoningsection,asummaryofgoodwritingpracticesfortheanalyticalwritingassessment,andahow-toonreadingallkindsofchartsandgraphsfortheintegratedreasoningsection.Sevenpracticetests.OneappearsinthisbookinChapter21,andyou’llfindthatone,plusfiveothersonline.Ultimately,thebestwaytoprepareforanystandardizedtestistopracticeonlotsoftestquestions,andthisbook,alongwiththeaccompanyingonlinetestbank,hasaround500ofthem.Time-testedtechniquesforimprovingyourscore.Weshowyouhowtoquicklyeliminateincorrectanswerchoicesandmakeeducatedguesses.Tipsonhowtomanageyourtimewisely.Suggestionsforcreatingarelaxationroutinetoemployifyoustarttopanicduringthetest.We’veincludedallkindsofinformationtohelpyoudoyourbestontheGMAT!Youshouldfindthisbookeasilyaccessible,butafewthingsmayrequireexplanation.Afewofthechaptersmaycontainsidebars(aparagraphortwoinashadedbox)withquirkybitsofinformationthatwethinkmayinterestyoubutaren’tessentialtoyourperformanceontheGMAT.Ifyou’retryingtosavetime,youcanskipthesidebars.+Studyxy
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 18 preview imageFoolishAssumptionsAlthoughweguessit’spossiblethatyoupickedupthisbookjustbecauseyouhaveaninsatiableloveformath,grammar,andargumentanalysis,we’rebettingit’smorelikelythatyou’rereadingthisbookparticularlybecauseyou’vebeentoldyouneedtotaketheGMAT.(Wehavebeenpraisedforourstartlingabilitytorecognizetheobvious!)Andbecausewe’reprettyastute,we’vefiguredthatthismeansthatyouintendtoapplytoMBAprogramsandprobablyareconsideringworkingtowardaMasterofBusinessAdministration.Generally,MBAprogramsareprettyselective,sowe’rethinkingthatyou’reprettymotivatedtogetintotheprogramofyourchoice.Someofyouarefreshoutofcollegeandmayhavemorerecentexperiencewithmathandgrammar.Othersofyouprobablyhaven’tsteppedintoaclassroominoveradecadebutpossessworkskillsandlifeexperiencethatwillhelpyoumaximizeyourGMATscoredespitethetimethat’spassedsincecollege.Ifmathandgrammararefreshinyourmindandyoujustneedtoknowwhattoexpectwhenyouarriveatthetestsite,thisbookhasthatinformationforyou.Ifyou’vebeenoutofschoolforawhile,thisbookprovidesyouwithallthebasicsaswellasadvancedconceptstogiveyoueverythingyouneedtoknowtoexcelontheGMAT.IconsUsedinThisBookOneexcitingfeatureofthisbookistheiconsthathighlightespeciallysignificantportionsofthetext.Theselittlepicturesinthemarginsalertyoutoareaswhereyoushouldpayparticularlycloseattention.Thisiconhighlightsreallyimportantinformationthatyoushouldrememberevenafteryouclosethebook.
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 19 preview imageThroughoutthebook,wegiveyouinsightsintohowyoucanenhanceyourperformanceontheGMAT.Thetipsgiveyoujuicytimesaversandpointoutespeciallyrelevantconceptstokeepinmindforthetest.Yourworldwon’tfallapartifyouignoreourwarnings,butyourscoremaysuffer.Heedthesecautionarypointerstoavoidmakingcarelessmistakesthatcancostyoupoints.Wheneveryouseethisiconinthetext,youknowyou'regoingtogettopracticetheparticularareaofinstructioncoveredinthatsectionwithaquestionlikeoneyoumayseeonthetest.OurexamplesincludedetailedexplanationsofhowtomostefficientlyanswerGMATquestionsandavoidcommonpitfalls.BeyondtheBookBesuretocheckoutthefreeCheatSheetforahandyguidethatcoverstipsandtricksforansweringquestionsineachsectionoftheGMAT.TogetthisCheatSheet,simplygotowww.dummies.comandenter“GMATForDummiesCheatSheet”intheSearchbox.Youalsogetaccesstosevenfull-lengthonlinepracticetests,aswellas100flashcards(50verbaland50quantitative).Togainaccesstotheonlinepractice,allyouhavetodoisregister.Justfollowthesesimplesteps:1.RegisteryourbookorebookatDummies.comtogetyourPIN.Gotowww.dummies.com/go/getaccess.StudyXY
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 20 preview image2.Selectyourproductfromthedrop-downlistonthatpage.3.Followthepromptstovalidateyourproduct,andthencheckyouremailforaconfirmationmessagethatincludesyourPINandinstructionsforloggingin.Ifyoudonotreceivethisemailwithintwohours,pleasecheckyourspamfolderbeforecontactingusthroughourTechnicalSupportwebsiteathttp://support.wiley.comorbyphoneat877-762-2974.Nowyou'rereadytogo!Youcancomebacktothepracticematerialasoftenasyouwant—simplylogonwiththeusernameandpasswordyoucreatedduringyourinitiallogin.Noneedtoentertheaccesscodeasecondtime.YourregistrationisgoodforoneyearfromthedayyouactivateyourPIN.WheretoGofromHereWeknowthateveryonewhousesthisbookhasdifferentstrengthsandweaknesses,sothisbookisdesignedforyoutoreadinthewaythatbestsuitsyou.Ifyou'reamathwhizandneedtobrushuponlyonyourverbalskills,youcanskimPart4andfocusonParts1,2,and3.Ifyou'vebeenwritingproposalseverydayforthelasttenyears,youcanprobablyscanPart3andfocusyourattentiononthemathreviewinPart4.Becausetheintegratedreasoningsectiondifferssosignificantlyfromotherstandardizedtestquestions,you’llbenefitfromreadingPart5regardlessofyourmathprowessorverbalgenius.Wesuggestthatyoutakeamorethoroughapproach,however.Familiarizeyourselfwiththegeneraltest-takingprocessinthefirsttwochaptersandthengothroughthecompleteGMATreview,startingwiththeverbalsectionandworkingyourwaythroughtheanalyticalwriting,math,andintegratedreasoningsections.YoucanskimthroughinformationthatyouknowmoreaboutbyjustreadingtheTipsandWarningsandworkingthroughtheexamplesinthosesections.Someofourstudentsliketotakeadiagnostictestbeforetheystudy.This
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 21 preview imageisafancywayofsayingthattheytakeoneofthefull-lengthpracticetestsbeforetheyreadtherestofthebook.Takingapreviewtestshowsyouwhichquestionsyouseemtocruisethroughandwhichareasneedmorework.Afteryou’vetakenapracticeexam,youcanfocusyourstudytimeonthequestiontypesthatgaveyouthemosttroubleduringtheexam.Then,whenyou’vefinishedreadingthroughtherestofthebook(Parts1,2,3,4,and5),youcantakeanotherpracticetestandcompareyourscoretotheoneyougotonthefirsttest.Thisway,youcanseejusthowmuchyouimprovewithpractice.Thisbookprovidesyouwithabunchofpracticetests,butyoucannevergetenoughpractice.So,ifaftertakingallthepracticetestsprovidedatdummies.com,youstillcravemore,visittheofficialGMATwebsiteatwww.mba.comanddownloadthefreeGMATPrepsoftwarefromthere.Thissoftwaremimicsthecomputerizedformatofthetestandgivesyoupracticeonthetypesofmouse-clickingandeye-strainingskillsyouneedtosucceedontheexam.Thatway,youcanexperienceusingthesamesoftwareyou’llseeontheexam.We'reconfidentthatifyoudevoteafewhoursaweekforatleastsixweekstopracticingtheskillsandtipsweprovideforyouinthisbook,you’lldothebestyoucanwhenyousitinfrontofthatcomputeronGMATtestday.WewishyouourbestforyourultimateGMATscore!
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 22 preview imagePart1GettingStartedwiththeGMAT
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 23 preview imageINTHISPART...Familiarizeyourselfwiththeformatofthetest.Findouthowtomaximizeyourscorebyorganizingyourtimeandstreamliningyourapproach.Discoverwhatyoucanandshoulddotogainadmissiontothebusinessschoolofyourchoice.
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 24 preview imageChapter1TheLowdownontheGMATINTHISCHAPTERFindingouthowMBAprogramsuseyourGMATscoreDecidingwhentotaketheGMATandknowingwhattobringFiguringouttheformatoftheGMATUnderstandinghowtheGMATisscoredConsideringwhetheryoushouldretaketheGMATCongratulationsondecidingtotakeasignificantstepinyourbusinesscareer!Morethan100countriesoffertheGraduateManagementAdmissionTest(GMAT),andaccordingtotheGraduateManagementAdmissionCouncil,morethan7,000programsat2,300universitiesandorganizationsin110countriesusetheGMATtomakeadmissionsdecisions.Thatsaid,you'reprobablynottakingtheGMATbecauseyouwantto.Infact,youmaynotbelookingforwardtotheexperienceatall!ButtheGMATneednotbeadauntingordeal.Alittleknowledgecanhelpcalmyournerves,sothischaptershowsyouhowadmissionsprogramsuseyourtestscore,andaddressestheconcernsyoumayhaveabouttheGMAT’sformatandtestingandscoringprocedures.KnowingWhytheGMATIsImportantIfyou'rereadingthisbook,you’reprobablythinkingaboutapplyingtoanMBAprogram.Andifyou'reapplyingtoanMBAprogram,youprobablyneedtotaketheGMAT.ManyMBAprogramsrequirethatyousubmitaGMATscorefortheadmissionsprocess.(Somemayrequireothertestsornotestatall,somakesureyoucheckeachprogram’sadmissions
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 25 preview imagechecklist.)YourGMATscoregivestheadmissionscommitteeanothertooltousetoassessyourskillsandcompareyouwithotherapplicants.Butifyou'reseekingacareerinbusiness,you’reprobablyresignedtobeingcontinuallyassessedandcompared.TheGMATdoesn’tattempttoevaluateanyparticularsubjectareathatyoumayhavestudied,butinsteaditgivesadmissionsofficersareliableideaofhowyou’lllikelyperformintheclassesthatmakeupagraduatebusinesscurriculum.AlthoughtheGMATdoesn’trateyourexperienceormotivation,itdoesprovideanestimateofyouracademicpreparationforgraduatebusinessstudies.NoteveryMBAapplicanthasthesameundergraduateexperience,butmostapplicantstakeastandardizedtest.Otheradmissionsfactors,likecollegegrades,workexperience,theadmissionsessayoressays,andapersonalinterview,areimportant,buttheGMATisatoolthatadmissionscommitteescanusetodirectlycompareyouwithotherapplicants.ThemostselectiveschoolsprimarilyadmitcandidateswithsolidGMATscores,andgoodscoreswillcertainlystrengthenyourapplicationtoanyprogram,butyoushouldn’tfeeldiscouragedifyourpracticetestsdon’tputyouinthe90thpercentile.VeryfewstudentsachieveanythingnearaperfectscoreontheGMAT.Evenifyoudon’tscoreashighasyouwantto,youundoubtedlyhaveotherstrengthsinyouradmissionsprofile,suchasworkexperience,leadershipability,goodcollegegrades,motivation,andpeopleskills.Youmaywanttocontacttheadmissionsofficesoftheschoolsyou’reinterestedintoseehowmuchtheyemphasizetheGMAT.Thatsaid,theGMATisaveryimportantfactorinadmissions,andbecauseyou’rerequiredtotakethetestanyway,youshoulddoeverythingyoucantoperformyourbest!TimingItPerfectly:WhentoTake
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 26 preview imagetheGMAT(AndWhattoBring)WhichMBAprogramstoapplytoisn’ttheonlydecisionyouhavetomake.Afteryou'vefiguredoutwhereyouwanttogo,youhavetomakeplansfortheGMAT.Youneedtodeterminethebesttimetotakethetestandwhattobringwithyouwhenyoudo.Thefollowingsectionscanhelpyouout.WhentoregisterforandtaketheGMATWhenisthebesttimetotaketheGMAT?Withthecomputerizedtestingprocedures,thisquestionhasbecomemoreinterestingthanitwasinthedaysofpaper-basedtests.Whentheexamwasapaper-and-pencilformatwithatestbookletandananswersheetfullofbubbles,youhadalimitedchoiceofpossibletestdates—aboutoneeverytwomonths.Nowyou’vegotmuchmoreflexibilitywhenchoosingthedateandtimefortakingthetest.Youcanpickjustaboutanytimetositdownandclickanswerchoiceswithyourmouse.Registeringwhenyou’rereadyThefirststepintheGMATregistrationprocessisschedulinganappointment,butdon’tputoffmakingthisappointmentthewayyou’dputoffcallingthedentist(eventhoughyou’dprobablyliketoavoidboth!).Dependingonthetimeofyear,appointmenttimescangoquickly.Usually,youhavetowaitatleastamonthforanopentime.Todeterminewhat’savailable,youcangototheofficialGMATwebsiteatwww.mba.com.Fromthere,youcanchooseatestinglocationandfindoutwhatdatesandtimesareavailableatthatlocation.Whenyoufindadateandtimeyoulike,youcanregisteronline,overthephone,orbymailorfax.ThebesttimetotaketheGMATisafteryou’vehadaboutfourtosixweeksofqualitystudytimeandduringaperiodwhenyoudon’thavealotofotherthingsgoingontodistractyou.Ofcourse,ifyourMBAprogramapplicationisdueinfourweeks,putthisbookdownandscheduleanappointmentrightaway!Besuretocomerightback,though.Youneedtostartstudying—andnow!Ifyouhavemoreflexibility,youshouldstill
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 27 preview imageplantotaketheGMATassoonasyouthinkyou’vestudiedsufficiently.AllthefollowingcircumstanceswarranttakingtheGMATassoonasyoucan:YouwanttostartyourMBAprogramrightaway.Ifyou'reconfidentthatyou’dliketobeginbusinessschoolwithinthenextfewsemesters,youshouldconsidertakingtheGMATinthenearfuture.Afteryouknowyourscore,you’llbebetterabletonarrowdownthebusinessschoolsyouwanttoapplyto.Thenyoucanfocusontheotherpartsofyourapplication,andyouwon’thavetoworryabouthavinganapplicationdueinfourweeksandnoGMATscore.You’reconsideringattendingbusinessschool.Maybeyoudon’tknowwhetheryouwanttopursueanMBA.Evenso,now’sagoodtimetotaketheGMAT.YourGMATscoremayhelpyoudecidethatyouhavetheskillstosucceedacademicallyingraduatebusinessschool.Youmaythinkthatyoudon’thavewhatittakes,butyourperformanceontheGMATmaysurpriseyou!IfyoudodecidetoapplytoanMBAprogram,you’llalreadyhaveonekeycomponentoftheapplicationunderwraps.You’reabouttoearn(orhavejustearned)yourbachelor’sdegree.Ifyou'renearinggraduationorhavejustgraduatedfromcollegeandyouthinkyoumaywanttogetanMBA,it’sbettertotaketheGMATnowthanwaituntillater.You'reusedtostudying.You'reusedtotests.Andmathandgrammarconceptsareprobablyasfreshonyourmindasthey’lleverbe.Youdon’thavetostartanMBAprogramrightaway.YourGMATscoresaregenerallyvalidforuptofiveyears,soyoucantakethetestnowandtakeadvantageofyourcurrentskillsasastudenttogetyouintoagreatgraduateprogramlater.GivingyourselfaboutfourtosixweekstostudyprovidesyouwithenoughtimetomastertheGMATconceptsbutnotsomuchtimethatyouforgetwhatyou’vestudiedbythetimeyousitforthe
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 28 preview imagetest.SchedulingforsuccessWheneveryouregister,youwanttoconsideryourownschedulewhenpickingatestdateandtime.Takeadvantageoftheflexibilityallowedbythecomputerformat.TheGMATisnolongerjustan8a.m.Saturdaymorningoption.YoucantakethetestanydayoftheweekexceptSunday,and,dependingonthetestcenter,youmaybeabletostartatavarietyoftimes.Manycentersoffer8a.m.testingtimes,butsomehaveotheroptions,even6:30atnight—greatforthosenightowlswhoconsider8a.m.agoodbedtimeratherthanagoodexamtime.Youhavealittlebitofcontrolovermakingthetestfitintoyourlifeinsteadofhavingtomakeyourlifefitthetest!Ifyou'renotamorningperson,don’tscheduleanearlytestifyoucanhelpit.Ifyou'rebetterabletohandleanonstop,two-and-a-half-hourbarrageofquestions—nottomentiontheanalyticalessay—afterthesunhitsitshighestpointinthesky,scheduleyourtestfortheafternoonorevening.Bychoosingthetimethatworksforyou,you’llbeabletocomfortablyapproachthetestinsteadofworryingwhetheryousetyouralarm.We’reguessingthatyouhaveenoughtoworryaboutinlifeasitiswithouttheaddedstressofaninconvenienttesttime.ChecktheGMATwebsitefortheavailabletestingtimesatthetestcentersnearyou.Thenstudyforthetestatthedifferentavailabletimesofthedaytoseewhenyou’reatyourbest.Scheduleyourtestsessionforthattime.Evenifyouhavetotakeafewhoursawayfromworkorclasses,beingabletotakethetestatatimethat’sbestforyouisworthit.Andyoumayenduppickingatestcenterbasedonitsavailabletimesratherthanitsproximitytoyou.Whileyou'rethinkingaboutthetimethat’sbestforthetest,youshouldthinkaboutdaysoftheweek,aswell.Forsomepeople,Saturdaymaybeagooddayforatest.Forothers,theweekendisthewrongtimeforthattypeofconcentratedacademicactivity.Ifyou'reusedtotakingtheweekends
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 29 preview imageoff,schedulingthetestduringtheweekmaymakemoresenseforyou.ChoosingthetimeanddaytotaketheGMATisprimarilyuptoyou.Behonestwithyourselfaboutyourhabits,preferences,andschedule,andpickatimeanddaywhenyou’llexcel.ThingstotaketotheGMAT(andthingstoleaveathome)ThemostimportantthingyoucanbringtotheGMATisapositiveattitudeandawillingnesstosucceed.However,ifyouforgetyouradmissionvoucheroryourphotoID,youwon’tgetthechancetoapplythosequalities!InadditiontothevoucherandID,youmaybringalistoffiveschoolswhereyou’dliketohaveyourscoressent.Youcansendyourscorestouptofiveschoolsforfreeifyouselectthoseschoolswhenenteringyourpretestinformationatthetestsite.(Youcanskipthisstepatthetestingcenterifyouprovideyourschoolinformationwhenyouregisteronline.)Youcan,ofcourse,listfewerthanfiveschools,butifyoudecidetosendyourscorestoadditionalschoolslater,you’llhavetopay.Ifyoucancomeupwithfiveschoolsyou’dliketoapplyto,youmayaswellsendyourscoresforfree.Becauseyoucantaketwooptionaleight-minutebreaks,werecommendyoubringalongaquicksnack,likeagranolabar,andperhapsabottleofwater.Youcan’ttakefoodordrinkwithyoutothetestingarea,butyou'regivenalittlelockerthatyoucanaccessduringabreak.That’sreallyallyouneedtobring.Youcan’tuseacalculator,andthetestcenterprovidesabookletoffivenoteboardsandaspecialblackpen(butnoeraser),whichyou’rerequiredtouseinsteadofpencilandpaper.Youcanaskforanotherbookletifyoufillyoursup.
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 30 preview imageFormingFirstImpressions:TheFormatoftheGMATTheGMATisastandardizedtest,andbynowinyouracademiccareer,you’reprobablyfamiliarwithwhatthatmeans:lotsofquestionstoanswerinashortperiodoftime,nowwaytocramforthemormemorizeanswers,andverylittlechanceofscoring100percent.TheskillstestedontheGMATarethosethatleadingbusinessschoolshavedecidedareimportantforMBAstudents:analyticalwriting,integratedreasoning,quantitativereasoning,andverbalreasoning.TheGMATallowsyoutochoosetheorderinwhichyoutakethefoursections:Theoriginalorderofanalyticalwritingassessment,integratedreasoning,quantitative,andverbalQuantitative,verbal,analyticalwritingassessment,andintegratedreasoningVerbal,quantitative,analyticalwritingassessment,andintegratedreasoningPicktheorderthat’smostcomfortableforyou.Ifyou’reunsure,wesuggestleavingthelessimportantwritingandintegratedreasoningsectionsfortheendwhenyou’remorefatigued.Whetheryoutakethequantitativeorverbalfirstdependsonwhichsectioniseasierforyou.Youmaywanttoleadwithyourstrengthorgetthesectionyoulikeleastoutofthewayinthebeginning.GettingfamiliarwithwhattheGMATtestsStandardizedtestsaresupposedtotestyouracademicpotential,notyourknowledgeofspecificsubjects.TheGMATfocusesontheareasthatadmissionscommitteeshavefoundtoberelevanttoMBAprograms.ThesectionsthatfollowareanintroductiontothefourGMATsections.Wedevotethemajorityoftherestofthisbooktotellingyouexactlyhowto
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GMAT For Dummies 2020: Book + 7 Practice Tests (2020) - Page 31 preview imageapproacheachone.DemonstratingyourwritingabilityYoutypeanoriginalanalyticalwritingsampleduringtheGMAT.Thetestgivesyou30minutestocomposeandtypeanessaythatanalyzesanargument.You’reexpectedtowritethisessayinstandardwrittenEnglish.Althoughyouwon’tknowexactlythenatureoftheargumentyou’llgetontestday,examiningpreviousessaypromptsgivesyouadequatepreparationforthetypeoftaskyou’reboundtosee.ThereadersofyourGMATessayscoreyouressaybasedontheoverallqualityofyourideasandyourabilitytoorganize,develop,express,andsupportthoseideas.IntegratingyourreasoningskillsThesecondGMATsectionisa30-minuteintegratedreasoningtestthatexaminesyourabilitytoreadandevaluatecharts,graphs,andotherformsofpresenteddata.You’llexamineavarietyofdatarepresentationandanswer12questionsbasedontheinformation.TheGMATcategorizesthefourbasicquestiontypesinthissectionasgraphicsinterpretation,two-partanalysis,tableanalysis,andmulti-sourcereasoning.Graphicsinterpretationandtableanalysisquestionsareself-explanatory:Youinterpretgraphsandanalyzetables—simpleenough,right?Thetwo-partanalysisquestionspresentaproblemandrelateddata,providedintwocolumns.Youchooseapieceofinformationfromeachcolumntosolvetheproblem.Multi-sourcereasoningquestionsprovideyouwithabunchofinformationfromwhichyouhavetodecidewhatpieceorpiecesofdataactuallygiveyouwhatyouneedtoknowtosolvetheproblem.QuizzingyourquantitativeskillsThequantitativesectionisprettysimilartomoststandardizedmathsectionsexceptthatitpresentsyouwithadifferentquestionformatandtestsyourknowledgeofstatisticsandprobability.Inthe31-question
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