CliffsNotes GMAT Cram Plan

✍ Scribed by William Ma, Jane R. Burstein

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 289
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

It's GMAT Crunch Time!

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 can turn to the experts at CliffsNotes for a trusted and achievable cram plan to ace the GMAT—without 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 test–helps you pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses soyou can focus your review on the topics in which you need the most help

Subject reviews–cover everything you can expect on the actual exam:analysis of an issue; analysis of an argument; quantitative ability; andverbal ability

Full-length practice test with answers and detailed explanations–a simulated GMAT exam with scoring guide gives you an authentictest-taking experience

Test-prep essentials from the experts at CliffsNotes®

✦ Table of Contents

CliffsNotes® GMAT® CRAM PLAN™......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 13
I. Diagnostic Test......Page 17
Answer Sheet......Page 18
Section 1: Analysis of an Issue......Page 23
Section 2: Analysis of an Argument......Page 24
Section 3: Quantitative......Page 25
Section 4: Verbal......Page 32
Scoring the Diagnostic Test......Page 50
Answer Explanations......Page 51
Scoring Worksheets......Page 70
II. Two-Month Cram Plan......Page 73
III. One-Month Cram Plan......Page 75
IV. One-Week Cram Plan......Page 77
A. Approach to the Essay......Page 79
B. GMAT Scoring......Page 84
C. Sample Essay Questions......Page 86
A. Approach to the Essay......Page 87
B. GMAT Scoring......Page 95
C. Sample Argument Questions......Page 96
VII. Reading Comprehension......Page 99
A. Main Purpose or Central Idea Questions......Page 100
C. Inference Questions......Page 101
D. Application Questions......Page 102
E. Structure Questions......Page 103
F. Style and Tone Questions......Page 105
Practice......Page 106
Answers......Page 110
A. Using Deductive Reasoning......Page 111
B. Plan Questions......Page 112
C. Argument Questions......Page 114
D. Conclusion Questions......Page 116
E. Discrepancy Questions......Page 119
F. Incomplete Information Questions......Page 120
Practice......Page 122
Answers......Page 125
IX. Sentence Correction......Page 127
A. Punctuation......Page 128
B. Grammar......Page 135
Practice......Page 154
Answers......Page 156
A. Reviewing Math Concepts......Page 157
B. Solving Word Problems......Page 171
A. Arithmetic......Page 181
B. Algebra......Page 195
C. Geometry......Page 203
XII. Data Sufficiency Questions......Page 215
A. Arithmetic......Page 216
B. Algebra......Page 220
C. Geometry......Page 226
XIII. Full-Length Practice Test with Answer Explanations......Page 238
Answer Sheet......Page 240
Section 1: Analysis of an Issue......Page 246
Section 2: Analysis of an Argument......Page 247
Section 3: Quantitative......Page 248
Section 4: Verbal......Page 256
Scoring the Diagnostic Test......Page 272
Answer Explanations......Page 274
Scoring Worksheets......Page 287