The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition

✍ Scribed by Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 843
• Edition: 12
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Trust the worldwide bestselling study guide to help you prepare for the GMAT! The Official Guide for GMAT Review - 12th Edition Here's what you'll find inside the only book on the market written by the creators of the exam. More than 800 questions from past GMAT tests - including 250 that have never before been published Full answers and detailed explanations for all questions Grammar review covering concepts tested on the GMAT Verbal section Comprehensive math review of the topics tested on the GMAT Quantitative section Actual essay topics, sample responses, and scoring information Questions organized in order of difficulty to save study time Also available: The Official Guide to GMAT Quantitative Review, 2nd Edition The Official Guide to GMAT Verbal Review, 2nd Edition

✦ Table of Contents

GMAT® Review, 12th Edition......Page 3
1.0 What Is the GMAT®?......Page 8
1.1 Why Take the GMAT® Test?......Page 9
1.2 GMAT® Test Format......Page 10
1.5 Verbal Section......Page 12
1.8 How Are Scores Calculated?......Page 13
1.9 Analytical Writing Assessment Scores......Page 14
1.10 Test Development Process......Page 15
2.0 How to Prepare......Page 16
2.2 What About Practice Tests?......Page 17
2.5 General Test-Taking Suggestions......Page 18
3.0 Diagnostic Test......Page 20
3.0 Diagnostic Test......Page 21
3.1 Quantitative Sample Questions......Page 22
3.2 Verbal Sample Questions......Page 29
3.4 Interpretive Guide......Page 47
3.5 Quantitative Answer Explanations......Page 48
3.6 Verbal Answer Explanations......Page 67
4.0 Math Review......Page 108
4.0 Math Review......Page 109
4.1 Arithmetic......Page 110
4.2 Algebra......Page 122
4.3 Geometry......Page 129
4.4 Word Problems......Page 142
5.0 Problem Solving......Page 150
5.0 Problem Solving......Page 151
5.2 The Directions......Page 152
5.3 Sample Questions......Page 154
5.4 Answer Key......Page 188
5.5 Answer Explanations......Page 190
6.0 Data Sufficiency......Page 268
6.0 Data Sufficiency......Page 269
6.1 Test-Taking Strategies......Page 270
6.2 The Directions......Page 272
6.3 Sample Questions......Page 274
6.4 Answer Key......Page 291
6.5 Answer Explanations......Page 292
7.0 Reading Comprehension......Page 354
7.0 Reading Comprehension......Page 355
7.1 What Is Measured......Page 356
7.2 Test-Taking Strategies......Page 358
7.3 The Directions......Page 359
7.4 Sample Questions......Page 360
7.5 Answer Key......Page 410
7.6 Answer Explanations......Page 411
8.0 Critical Reasoning......Page 484
8.0 Critical Reasoning......Page 485
8.2 Test-Taking Strategies......Page 486
8.3 The Directions......Page 487
8.4 Sample Questions......Page 488
8.5 Answer Key......Page 527
8.6 Answer Explanations......Page 528
9.0 Sentence Correction......Page 652
9.1 Basic English Grammar Rules......Page 653
9.4 Test-Taking Strategies......Page 658
9.5 The Directions......Page 659
9.6 Sample Questions......Page 660
9.7 Answer Key......Page 686
9.8 Answer Explanations......Page 687
10.0 Analytical Writing Assessment......Page 760
10.1 What Is Measured......Page 761
10.2 Test-Taking Strategies......Page 762
10.3 The Directions......Page 763
10.4 GMAT® Scoring Guide: Analysis of an Issue......Page 764
10.5 Sample: Analysis of an Issue......Page 766
10.6 Analysis of an Issue Sample Topics......Page 771
10.7 GMAT® Scoring Guide: Analysis of an Issue......Page 792
10.8 Sample: Analysis of an Argument......Page 794
10.9 Analysis of an Argument Sample Topics......Page 798
Appendix A Percentile Ranking Tables......Page 830
Appendix B Answer Sheets......Page 836
Diagnostic Answer Sheet -Verbal......Page 837
Problem Solving Answer Sheet......Page 838
Data Suffi ciency Answer Sheet......Page 839
Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet......Page 840
Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet......Page 841
Sentence Correction Answer Sheet......Page 842