GMAT For Dummies 2021 by Lisa Zimmer Hatch -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Table of Contents Introduction

About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Getting Started with the GMAT

Chapter 1: The Lowdown on the GMAT

Knowing Why the GMAT Is Important Timing It Perfectly: When to Take the GMAT (and What to Bring) Forming First Impressions: The Format of the GMAT Knowing Where You Stand: Scoring Considerations Repeating the Process: Retaking the GMAT

Chapter 2: Maximizing Your Score on the GMAT

Discovering Strategies for Successful Guessing Winning the Race against the Clock Getting Rid of Wrong Answers Playing It Smart: A Few Things You Shouldn’t Do When Taking the Test Tackling a Case of Nerves with Relaxation Techniques

Chapter 3: Mastering Business School Admissions

Choosing a Business School Lining Up Your Ducks — Applying to Business Schools Crafting Effective Business School Essays

Part 2: Creating a GMAT Study Plan

Chapter 4: Planning Your Approach

Using the Preassessment: The How-To Devising a Plan of Attack

Chapter 5: GMAT Practice Assessment

Section 1: Quantitative Section 2: Verbal Section 3: Integrated Reasoning

Chapter 6: Scoring and Interpreting the Practice Assessment

Section 1: Quantitative Reasoning Section 2: Verbal Section 3: Integrated Reasoning Answers at a Glance

Part 3: Vanquishing the Verbal Section

Chapter 7: Applying What You Learned (We Hope) in Grammar Class: Sentence Correction

Building a Solid Foundation: Grammar Basics Pointing Out Mistakes: Common Sentence-Correction Errors Implementing an Approach to Sentence-Correction Questions Sentence-Correction Practice Problems with Answer Explanations

Chapter 8: Not as Enticing as a Bestseller: Reading Comprehension

Judging by Appearances: What Reading Comprehension Questions Look Like Approaching Reading Passages Sticking to the Subject: Types of Passages Approaching Reading Comprehension Questions Reading Comprehension Practice Questions with Answer Explanations

Chapter 9: Thinking This through Logically: Critical Reasoning

Focusing on “Critical” Concepts: An Overview Making a Case: Essentials of Informal Logic Thinking Inside the Box: Question Types Stalking Your Prey: How to Approach Each Question Type Critical Reasoning Practice Questions and Answer Explanations

Chapter 10: Bringing It Together: A Mini Practice Verbal Section

Working Through Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions Understanding What’s Right with Answer Explanations

Part 4: Acing the Analytical Writing Section

Chapter 11: Analyze This: What to Expect from the Analytical Writing Assessment

Fitting in the AWA with the Rest of the GMAT Calling 411: Your AWA Writing Tools Analyzing an Argument Racking Up the Points: How the GMAT Scores Your Essay

Chapter 12: Present Perfect Paragraphs: How to Write a GMAT Essay

Avoiding Grammar, Punctuation, and Mechanics Errors Building a Better Essay: Ten Steps to a Higher Score

Chapter 13: Deconstructing Sample GMAT Essays

Defining GMAT AWA Scores Taking a Look at Sample Essays

Chapter 14: Sampling a Series of Writing Prompts

Sample Prompt #1 Sample Prompt #2 Sample Prompt #3 Sample Prompt #4

Part 5: Conquering the Quantitative Section

Chapter 15: Getting Back to Basics: Numbers and Operations

Just Your Type: Kinds of Numbers It’s Not Brain Surgery: Basic Operations Using Little Numbers for Big Values: Bases and Exponents Checking Out the Ancestry: Roots Order of Operations: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally Splitting Up: Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages Making Comparisons: Ratios and Proportions Playing the Numbers: Scientific Notation

Chapter 16: Considering All the Variables: Algebra

Defining the Elements: Algebraic Terms Maintaining an Orderly Fashion: Algebraic Operations Extracting Information: Factoring Polynomials Minding Your Ps and Qs: Functions Putting On Your Thinking Cap: Problem Solving

Chapter 17: Getting the Angle on Geometry: Planes and Solids

Fishing for the Answers: Lines and Angles Trusting Triangles Playing Four Square: Quadrilaterals Showing Their Good Sides: Other Polygons Eating Up Pieces of Pi: Circles Getting a Little Depth Perception: Three-Dimensional Geometry

Chapter 18: Keeping in Step: Coordinate Geometry

Taking Flight: The Coordinate Plane Slip-Sliding Away: Slope and Linear Equations Fully Functioning: Graphing Functions

Chapter 19: Manipulating Numbers: Statistics and Sets

Joining a Clique: Groups Setting Up Sets Making Arrangements: Permutations and Combinations Meeting in the Middle: Mean, Median, and Mode Straying from Home: Range and Standard Deviation Predicting the Future: Probability

Chapter 20: It’s All in the Presentation: GMAT Quantitative Question Types

Enough’s Enough: Data Sufficiency Questions Taking a Look at Data Sufficiency Practice Problems Houston, We Have a Problem: Problem Solving Questions Trying Out Some Problem Solving Practice Problems

Chapter 21: All Together Now: A Mini Practice Quantitative Section

Tackling GMAT Math Practice Questions Checking Out the Answer Explanations

Part 6: Excelling on the Integrated Reasoning Section

Chapter 22: Best of Both Worlds: The Integrated Reasoning Section

Understanding What the IR Section Is All About Figuring Out How the IR Section Is Scored Making the Most of Your Time Approaching Each Question Type

Chapter 23: Deciphering Data in Charts and Graphs

Approaching Integrated Reasoning Data in Five Easy Steps Translating Information in Tables Making Comparisons with Bar Graphs Evaluating Line Graphs Clarifying Circle Graphs (also Known as Pie Charts) Extracting Data from Venn Diagrams

Part 7: Practice Makes Perfect

Chapter 24: GMAT Practice Test

Answer Sheet Section 1: Analytical Writing Assessment Section 2: Integrated Reasoning Section 3: Quantitative Section 4: Verbal

Chapter 25: Practice Test Answers and Explanations

Section 1: Analytical Writing Assessment Section 2: Integrated Reasoning Section 3: Quantitative Reasoning Section 4: Verbal Answers at a Glance

Part 8: The Part of Tens

Chapter 26: Ten Question Types You’ve Got a Good Shot At

Main-Theme Reading Questions Specific Information Reading Questions Sentence Corrections Exception Questions for Reading Passages Strengthening or Weakening Critical Arguments Data Sufficiency Math Questions Math Problem Solving with Figures Math Problems Involving Basic Operations Substitution Math Problems Graph and Table Analysis Questions

Chapter 27: Ten Writing Errors to Avoid

Composing Complicated Sentences Presenting Your Text in Passive Voice Wasting Time with Unfamiliar Words Using Unclear (or Zero) Transitions Going Overboard with Generic Terms Writing in Informal English Giving a Laundry List of Examples Succumbing to Sentence Fragments Announcing a Position without Explanation Putting Aside Proofreading

Chapter 28: Ten Ways to Increase Your Chances of Getting into Business School

Accumulate a Little Work Experience Ace the Interview Apply Early Apply While You’re Upwardly Mobile Capitalize on What Makes You Unique Demonstrate Interest Focus on Fit Get the Right Recommendations Study for the GMAT Write a Memorable Admissions Essay

Index About the Authors Connect with Dummies End User License Agreement

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