GMATs VERBAL READING COMPREHENSION & CRITICAL REASONING: Links to Articles & Information about Preparing for the Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, & Problem Solving Section of the GMATs, and What You Should Expect.
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GMAT READING & CRITICAL REASONING STRATEGY (verbal)
GMAT Critical Reasoning - Read Strategy Sessions - In order to test whether a statement is necessarily assumed by an author, we can employ the Denial Test. Simply deny or negate the statement and see if the argument falls apart. If it does, that choice is a necessary assumption. If, on the other hand, the argument is unaffected, the choice is wrong.
GMAT QuickTips : Critical Reasoning - Here are some QuickTips for tackling GMAT Critical Reasoning questions (Verbal section).
GMAT Critical Reasoning Warm-ups #01 - These are warm-ups for people who are somewhat familiar with critical reasoning questions. These questions are a good way to start your brain thinking before you answer the real questions.
GMAT Critical Reasoning Mini-Test - The 41-question GMAT Verbal Ability section includes 14-15 Critical Reasoning questions (interspersed with Sentence Correction and Reading Comprehension questions).
Unstated Assumptions : The Inner Sanctum of GMAT Critical Reasoning - This Q&A focuses on the three most common types of Critical Reasoning questions. You'll learn how they're related to one another, how the test-makers design these questions, and how you can be ready for them.
GMAT CAT Critical Reasoning - You can think of critical reasoning questions as, essentially, mini reading comprehension questions. These questions tend to follow passages that are one paragraph in length. These questions primarily test the analytical and critical thinking skills that admissions committees so badly want to see in their applicants.
GMAT - Writing for Points - Following the instructions is critical to doing well on AWA essays. Free-form brilliance or stream-of-consciousness has not generally been rewarded by human GMAT essay-graders and it may really confuse the e-rater. Here are some basic strategies to help you write clear, concise, and effective (i.e. high-scoring) essays.
GMAT Critical Reasoning - A sample GMAT Critical Reasoning question, along with a "QuickTip" and a detailed analysis of the question. This question is somewhat more difficult than average—about 45% of GMAT test-testers would answer it correctly.
READING COMPREHENSION STRATEGY SESSIONS (verbal)
Read Strategy Sessions - Reading Comprehension - The strategy of attacking the opening paragraph entails being an active reader. This means thinking about what you're reading, paraphrasing the complicated parts, determining the topic, scope, and passage structure, and author's purpose and voice, and asking yourself questions about the passage.
GMAT QuickTips : Reading Comprehension - Here are some QuickTips for tackling GMAT Reading Comprehension questions (Verbal section).
GMAT Reading Comprehension : Strategies for Score Optimization - This Q&A answers frequently asked questions about GMAT Reading Comprehension—for example, how the test-makers design wrong-answer choices (and how you can ferret them out), and how to read GMAT reading passages as efficiently as possible.
GMAT Reading Comprehension Mini-Test - The 41-question GMAT Verbal Ability section includes 12-14 Reading Comprehension questions (4 reading passages with 3-4 questions each). This Mini-Test includes 3 passages and a total of 10 questions.
GMAT Reading Comprehension - GMAT reading comprehension questions are meant to test your understanding of the implications, meanings, and structures presented in the passages. You can expect to see 2 to 4 passages of 200 to 400 words each, in the verbal section of the GMAT exam.
GMAT Reading Comprehension - A sample GMAT Reading Comprehension passage (similar in length to each of the three shorter passages you'll see on your test), along with one question that relates to the passage and a QuickTip. The question is somewhat easier than average in difficulty level—about 70% of GMAT test-testers would answer it correctly.
Read Strategy Sessions Problem Solving - Picking numbers is a powerful alternative to solving problems by brute force. Rather than trying to work with unknown variables, you can pick concrete values for the variables. Any answer choice that does not work for the concrete values cannot be the correct answer.
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