The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) is the association of leading graduate business schools around the world. GMAC's mission is to meet the needs of business schools and students through a wide array of products, services, and programs, and the organization serves as a primary resource of research and information about quality graduate management education. GMAC is the owner and administrator of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Created in 1954, the GMAT is the first and only standardized test specifically designed for graduate business and management programs. Available in over 100 countries, it is the global standard for entry to the MBA degree course. Currently about 2,100 schools and 5,900 programs have adopted the GMAT, and the test is taken approximately 250,000 times annually.

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1.0 What is the GMAT™ Exam? 2

1.0 What is the GMAT™ Exam? 3

1.1 Why Take the GMAT™ Exam? 3

1.2 GMAT™ Exam Format 4

1.3 What is the Content of the Exam Like? 6

1.4 Analytical Writing Assessment Section 6

1.5 Integrated Reasoning Section 6

1.6 Quantitative Reasoning Section 7

1.7 Verbal Reasoning Section 7

1.8 What Are the Test Centers Like? 7

1.9 How Are Scores Calculated? 8

2.0 How to Prepare 10

2.0 How to Prepare 11

2.1 How Should I Prepare to Take the Test? 11

2.2 How to Use the GMAT™ Official Guide Verbal Review 11

2.3 How to Use Other GMAT™ Official Prep Products 12

2.4 General Test-Taking Suggestions 12

3.0 Reading Comprehension 16

3.0 Reading Comprehension 17

3.1 What is Measured 18

3.2 Test-Taking Strategies 26

3.3 Section Instructions 26

3.4 Practice Questions 28

3.5 Answer Key 67

3.6 Answer Explanations 68

4.0 Critical Reasoning 134

4.0 Critical Reasoning 135

4.1 What is Measured 135

4.2 Test-Taking Strategies 137

4.3 Reasoning Concepts to Know for the GMAT™ Exam 139

4.4 Section Instructions 144

4.5 Practice Questions 146

4.6 Answer Key 199

4.7 Answer Explanations 200

5.0 Sentence Correction 322

5.0 Sentence Correction 323

5.1 Some Comments About How It Works 323

5.2 The Eight Sentence Correction Categories 324

5.3 Study Suggestions 345

5.4 What is Measured 345

5.5 Test-Taking Strategies 346

5.6 Section Instructions 346

5.7 Practice Questions 348

5.8 Answer Key 375

5.9 Answer Explanations 376

6.0 GMAT™ Verbal Review Question Index 446

7.0 GMAT™ Official Guide Verbal Review Online Index 452

Appendix A Answer Sheets 458

Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 459

Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 460

Sentence Correction Answer Sheet 461

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