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.

Letter from the President and CEO, GMAC^™ vii

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 Will the Test Experience Be Like? 5

1.4 What is the Content of the GMAT^™ Exam Like? 6

1.5 Analytical Writing Assessment Section 6

1.6 Integrated Reasoning Section 7

1.7 Quantitative Reasoning Section 7

1.8 Verbal Reasoning Section 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 Getting Ready for Exam Day 11

2.3 How to Use the GMAT^™ Official Guide Verbal Review 12

2.4 How to Use Other GMAT^™ Official Prep Products 12

2.5 General Test-Taking Suggestions 13

3.0 Verbal Review 16

3.0 Verbal Reasoning 17

3.1 Verbal Review 18

3.2 Analyzing Passages 18

3.3 Inductive Reasoning 33

3.4 Deductive Reasoning 46

3.5 Grammar and Style 58

4.0 Reading Comprehension 78

4.0 Reading Comprehension 79

4.1 What is Measured 79

4.2 Test-Taking Strategies 88

4.3 Section Instructions 88

4.4 Practice Questions 90

4.5 Answer Key 129

4.6 Answer Explanations 130

5.0 Critical Reasoning 196

5.0 Critical Reasoning 197

5.1 What is Measured 197

5.2 Test-Taking Strategies 199

5.3 Section Instructions 200

5.4 Practice Questions 202

5.5 Answer Key 255

5.6 Answer Explanations 256

6.0 Sentence Correction 378

6.0 Sentence Correction 379

6.1 Some Comments About How It Works 379

6.2 The Eight Sentence Correction Categories 380

6.3 Study Suggestions 399

6.4 What is Measured 400

6.5 Test-Taking Strategies 400

6.6 Section Instructions 401

6.7 Practice Questions 402

6.8 Answer Key 429

6.9 Answer Explanations 430

7.0 GMAT^™ Official Guide Verbal Review Question Index 500

7.0 GMAT^™ Official Guide Verbal Review Question Index 501

Appendix A Answer Sheets 518

Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 519

Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 520

Sentence Correction Answer Sheet 521

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