GMAT Exam Prep Questions and Answers

GMAT Exam Prep Sections - Answer- 1. Analytical writing (analysis of an argument)- 30 min. Type essay on keyboard. Scored on a scare of 0-6. 2. Integrated reasoning (multi-source reasoning, table analysis, graphics interpretation, two-part analysis)- 30 min. Get computer calculator. Multiple choice. 12 questions. Take break after. 3. Quantitative (problem solving and data sufficiency)- 75 min. No calculator. Multiple choice. Scored on a scale of 0-60. 37 questions. Take break after. 4. Verbal (reading comprehension, critical reasoning, sentence correction) - 75 min. Multiple choice. Scored on a scale of 0-60. 41 questions. No notes/scratch paper allowed, but they give a dry erase board and marker. Total GMAT score is between 200 and 800, based on verbal and quantitative sections. Determined by # questions answered, # answered correctly/incorrectly, and the level of difficulty and other characteristics of the questions. If you answer easy questions correctly, get a chance to answer harder ones, making a higher score possible. AWA and Integrated reasoning scores reported separately from the rest of the test and have no effect on verbal, quantitative, or total score. General Test-taking tips - Answer- 1. Use time wisely- 1 3/4 min per verbal Q, 2 min per quantitative Q. 2 1/2 min per IR Q. Onscreen clock shows the amount of time left during the test. It will auto alert when there are only 5 min left in the section. 2. Answer practice Qs ahead of time- familiarize self with all question types then do practice Qs, preferably timed. 3. Read directions carefully- if forget them, click on the help icon. Try not to do this bc that time still counts. Just try to remember at the beginning. 4. Read each question carefully/thoroughly. 5. Don't spend too much time on any one question- more worthwhile to move on. 6. Confirm answers only when ready to move on- can't go back and change once it is confirmed. Can't skip questions. For the IR section there could be multiple questions based on one prompt. When this happens, if they show on one screen, you can change your response to any of the questions on the screen before going to the next screen. However, you can't go back to that screen again once you've moved on. 7. Plan your essay answer before you begin writing. Even though the first 10 questions help the algorithm to determine your ability for the following questions, focus on them all equally, as the score is computed based on your answers to all of them, and it is more important to complete the test than to respond correctly to every question. Basic Grammar Rules for Sentence Correction Portion - Answer- 1. Agreement: -non-verb agreement: singular subjects w singular verbs, plural w plural. I walk to the store not I walks to the store. -pronoun agreement: pronoun must agree w/ noun/pronoun it refers to in person, number, and gender. When you dream, you are usually asleep, not when one dreams, you are usually asleep.