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GMAT? EXAM SUCCESS

In Only 4 Steps!



L e a r n i n g E x p r e s s?' s

GMAT? EXAM SUCCESS

In Only 4 Steps!

Elizabeth Chesla and Colleen Schultz

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NEW YORK

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Chesla, Elizabeth L.

GMAT exam success in only 4 steps / Elizabeth Chesla and Colleen

Schultz--1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 1-57685-472-8

1. Graduate Management Admission Test--Study guides.

2. Management--Examinations, questions, etc. I. Schultz, Colleen.

II. Title.

HF1118.C44 2003

650'.076--dc21

2003009065

Printed in the United States of America 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 First Edition

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About the Authors

Elizabeth Chesla is the author of TOEFL Exam Success, ACT Exam Success, GED Success, Reading Comprehension Success, Write Better Essays, and many other writing and reading guides and test preparation books. She lives in South Orange, New Jersey.

Colleen Schultz is a math teacher from Binghamton, New York. She is a contributing writer for 501 Math Word Problems, 501 Quantitative Comparison Questions, and an item writer for several high-stakes math tests.

Contents

PART I

Preparing for the GMAT

1

Chapter 1 About the GMAT

3

Overview of the GMAT

4

Computer-Adaptive Test

6

Preparing for the Computer-Based GMAT Exam

7

How the GMAT Is Scored

9

Getting Your Scores to Schools

12

Retaking the Exam

12

GMAT Testing Center Rules and Regulations

13

Registering for the GMAT Exam

16

Paying for the GMAT

20

Chapter 2 GMAT Study Skills

21

Where Do I Start?

21

I Need a Plan

23

I Need a Place

26

The Right Tools

30

The Study Plan

31

You Are Worth It: Motivational and Relaxation Techniques that Work

34

Learning Strategies and Test-Taking Techniques

37

Testing Psychology

40

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How to De-Stress

41

Stay Healthy

43

Multiple-Choice Strategies

44

The Endgame

45

PART II

The GMAT Verbal Section

49

Chapter 3 Verbal Pretest

51

Questions

52

Answer Explanations

58

Chapter 4 What to Expect on the GMAT Verbal Section

63

Reading Comprehension Questions

64

Critical Reasoning Questions

65

Sentence Correction Questions

66

Chapter 5 Reading Comprehension

69

Active Reading

69

Finding the Main Idea

72

Distinguishing between Fact and Opinion

76

Identifying Specific Facts and Details

78

Essay Types and Organizational Patterns

79

Making Inferences

83

Chapter 6 Critical Reasoning

87

Elements of an Argument

87

Complicating Arguments

89

Evaluating Arguments

93

Chapter 7 Sentence Correction

109

24 Rules for Grammar and Style

110

Sentence Structure

111

Grammar and Usage

119

Style

128

Chapter 8 Tips and Strategies for the Verbal Section

137

Reading Comprehension Questions

138

Critical Reasoning Questions

139

Sentence Correction Questions

141

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