GMAT Official Guide 2018 Verbal Review: Book + Online

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 230,000 times annually.

Table of Contents Letter from the President and CEO, GMAC(R) 1.0 What is the GMAT(R) Exam? 2 1.0 What is the GMAT(R) Exam? 3 1.1 Why Take the GMAT(R) Exam? 3 1.2 GMAT(R) Exam Format 4 1.3 What Is the Content of the Exam Like? 5 1.4 Integrated Reasoning 6 1.5 Quantitative Section 6 1.6 Verbal Section 7 1.7 Analytical Writing Assessment 7 1.8 What Computer Skills Will I Need? 7 1.9 What Are the Test Centers Like? 7 1.10 How Are Scores Calculated? 8 1.11 Test Development Process 9 2.0 How to Prepare 10 2.0 How to Prepare 11 2.1 How Can I Best Prepare to Take the Test? 11 2.2 What About Practice Tests? 11 2.3 Where Can I Get Additional Practice? 12 2.4 General Test-Taking Suggestions 12 3.0 Reading Comprehension 14 3.0 Reading Comprehension 15 3.1 What Is Measured 16 3.2 Test-Taking Strategies 18 3.3 The Directions 19 3.4 Sample Questions 20 3.5 Answer Key 59 3.6 Answer Explanations 60 4.0 Critical Reasoning 120 4.0 Critical Reasoning 121 4.1 What Is Measured 122 4.2 Test-Taking Strategies 122 4.3 The Directions 123 4.4 Sample Questions 124 4.5 Answer Key 160 4.6 Answer Explanations 161 5.0 Sentence Correction 244 5.0 Sentence Correction 245 5.1 Basic English Grammar Rules 245 5.2 Study Suggestions 250 5.3 What Is Measured 250 5.4 Test-Taking Strategies 250 5.5 The Directions 251 5.6 Sample Questions 252 5.7 Answer Key 277 5.8 Answer Explanations 278 Appendix A Answer Sheets 342 Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 342 Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 343 Sentence Correction Answer Sheet 344