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Warm up questions for the quantitative and verbal sub-tests

This chapter provides 266 practice questions. Work through it before you tackle Chapters 4 and 5. The idea is that you can ease yourself into the style and format of GMAT® questions and build up your familiarity, accuracy and confidence.

There are important differences between the questions in this chapter and those in the GMAT®. The first is that some (but not all) of these questions are easier than real GMAT® questions. The easier questions will allow many candidates to learn or review the relevant competencies and become familiar with the language and format of the questions. With time, this practice will build confidence, comprehension and skills, to the point where candidates are able to tackle questions at the level of the real thing. If you are lucky enough not to need to start your program of revision and review with easier material, then just practice on the examples of the style of question that you find the most challenging.

Another difference between the questions in this chapter and the real GMAT®, and, for that matter, the questions in later chapters, is that some are not multiplechoice questions. You simply have to work out the answers and write them in the box provided.

A third difference is that, in this chapter, types of questions are not mixed up. In the GMAT® sub-tests, the various types of question are, so, for example, in the quantitative sub-test, a problem-solving question may follow a data sufficiency one, and that in turn may be followed by another problem-solving question. In this chapter, the practice questions are arranged together so that, for example, all the problemsolving questions follow each other. As a result, you can concentrate on one question type at a time or conveniently select only the question types that you find the greatest challenge.

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In the quantitative section I have provided extra practice algebraic questions. This is because a great many GMAT® candidates find this part the most challenging. These are also questions in which practice can bring quite significant improvements in performance. So, if you are one of the many candidates who find these questions the most difficult, then set aside sufficient time and get down to some serious practice. It will result in a significant improvement in your real GMAT® score.

Some answers and explanations are printed below the question. This is to help with the smooth, convenient build up of confidence. Answers and explanations to the remaining questions are provided in Chapter 6.

Do not forget to use the free material at www.mba.com. You will find there, for example, a very good mathematic review, as well as practice questions and timed quantitative tests. Remember, it is recommended that you make use of a wide range of sources of practice material in preparation for the GMAT®. This book should feature as just one of a number of books and websites that you use.

Remember also to concentrate most of your practice on the parts of the GMAT® that you find most difficult. Only then will you be certain that you can take the real test and demonstrate your full potential.