GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review 2023-2024, Focus Edition: Includes Book + Online Question Bank + Digital Flashcards + Mobile App (Paperback)

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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 Focus Edition Format 4

1.3 What Is the Test Experience Like? 5

1.4 What Is the Test Content Like? 6

1.5 Data Insights Section 6

1.6 Quantitative Reasoning Section 7

1.7 Verbal Reasoning Section 7

1.8 How Are Scores Calculated? 7

2.0 How to Prepare 8

2.0 How to Prepare 9

2.1 How Should I Prepare for the Test? 9

2.2 Getting Ready for Exam Day 9

2.3 How to Use the GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review 2023-2024 10

2.4 How to Use Other GMAT Official Prep Products 10

2.5 Tips for Taking the Exam 11

3.0 Verbal Review 14

3.0 Verbal Review 15

3.1 Analyzing Passages 15

3.2 Inductive Reasoning 22

3.3 Deductive Reasoning 28

4.0 Verbal Reasoning 38

4.0 Verbal Reasoning 39

4.1 What Is Measured 39

4.2 Question Types 40

4.3 Tips for Answering Verbal Reasoning Questions 46

4.4 Section Instructions 47

4.5 Practice Questions: Reading Comprehension 48

4.6 Answer Key: Reading Comprehension 87

4.7 Answer Explanations: Reading Comprehension 88

4.8 Practice Questions: Critical Reasoning 154

4.9 Answer Key: Critical Reasoning 207

4.10 Answer Explanations: Critical Reasoning 208

5.0 GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review Question Index 330

5.0 GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review Question Index 331

Appendix A Answer Sheets 340

Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 341

Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 342