GMAT Official Guide Verbal Review 2025-2026: Book + Online Question Bank (Paperback)

Table of Contents Letter from the President and CEO, GMAC™ xi

1.0 What Is the GMAT™ Exam? 2

1.1 What Is the GMAT™ Exam? 3

1.2 Why Take the GMAT™ Exam? 3

1.3 GMAT™ Exam Format 4

1.4 What Is the Testing Experience Like? 6

1.5 What Is the Exam Content Like? 6

1.6 Verbal Reasoning Section 6

1.7 How Are Scores Calculated? 7

2.0 How to Prepare 10

2.1 How Should I Prepare for the GMAT™ Exam? 11

2.2 Getting Ready for Exam Day 12

2.3 How to Use the GMAT™ Official Guide Verbal Review 2025?2026 12

2.4 How to Use Other GMAT™ Official Prep Products 14

2.5 Tips for Taking the Exam 14

2.6 Verbal Reasoning Section Strategies 16

3.0 Verbal Review 18

3.0 Verbal Review 19

3.1 Analyzing Passages 19

3.2 Inductive Reasoning 26

3.3 Deductive Reasoning 32

4.0 Verbal Reasoning 42

4.0 Verbal Reasoning 43

4.1 What Is Measured 43

4.2 Question Types 44

4.3 Tips for Answering Verbal Reasoning Questions 50

4.4 Practice Questions: Reading Comprehension 52

4.5 Answer Key: Reading Comprehension 109

4.6 Answer Explanations: Reading Comprehension 110

4.7 Practice Questions: Critical Reasoning 196

4.8 Answer Key: Critical Reasoning 263

4.9 Answer Explanations: Critical Reasoning 264

5.0 GMAT™ Official Guide Verbal Review Question Index 416

5.0 GMAT™ Official Guide Verbal Review Question Index 417

Appendix A Answer Sheets 428

Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 429

Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 430