Ace the GMAT

Updated on: Sunday, October 24, 2010

Over 1900 graduate Business Schools around the world use GMAT scores as a part of their admissions process. Your GMAT score is valid for five years, so you have the flexibility of “banking it” — choosing to start your graduate studies right after university or later on. The GMAT exam consists of three main parts: the Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal section. The best way to prepare for the test is to practice taking it. When you register for the GMAT, you will be sent two practice tests, free. Use these to discover whether you are obtaining the score you want. If not, then consider reading a book on how to take the GMAT.

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Verbal Section
1. A group of workers in the computer industry, one who is a famous programmer, will be attending the 2010 Computing Convention in New York.
A. one who
B. one of them who
C. and one of them who
D. one of whom
E. one of which

2. The music industry’s concern that illegal downloading of songs causes musicians to lose a large percentage of their revenue is exaggerated. Most illegal downloading is done by occasional fans who wouldn’t buy an artiste’s album anyway. Therefore the loss to the industry is not significant, because…
Which of the following best completes the passage above?
A. most people who download songs
illegally would not purchase them even if purchasing was the only way to get the songs.
B. most people who download songs illegally would not play them much.
C. Even if the industry got the money off illegal downloads, it would be in financial trouble.
D. The total market of illegal downloads is small compared with the overall music industry that contains concerts and other merchandise in addition to songs.
E. Illegal downloading is a growing
concern.

3. An advertisement on TV shows 5 dentists, 4 of whom agree that Pasty Toothpaste is healthy for you, and 1 who doesn’t. The ad then claims that 4 out of every 5 dentists agree the product is great, so you should buy Pasty Toothpaste.
Which of the following best points out the fault in this logic?
A. A healthy product is not necessarily a great product
B. 1 dentist didn’t agree, so the product can’t be that good
C. The sample size is too small to make any reasonable claim that 4 of out every 5 dentists agree
D. TV ads should never be believed, since they’re based on false claims
E. Pasty Toothpaste will leave your mouth tasting minty-fresh

4. Lake pollution is a growing concern. Despite that fact that there are laws against dumping waste in lakes, the lakes are still polluted, which suggests that companies might be breaking the law.
Which of the following would be a good thing to check to verify this hypothesis?
A. Checking the company’s ethical codes of conduct regarding pollution
B. Checking with the legal officials who approved the law
C. Checking where the waste produced by plants goes
D. Checking the waste levels in the lake
E. Checking pollution levels around the lake’s natural environment

5. In the movie Citizen Kane, Kane is a powerful, arrogant man who has everything in the world it seems, and so too does he have beautiful women and money to spare however what he really desires his whole life is simply “Rosebud”.
A. and so too does he have beautiful women and money to spare however
B. like beautiful women and money to spare, however
C. he had beautiful women and money to spare however
D. and so too does he have beautiful women and money to spare, however,
E. he had beautiful women and money to spare but

6. In 1992, Severn Suzuki spoke to a room of World Summit representatives from all across the globe on the issue and desperation of our environment. She talked about her perspective of the world and how we should instead stop breaking rather than taking. In today’s 2008 world it’s hard to say whether or not things have changed for the better. In order to avoid more damage, we must listen to her words and try to place them into action. If in 1992, global warming was an issue, why not now and why is the issue on the backburner?
What role does the above phrase in bold play in the argumentative passage?
A. It is the conclusion — True
B. It is a premise of an argument
C. It states an assumption
D. It states the thesis
E. It contradicts the thesis

7. Although moose are said to be serene and docile in their natural environment of marshlands, being nonetheless gargantuan creatures very able to cause fatalities if they collide with a vehicle.
A. being nonetheless gargantuan creatures
B. they are nonetheless a gargantuan
creature
C. they are nonetheless gargantuan
creatures
D. it is nonetheless a gargantuan creatures
E. it is nonetheless a gargantuan creature

8. Just as Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, so too are the new organisations such as R.O.A.R, Reach Out Against Racism promoting the same objectives and goals to our societies.
A. Just as Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, so too
B. Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, and in the same way
C. Just like in the case of Martin Luther King and his motivations to the public to explore and think past racial segregation, too
D. Similarly to Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, so too
E. Similar to Martin Luther King motivated the public to explore and think past racial segregation, so too

9. An attempt to salvage the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen, begun in the 1950s, has all but failed, except for the rescue of a few films, one namely A Fool There Was where Bara’s talent shone as the Vamp.
A. to salvage the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen, begun in the 1950s
B. that has begun in the 1950s to salvage the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen,
C. begun for salvaging the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen in the 1950s,
D. begun for salvaging the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen in the 1950s
E. that has begun salvaging in the 1950s the old archived films of Theda Bara, the temptress of the silver screen

10. Never before had the gardening crew harvested so many carrots at once as it had in the fall of 2006.
A. so many carrots at once as it had in
B. at once as many carrots as
C. so many carrots at once as that it had gardened in
D. as many carrots at once as it did in
E. so many carrots at once as it did in

11. The changes that we may have to face when it comes to black-out warnings include the need to turnoff appliances and electronics to guarantee the safety of certain data, gather together survival items such as flashlights, food and water, candles for light and where everyone is in order to prevent accidents.
A. candles for light and where everyone is in order to prevent accidents
B. collecting candles for light and knowing where everyone is in order to prevent accidents
C. a collection of candles for light and knowing where everyone are in order to prevent accidents

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