Cliffsnotes Gmat Cram Plan

William Ma is Chair of the math department at Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, New York.

Jane R. Burstein is a private tutor of individuals taking standardized tests, including the GMAT.

Carolyn Wheater is a math instructor at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City and extensively authors on standardized test mathematics, including the GMAT.

I. Diagnostic Test 1

II. Two-Month Cram Plan 57

III. One-Month Cram Plan 61

IV. One-Week Cram Plan 65

V. Analysis of an Argument 67

A. Approach to the Essay 67

B. GMAT Scoring 77

C. Sample Argument Questions 78

VI. Integrated Reasoning Questions 81

A. Table Analysis 82

B. Graphic Interpretation 90

C. Multi-Source Reasoning 95

D. Two-Part Analysis 101

VII. Reading Comprehension 105

A. Main Purpose or Central Idea Questions 106

B. Supporting Idea Questions 107

C. Inference Questions 107

D. Application Questions 108

E. Structure Questions 109

F. Style and Tone Questions 111

VIII. Critical Reasoning 117

A. Using Deductive Reasoning 117

B. Plan Questions 118

C. Argument Questions 119

D. Conclusion Questions 122

E. Discrepancy Questions 125

F. Incomplete Information Questions 126

IX. Sentence Correction 133

A. Punctuation 134

B. Grammar 141

X. Quantitative Section 163

A. Reviewing Math Concepts 163

B. Solving Word Problems 177

XI. Problem Solving 187

A. Arithmetic 187

B. Algebra 201

C. Geometry 209

XII. Data Sufficiency Questions 221

A. Arithmetic 222

B. Algebra 226

C. Geometry 232

XIII. Full-Length Practice Test with Answer Explanations 243

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