Graduate Management Assessment Test (GMAT)
The Graduate Management Assessment Test (GMAT) is the admission test for business school. It is composed of three sections: analytical writing, quantitative, and verbal. The analytical writing section is one hour long that is divided into two separate writing assessments: analysis of an issues and analysis of an argument. The quantitative section is thirty-seven questions and seventy-five minutes long and measures data sufficiency and problem solving questions. The final portion is the verbal section that is forty-one questions and seventy-five minutes long.
You can score between two hundred and eight hundred on the GMAT. Two-thirds of test takers earn between four hundred and six hundred. You can score between zero and sixty on the verbal and the quantitative sections and between zero and six points on the analytical writing portion.
The quantitative section is composed of problem-solving questions and data-sufficiency questions. Problem-solving questions measure your basic mathematical skills. But the more difficult portion of the section is the data-sufficiency portion. Data-sufficiency questions test your ability to recognize if the you have enough information to solve a problem. There are two statements given for each problem, and then you must chose if either or both statements are or are not sufficient to solve the problem.
The analytical writing section tests your critical thinking skills on two portions: analysis of an issue and analysis of an argument. For an analysis of an issue, you will write for thirty minutes and analyze an issue. You should defend your point of view through personal experiences and observations. However, on an analysis of an argument, you will be given an argument, and you will have to critique the argument on its underlying assumptions and flaws.
The GMAT can be taken on the computer. The computer version of the test draws from a large pool of questions that are of varying difficulty. The test begins with questions that are of moderate difficulty. If you answer the moderate questions correctly, the questions get gradually more difficult. However, if you answer the moderate questions incorrectly, they questions will get easier. The computer adapts questions to your ability. The first few questions are extremely important. The computer format does not allow you to skip a question. Take as many practice tests as you can, and you should consider taking a preparation course.
The Graduate Management Assessment Test (GMAT) is the admission test for business school. It is composed of three sections: analytical writing, quantitative, and verbal. The analytical writing section is one hour long that is divided into two separate writing assessments: analysis of an issues and analysis of an argument. The quantitative section is thirty-seven questions and seventy-five minutes long and measures data sufficiency and problem solving questions. The final portion is the verbal section that is forty-one questions and seventy-five minutes long.
You can score between two hundred and eight hundred on the GMAT. Two-thirds of test takers earn between four hundred and six hundred. You can score between zero and sixty on the verbal and the quantitative sections and between zero and six points on the analytical writing portion.
The verbal section is divided into three question types: reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction. Reading comprehension consists of passages that are about three hundred fifty words long that focus on social science, physical science, and business-related areas. Questions focus on basic comprehension of the entire passage, logical relationships between concepts, drawing inferences, and concept development. Questions are designed so that no outside knowledge is needed to answer the questions; in fact, it is wise to not apply any outside knowledge to the passages. The critical reasoning section measures your ability to evaluate and construct arguments; therefore, you will need to recognize assumptions, logical flaws, and aspects that could strengthen or weaken an argument. Finally, the sentence correction section will test your ability to recognize errors in grammar and usage. It will also ask you to recognize effective sentences, in other words, sentences that best portray the meaning without superfluous words, nonstandard or unsuitable vocabulary words, or poor grammar.
The quantitative section is composed of problem-solving questions and data-sufficiency questions. Problem-solving questions measure your basic mathematical skills. But the more difficult portion of the section is the data-sufficiency portion. Data-sufficiency questions test your ability to recognize if the you have enough information to solve a problem. There are two statements given for each problem, and then you must chose if either or both statements are or are not sufficient to solve the problem.
The analytical writing section tests your critical thinking skills on two portions: analysis of an issue and analysis of an argument. For an analysis of an issue, you will write for thirty minutes and analyze an issue. You should defend your point of view through personal experiences and observations. However, on an analysis of an argument, you will be given an argument, and you will have to critique the argument on its underlying assumptions and flaws.
The GMAT can be taken on the computer. The computer version of the test draws from a large pool of questions that are of varying difficulty. The test begins with questions that are of moderate difficulty. If you answer the moderate questions correctly, the questions get gradually more difficult. However, if you answer the moderate questions incorrectly, they questions will get easier. The computer adapts questions to your ability. The first few questions are extremely important. The computer format does not allow you to skip a question. Take as many practice tests as you can, and you should consider taking a preparation course.
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