The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) is the association of leading graduate business schools around the world. GMAC's mission is to meet the needs of business schools and students through a wide array of products, services, and programs, and the organization serves as a primary resource of research and information about quality graduate management education. GMAC is the owner and administrator of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Created in 1954, the GMAT is the first and only standardized test specifically designed for graduate business and management programs. Available in over 100 countries, it is the global standard for entry to the MBA degree course. Currently about 2,100 schools and 5,900 programs have adopted the GMAT, and the test is taken approximately 230,000 times annually.

• 1.0 What Is the GMAT Exam? 6 1.0 What Is the GMAT Exam? 71.1 Why Take the GMAT Exam? 71.2 GMAT Exam Format 81.3 What Is the Content of the Test Like? 91.4 Integrated Reasoning Section 101.5 Quantitative Section 101.6 Verbal Section 111.7 Analytical Writing Assessment 111.8 What Computer Skills Will I Need? 111.9 What Are the Test Centers Like? 121.10 How Are Scores Calculated? 121.11 Test Development Process 132.0 How to Prepare 142.0 How to Prepare 152.1 How Should I Prepare to Take the Test? 152.2 What About Practice Tests? 152.3 How Should I Use the Diagnostic Test? 162.4 Where Can I Get Additional Practice? 162.5 General Test-Taking Suggestions 163.0 Diagnostic Test 183.0 Diagnostic Test 193.1 Quantitative Questions 203.2 Verbal Questions 273.3 Quantitative and Verbal Answer Keys 453.4 Interpretive Guide 453.5 Quantitative Answer Explanations 463.6 Verbal Answer Explanations 654.0 Math Review 1064.0 Math Review 1074.1 Arithmetic 1084.2 Algebra 1204.3 Geometry 1274.4 Word Problems 1405.0 Problem Solving 1485.0 Problem Solving 1495.1 Test-Taking Strategies 1505.2 The Directions 1505.3 Practice Questions 1525.4 Answer Key 1865.5 Answer Explanations 1886.0 Data Sufficiency 2706.0 Data Sufficiency 2716.1 Test-Taking Strategies 2726.2 The Directions 2746.3 Practice Questions 2766.4 Answer Key 2946.5 Answer Explanations 2957.0 Reading Comprehension 3607.0 Reading Comprehension 3617.1 What Is Measured 3627.2 Test-Taking Strategies 3647.3 The Directions 3657.4 Practice Questions 3667.5 Answer Key 4197.6 Answer Explanations 4208.0 Critical Reasoning 4988.0 Critical Reasoning 4998.1 What Is Measured 5008.2 Test-Taking Strategies 5008.3 The Directions 5018.4 Practice Questions 5028.5 Answer Key 5418.6 Answer Explanations 5429.0 Sentence Correction 6669.0 Sentence Correction 6679.1 Basic English Grammar Rules 6679.2 Study Suggestions 6729.3 What Is Measured 6729.4 Test-Taking Strategies 6729.5 The Directions 6739.6 Practice Questions 6749.7 Answer Key 7019.8 Answer Explanations 70210.0 Integrated Reasoning 77810.0 Integrated Reasoning 77910.1 What Is Measured 77910.2 The Question Types 78010.3 Test-Taking Strategies 78710.4 The Directions 78911.0 Analytical Writing Assessment 79011.0 Analytical Writing Assessment 79111.1 What Is Measured 79111.2 Test-Taking Strategies 79211.3 The Directions 79211.4 GMAT® Scoring Guide: Analysis of an Argument 79311.5 Sample: Analysis of an Argument 79511.6 Analysis of an Argument Sample Topics 799Appendix A Answer Sheets 831Diagnostic Answer Sheet—Quantitative 831Diagnostic Answer Sheet—Verbal 831Problem Solving Answer Sheet 832Data Sufficiency Answer Sheet 832Reading Comprehension Answer Sheet 833Critical Reasoning Answer Sheet 834Sentence Correction Answer Sheet 835Integrated Reasoning Answer Sheet 836