GMAT Verbal Workbook: Over 200 Practice Questions + Online

by Kaplan Test Prep

Overview

Best used with Kaplan’s GMAT Prep Plus. Get both and the GMAT Math Workbook in Kaplan’s GMAT Complete set. 

Kaplan is so certain that GMAT Verbal Workbook offers all the review you need to excel on the test that we guarantee it: After studying with this book, you'll score higher on the Verbal section of the GMAT—or you'll get your money back.

Essential Review

• Review of skills for every GMAT Verbal question type: Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning
• Hundreds of practice questions for every question type on the GMAT Verbal section, with detailed answer explanations
• Proven test-taking strategies to help you tackle the exam efficiently
• Sample essays and scoring guides for the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
• Ten practice essay prompts to help you get comfortable with the AWA format and timing
• Reference sections for grammar, usage and style, and common idioms to help sharpen your skills

Expert Guidance

• We know the test: The Kaplan team has spent years studying every GMAT-related document available.
• Kaplan's expert psychometricians ensure our practice questions and study materials are true to the test.
• We invented test prep—Kaplan (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students for almost 80 years. Our proven strategies have helped legions of students achieve their dreams.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506263533
Publisher:	Kaplan Test Prep
Publication date:	06/02/2020
Series:	Kaplan Test Prep
Edition description:	Ninth Edition
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	8.38(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

For 80 years, Kaplan Test Prep (www.kaptest.com) has been helping students grow their knowledge, skills and confidence so they can be their best on Test Day. Our prep books and online resources provide the expert guidance that students need at every step of their educational journey – incorporating years of test-specific data and strategies tested by Kaplan students and our own expert psychometricians. 

After helping millions of students, we know what works. Our guides deliver knowledge with clarity and simplicity while focusing on the specialized strategies that keep test-takers ahead of the clock and at the top of their game.

We offer preparation for more than 90 standardized tests – including entrance exams for secondary school, college, and graduate school, as well as professional licensing exams for attorneys, physicians, and nurses. 

With a full array of self-paced and live online courses, as well as print books and mobile apps, you can use Kaplan to study on your own schedule and at your own speed. Kaplan’s private tutors and admissions consultants supplement those offerings with one-on-one support.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book vii

Part 1 Getting Started

Chapter 1 Introduction to GMAT Verbal 3

How Verbal Is Scored on the GMAT 4

Test Overview 4

Computer Adaptive Testing 6

Part 2 Verbal Strategies

Chapter 2 GMAT Sentence Correction 11

The Fundamental Rules of GMAT English 12

The Kaplan Method for Sentence Correction 16

The Question and Answer Choices 17

Practice Questions 20

Answers and Explanations 24

Chapter 3 GMAT Reading Comprehension 27

The Basic Principles of GMAT Reading 28

Get the Gist of Each Paragraph 29

Exercises: Getting the Gist 31

Reading Comprehension Question Types 34

The Kaplan Method for Reading Comprehension 37

Practice Questions 39

Answers and Explanations 44

Chapter 4 GMAT Critical Reasoning 47

Breaking Down an Argument 48

Critical Reasoning Question Types 51

The Kaplan Method for Critical Reasoning 56

Practice Questions 59

Answers and Explanations 64

Part 3 Practice Sets

Chapter 5 Sentence Correction Practice 71

Sentence Correction Practice Set One 71

Answers and Explanations 76

Sentence Correction Practice Set Two 78

Answers and Explanations 84

Sentence Correction Practice Set Three 87

Answers and Explanations 92

Sentence Correction Practice Set Four 94

Answers and Explanations 98

Chapter 6 Reading Comprehension Practice 101

Reading Comprehension Practice Set One 101

Answers and Explanations 106

Reading Comprehension Practice Set Two 109

Answers and Explanations 114

Reading Comprehension Practice Set Three 118

Answers and Explanations 122

Reading Comprehension Practice Set Four 125

Answers and Explanations 130

Chapter 7 Critical Reasoning Practice 133

Critical Reasoning Practice Set One 133

Answers and Explanations 138

Critical Reasoning Practice Set Two 142

Answers and Explanations 148

Critical Reasoning Practice Set Three 151

Answers and Explanations 156

Critical Reasoning Practice Set Four 160

Answers and Explanations 166

Chapter 8 GMAT Verbal Practice 171

Practice GMAT verbal Section 171

Answers and Explanations 188

Part 4 Analytical Writing Assessment

Chapter 9 Analytical Writing Assessment 199

Essay Format and Structure 200

The Basic Principles of Analytical Writing 200

How the AWA Is Scored 202

The Kaplan Method for Analytical Writing 205

Breakdown: Analysis of an Argument 207

GMAT Style Checklist 212

Practice Essays 214

Chapter 10 Analytical Writing Assessment Practice Set 223

Practice Essay Prompts 224

Sample Essays and Analyses 228

Part 5 Appendixes

Appendix 1 Grammar Reference Guide 251

Sentence Structure 251

Subject-Verb Agreement 252

Modification 254

Pronouns 256

Verbs 259

Parallelism 263

Comparisons 265

Ellipsis 267

Appendix 2 Guide to Usage and Style 269

Be Concise 270

Be Forceful 274

Be Correct 279

Appendix 3 Common GMAT Idioms 291

GMAT Strategy Sheet 299