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The only official verbal review for the GMAT from the creators of the test

Anyone preparing for the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT) knows it's important to study with the experts. With The Official GMAT Verbal Review, 2nd Edition, you'll get questions, answers, and explanations straight from the source. The only official verbal review for the GMAT Exam, this book targets your study and helps you improve your verbal skills by focusing on your ability to read and comprehend written material, to reason and evaluate arguments, and to correct written material to conform to standard English. Inside, you'll find

• 300 actual questions from past GMAT tests, including 75 questions new to this edition
• Sections on Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, Sentence Correction, and Analytical Writing Assessment
• Questions organized in order of difficulty to save study time

The Graduate Management Admission Council certifies all content so you can trust that you're getting expert guidance as you prepare for the GMAT Exam.

The Graduate Management Admission 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. It is the owner and administrator of the Graduate Management Admissions Test® (GMAT), the first and only standardized test specifically designed for graduate business and management programs. Available in nearly 100 countries, it is the global standard for entry to the MBA degree course.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5213 in Books
• Published on: 2009-08-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

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• ISBN13: 9780470449752
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover

The Official GUIDE FOR GMAT® verbal review

2nd EDITION

Anyone preparing for the GMAT knows it's important to study with the experts. With The Official Guide for GMAT® Verbal Review, 2nd Edition, you'll get questions, answers, and explanations straight from the source. An excellent supplement to The Official Guide for GMAT ® Review, 12th Edition, this book helps you target your study and further hone your written and verbal skills. Inside you'll find:

• 300 actual questions from past GMAT tests—including more than 75 questions new to this edition

• Sections on Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction

• Questions organized in order of difficulty to save study time

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Customer Reviews

Excellent GMAT Verbal practice makes this book worthwhile
I self studied and scored a 770 on the GMAT. Here are my thoughts on the Official Guide Verbal book:

===== OVERVIEW =====

The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review, 2nd edition, is a welcomed addition to the Official GMAT Review "family" of books. Since most test takers score lower in the verbal section than in the quantitative section, you should not be surprised to learn that this is one of the most popular resources available for GMAT preparation.

As compared with other books with 100% verbal focus, the verbal supplement has the unequaled advantage of bringing you 300 official, retired questions. I cannot stress enough the importance of having real GMAT materials to practice: their quality and style is unmatched in the test prep industry! In terms of number of problems, the book contains:

* 104 Reading Comprehension
* 83 Critical Reasoning
* 113 Sentence Correction

===== PROS =====

* The verbal review offers 300 additional official questions at a decent price, so if you're having trouble with verbal you should definitely consider investing in this book

* As is the case with the Official Guide, explanations are neatly and clearly formulated. Each question is amply analyzed, with proper space given to the correct answer, the incorrect options and the reasoning behind the choice

* Questions are arranged in order of difficulty should you wish to focus on harder material

===== CONS =====

* One would expect a supplement to be centered around harder questions, but this is not the case. The overall level of difficulty is comparable to that of the Official Guide (largely easy and medium difficulty questions)

* The strategy/tips section of each chapter is subpar, meaning that you will need an extra book or two for concepts. Consider the Sentence Correction section - its strategy section is only 7 pages long, while the GMAT tests for enough English language grammar rules to fill a whole volume!

* If short on time, it is wise to go through The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition, rather than to buy this book

===== BOTTOM LINE =====

If you've finished The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition and still feel the need for more practice, or have taken a diagnostic test and feel you're still having trouble with verbal, then this is the book for you. Note however that you should not simply go through official questions without a guidebook at hand, since this would mean using up valuable material without building a solid foundation of knowledge of common patterns and structures. Consider the Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review as an extra opportunity to strengthen your verbal muscle!

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you already have the first edition of this book, there's no point in buying the second edition. The second edition contains 81 new problems (less than a third of total). It's not worth paying more money just to see these problems. Here's a complete list of new problems:

* Reading Comprehension: 1 - 6, 18 - 23, 45 - 49, 64 - 70, 91 - 97 (5 new passages and 31 new questions)
* Critical Reasoning: 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 40, 45, 48, 51, 54, 59, 62, 65, 70, 74, 78, 81 (23 new questions)
* Sentence Correction: 1, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 22, 27, 31, 36, 42, 45, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 79, 84, 88, 92, 96, 100, 104, 108, 112 (27 new questions)

Good luck on your GMAT prep!

About me: Dana Jinaru, 770 GMAT scorer, expert at Beat The GMAT - a community serving 100K+ GMAT students/month

You may not need this book...
Note that questions in this book are on average somewhat easier than ones found in The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 12th Edition. If you are looking for 700+ Verbal practice - look elsewhere.

Though there is no overlap between this guide and the official guide 12th edition, there is overlap with PDF tests available from GMAC, OG 10th edition, and also PowerPrep (previous version of official GMATPrep that is still floating on the internet).

If you have gone through the Official Guide and still need access to the genuine GMAC questions - definitely go for this book (this is the next best/cheapest source of Real retired GMAT questions; first being the Free GMATPrep software, second, The Official Guide), but otherwise, get the Main Official Guide first, go through 900 questions, and then decided if you really need more questions - most people don't.

In terms of difference between 1st and 2nd editions - there are 75 new questions and it seems all sections got a bit of a refresh, so you will find about 25 new questions in CR, RC, and SC sections. No other changes have been made. If you own the first edition of this book - don't bother.

BB - Founder of GMAT Club
GMAT Score 750 (49, 42)

barely improved from the 1st edition
If you're new to the GMAT and you're trying to figure out what book to purchase, the GMAT Verbal Review is absolutely indispensable. The first three books you should purchase are the Official Guide (preferably the 12th edition), and the official GMAT quant and verbal reviews. The GMAT is a bizarrely nuanced test, and it's tough for even the best test-prep companies to mimic the style of the actual test. Other books can definitely be useful, but you'll want to start with the official guides.

That being said, the 2nd edition doesn't really break much new ground. There are 82 new questions in this edition (31 RC, 23 CR, 28 SC--some weirdo at a website called GMAT Ninja counted all of them), and they aren't all that dissimilar to the ones they replaced. It's arguably worthwhile to pay $13 for 82 "real" GMAT questions, but only if you really feel like you need all the help you can get. Otherwise, you'll be fine with the 1st edition if you already have it, especially if you're pretty confident on the verbal section.