GMAT Verbal (30+10 hrs Course Online) Covering: Reading Comp, Sentence Correction, Critical Reasoning

(June 2011 Session; repeat possible in July also) By: Satyadhar Joshishivgan3@yahoo.com

GMAT Verbal ClassCovering: Critical Reasoning

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GMAT Verbal Classes(40 hours online Course)IntroductionImportance of Grammar & Punctuation Critical Reasoning & Sentence CorrectionReading comprehension Strategies Stage1Stage 2Stage 3Mock Exams for the GMATMoreLevel 1 (Week 1)Review of all three sections of GMATDiscussions & Strategies 7 Class (7 hours)10-20 ExamplesFirst Week

Text Book: Verbal Workout by GMAT by PrincetonText: Cracking the GMAT by Princeton

GMAT English Its own logicDifferent from what you hear and speak sometimesRemember its not English its GMAT EnglishSo Learn GMAT English!

Good things about the ExamGMAT board sticks to basicsNo controversy allowedIf you try to understand the rules things are easy

How to crack itDiplomatic languageLimitation of the exam makersOrder difficultyProcess of Elimination Use of Scratch paper

Elimination 1/5 Choices are no change

If you cant sell a lemon, replace itAlmost rightThree down, two to go

How to attack the critical reasoning question Use clues in the question to anticipate the kind of answer you're looking in a passageAnalyze and attach the passages in an organized fashionUnderstand basic structure of passagesUse process of elimination

GMAT logicCR are in the form of argumentsIt has three parts:ConclusionPremise / EvidentAssumption

Important triggers / counter evidence wordsThis is not like RCsConcise Single words can change meaning

Understanding ScopeThis answer goes too farThis choice is out of scope of the argumentETS rewards narrow mind

Example of scope

Deciding on the scope Best choice ED is doing too much B goes far and so does CA is tentative Eight Questions typesPassage assumes thatStrengthen the conclusionWeaken the conclusionBest inferred Resembles the methodology used by author / Parallel reasoningResolves the apparent contradictionBolded phrase plays which of the rolesMost useful in evaluating a logic Assumption Question Casual assumptionEver time I wear green, people like me. Therefore, it is my green suit that makes people like me.Analogy assumptionStudies indicate that use of this product causes cancer in laboratory animals. Therefore, you should stop using this product.Statistical assumption (unrepresentative)Four out of five doctors agree: The pain reliever in Sintol is the most effective analgesic on the market. You should try Sintol.

Assumption is the presuppositionArgument relies on the assumptionAs with yourself, is there another cause?

Strengthen the argument Filling the gapIf something comes out of passage directly it might not be the bestIt may talk about more cause, improve statistics, improve analogy

Which of following, if true, most strongly support the author's hypotheses?

Answer Conclusion: All volunteered army should not be implementedAnalogy case: the idea didnt work then, so it wont work nowBest answer is CWe need an answer that supports and removes the flaws and give a reason and new information

Weaken the argument In a way it implies that argument can be weakenedAs always we need to find unstated premise and a logic gap

Which of following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn in the passage?Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above?Which of the following, if true, would cast the most serious doubt on the argument above?

Best answer is AB this statement doesnt point out a flaw in the reasoning of the passageC also doesnt point a flawD is also not good (term profitability)E doesnt effect the reasoning

AnswerA (hold)B (best and correct)CDE (nitpicking)

Inference questionsWhich must be true on the basis of statementBest support by the statement It should be the heart and soul

A infers too much, goes out of scopeB goes too farC (Right answer); passage says that audience projects its own character on the screen. If audience believe that womans face reflect happiness, then that must have been their own reactionD goes beyond scopeE also goes out of scope

ConclusionWe need to find something which goes in accord with premise and conclusion.A ignores the premise (eliminate)B also goes out of scopeC though this is right but goes out of premiseD this goes too far; as well as ignores last premiseE (is the best answer)

Parallel the reasoningWe need to find parallel reasoningSupports the conclusion is the very same mannerMost similar to argument in its logical structureIf A, then B is the way of deduction

Mimic the reasoning If A then B, if not A the not B.A is a trap, as it is trying to talk about sprinter; whereas we need to focus on logicBest answer is BC , the reasoning here is totally differentD, this is: if A then B; if always A then always B E, different reasoning

Resolve the paradoxIts about explaining a discrepancyWe will have 2 seemingly contradictory fact; we need to find answer that allows both facts to be true

Look for some reasons that resolves the dilemma A does not explain both facts (eliminate)B, loss of revenue couldnt have happened C, no bearing with argumentAns is D; this is best, but we need to read all optionsE, non relevantEvaluate the argument Evaluate or asses the argumentThe answer to which of the following questions would be most useful in evaluating the significance of the authors claimThese questions are quite good as they check a lot of things, example knowledge about business terms like inventory, warehouse, markets etc. Hence these questions are really the GMAT questions!

A, its about companies claim and its relation with the inventory. Its not about the length but in reality about the inventoryBest answer is BC, It helps us to calculate the extend of upturn, but doesnt solves our problemD, this doesnt explain the reason for upturn, eliminateE, goes out of scopeIdentify the reasoning Indentify a method, technique, or strategy used in the passageRole of bolded phraseWhich part is played by the bolded phrase

A, first part is the conclusion, so they are not contradictingB, 2nd is supporting not underminingC, premise is the evidence. 2nd is not conclusion rather it is support.D, 2nd bolded phrase doesnt refuteBest answer is EText Books for the CourseGMAT Books by Princeton (General and Verbal Specific)GMAT Manhattan GMAT KaplanGMAT Verbal Official ReviewConquering GMAT Verbal by McGraw Hills GMAT Critical Reasoning bible Conclusion30 Days30 hours online live classMore questions might be done in the month of July

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