Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook, Second Edition [Paperback]

Kaplan (Author)

Book Description

Series: Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook | Publication Date: September 1, 2003

In this book you will find An in-depth review of sentence correction, reading comprehension, and critical reasoning - with practice drills in every chapter. Plus, a full-length GMAT(R) Verbal practice section helps you put it all together. A special section on the Analytical Writing Assessment to help you write a high-scoring essay, including tips on writing clearly, concisely, and effectively. Exclusive strategies to manage time, master all the question types, and succeed on the analytical writing assessment. An extensive review of grammar rules and common idioms to help you sharpen your reading and writing skills.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Kaplan is the educational division of The Washington Post Company, which also publishes Newsweek. Kaplan offers courses in London and at 185 centres throughout the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 2nd Wrkbk edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743250990
• ISBN-13: 978-0743250993
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #651,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Throw a rock at me if you know a better verbal guide, May 4, 2004

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www.gmatclub.com "GMAT Club" (Malibu, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

I would give 4.5 out of 5
Not 5 because it could use a few more reading passages for additional practice. The book is very good. Even though it has a few questions from the Kaplan CD (not more than 5), it makes a good practice. Here are the main strengths:
1. Good strategy Guide and source of questions; it is very well written and pleasant to read
2. Reading and Critical Reasoning are explained in more depth than in the Kaplan GMAT Guide with CD. I would recommend to get this book in addition to the Kaplan's Guide if you are having troubles with verbal (who doesn't you may ask). I improved RC only after i got this book.
3. However, probably the most helpful part of this book is the Idiom section. It is indispensable for International Students; I think this is the only guide that has so many USEFUL idioms, about 70 with explanations and examples. It is not crammed with all sorts of useless expressions as many idiom dictionaries are and it is not limited to top 5 either. I like the ballance.

The book does not come with any software but has many questions and one verbal section of a practice test. And, yes, the questions are hard. It is Kaplan :)

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive review with tough questions, October 28, 2003

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Pavel Gokin (Colchester, VT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

Pros (in the order of personal preference):
- #1 by far is the questions: tough as nails, at least as difficult as the ones in the GMAT 800 book (also by Kaplan);
- Idiom reference and their GMAT-specific usage (i.e.: "consider to be" will never be correct on the GMAT, but "consider" will be);
- More comprehensive discussion of strategies for all of the questions types. In fact I would skip the verbal section of Kaplan's general GMAT guide (the one with the CD) in favor of this workbook.

Con:
- A couple of questions on the sample verbal section test appear in the other Kaplan guides.

Overall, the best guide to the verbal section of the GMAT I have seen. Highly recommended.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST verbal prep out there, May 23, 2005

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J. Wilson "powerpuffjenn" (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

the book was great. verbal is hard to prep for, you've been speaking english your whole life and reading it almost as long, so it's a bit foreign to test on it like they want you to.

granted, my verbal skills far exceed my math skills, but i just went through this book once, took a low stress approach, just to brush up and the strategy they suggest and the hints and tips are invaluable! i scored in the 90th percentile and i know it's due to this book. my friend used it upon my recommendation and english is his 2nd or 3rd language and he said it really helped him too. good luck on the gmat, i hope you do well:)

BUY THIS BOOK AND USE IT!