Kaplan GMAT Verbal Workbook, Second Edition (Paperback)

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Kaplan's GMAT® Verbal Workbook, Second Edition comes complete with a targeted review of all the tested materials on the Verbal section of the GMAT®, plus Kaplan's renowned test-taking strategies. This powerful combination makes Kaplan's GMAT® Verbal Workbook the most effective way for you to score higher on what is often described as the most challenging section of the GMAT®.

In-Depth Review of Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning -- with practice drills in every chapter. Plus, a full-length GMAT® Verbal practice section helps you put it all together.

Special Section on the AWA 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.

Extensive Review of grammar rules and common idioms to help you sharpen your reading and writing skills.

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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.

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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: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #798,758 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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118 of 123 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, but could be a waste of your money!!!, February 25, 2002

By	Kumar Yajamanam "ylnk" (Pembroke Pines, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

This is an excellent book ... by itself. The quality of the lessons, appendices and the rest of the material is great. The section on usage is very good, too.

However, if you have already purchased Kaplan's GMAT CAT with CD-Rom, then all the practice questions - 3 sets each for sentence correction, reading comprehension and critical reasoning - from this book (with explanations )are available on the CD-Rom. I, felt, sort of, cheated of my $$$.

In summary, buy this book only if you do not have the Kaplan GMAT CD-ROM. Save yourself some money. Don't spend your money twice for the same material!!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, outstanding, outstanding, November 2, 2001

By	Richard Stokes (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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

Having taken a couple of practice GMATs, I had the math down cold but needed some help on the verbal. I hadn't written an essay in about 7 years (since college). I bought this book and it paid off. I ended up acing the GMAT. To practice for the verbal, I ...

1) mercilessly drilled idioms
2) learned every verb tense and the proper use (from an English as a Second Language website)
3) did every problem in this book. drill, drill, drill.

I studied for about 40 hours, at least, but it was worth it. 760 total and a 5.0 on the AWA.

Good luck on GMAT!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only if you need additional practice for the verbal sections, July 3, 2002

By	Manny Hernandez "Author of Ning For Dummies" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

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

This book is very helpful as long as what you're needing is additional practice to build up your performance and confidence for the verbal sections of the GMAT (note that it covers the Analytical Writing section as well, however it does not do so as well as it covers the other verbal sections). It takes you through each of the three types of verbal sections (Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning and Sentence Correction), with strategies on how to excel at each. But the basics you need for each can be found in the GMAT with CD-ROM book by Kaplan. Get this book only if you really need to improve in any of the three verbal sections, as you will be able to take a set of practice questions and three additional practice sets for each of them, followed by a comprehensive verbal section that should bring you up to speed even if your idioms and your grammar is a little rusty. Rounding up the book are precisely a Gramma Reference, a Guide to GMAT's most common idioms and a Guide to Usage and Style.