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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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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The Official GUIDE FOR GMAT® verbal review

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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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  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Graduate Management Admission Council (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0976570912
  • ISBN-13: 978-0976570912
  • Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
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56 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Supplement to the Official Guide, August 16, 2006
There isn't much in this book to distinguish it from the verbal portion of The Official Guide for GMAT Review, but that's ok: if there's one thing GMAT students need, it's practice questions that look and feel just like the ones on the test. While the questions in the Quantitative Review book are somewhat easier than in the Official Guide, that isn't the case (to the same degree, anyway) with the verbal, so I can recommend this to just about anybody.

Further, the difference between authentic questions and inauthentic ones (i.e., those generated by writers at test-prep companies) is much greater in verbal material than in math. I should know: I've written hundreds of practice verbal questions, and matching the voice, structure, and objectives of the original is a daunting task. Some inauthentic practice materials are better than others, but you should take advantage of all the "real" questions that the testmaker has made available.
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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Not All New, But Not Bad Either, November 1, 2005

Contrary to the information at some MBA chat sites, the questions in the two supplements, The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review and The Official Guide for GMAT Quantitative Review, and the main volume, The Official Guide for GMAT Review, are largely carried over from the 10th edition and the PDFs of retired exams sold by MBA.com. So if you have the 10th, you won't get as much as you might hope from spending for the new main volume, or $17 a pop for the supplements. You will get what GMAT calls "improved" explanations. Improved? Maybe. They're still pretty circular at times (eg, D is correct because it's uh....correct), but they do seem more detailed and better organized. These books are good study tools, just not as new as the GMAT folks would like us to believe.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent GMAT Verbal practice makes this book worthwhile, November 4, 2009
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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
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I loved the workout the book gave, lots of questions to try and practice. I would have liked tougher passages, but the CR and SC are really good. Read more
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