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GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) - About the GMAT - Sample questions
The GMAT comprises 3 main sections, which appear in the following order in the real examination:
The writing section (AWA) - 2 compositions, half an hour for each
The quantitative section - 37 mathematics questions (problem solving and data sufficiency) in 75 minutes
The verbal section - 41 questions (sentence correction, critical reasoning and reading comprehension) in 75 minutesT
The GMAT starts with the writing assignments (AWA). First you will see an "Analysis of an Issue" topic. You do not have a choice of titles, just one title will appear, and you will be expected to write between 400-500 words in the allotted half an hour. Please note that you do not have the luxury of a sophisticated word processor such as Microsoft Word, but rather a very simple word processor that will allow you to copy, cut and paste - very much like Notepad. Next comes an "Analysis of an Argument" topic. The same applies to this as for the Analysis of an Issue essay.
Sample essays>>>Once you have written your essays you will be granted an optional five-minute break after which comes the Quantitative Section. This section consists of 37 multiple choice questions based on two types of question: problem solving questions and data sufficiency questions in no particular order. The former are straightforward multiple choice problem solving questions based on algebra, geometry, probability theory, arithmetic/geometric progressions and so on; the latter, data sufficiency questions, appear as follows: a mathematical statement is posited with a corollary question followed by two propositions. You have to decide whether the question posited can be answered or not based on the information you have been provided. There is a coding system for the appropriate answer that comprises five alternatives (A, B, C, D or E), dependent on how you believe that the question can, or cannot, be arrived at. Remember, there are 37 questions in total and 75 minutes in which to answer them. This means that you have approximately two minutes per question. In addition, you cannot go back to previously answered questions - once you have hit the "Next question" button there is no going back. You are not allowed a calculator - all calculations must be done by hand on scratch paper (or on the electronic eraser board as per the new GMAT examination facilities).Lastly, it ought to be noted that of the 37 questions you must answer only 28 of them contribute to your final score. The remaining 9 are called experimental questions that have been thrown in randomly by the GMAT examiners, perhaps for future use. These questions tend to be more difficult so do not despair if you see something outrageously difficult for two minutes' work - it is most probably an experimental question, but you never know.
Sample quantitative problems>>>Having completed the quatitative section, you will be granted another optional five-minute break before embarking on the Verbal Section. This section consists of three types of question: sentence correction, critical reasoning and reading comprehension, in no particular order. Sentence correction questions test your knowledge of English grammar; critical reasoning questions are based on logical, or illogical, arguments that you will have to address accordingly; and reading comprehension questions are multiple choice questions based on academic texts - this is the only part of the examination that is non-adaptive. Of the 41 questions 30/31 of them actually contribute toward your final score - the remainder are sprinkled in as experimental questions. Generally, if you are doing well you should see very long texts, in an attempt to tire you even more. Statistically, everyone finds the Verbal section more difficult and more demanding. Consequently, a higher score in the Verbal section can improve your overall score disproportionately.
Sample verbal questions>>>
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