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How to Use NMAT BY GMACTM Official Guide 7
10 About the NMAT by GMACTM EYarn 8
1.0 Abou the IMAT by GrAAC IA Exam 9
1.1 Why take the NMAT by GMACTM Exam? 9
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20 Quantitative Skills Review 16

2.0 Quantitative Skills Review 17
2.1 Top Tips to Prepare for Quantitative Skills 18
2.2 Number Properties 20
2.3 What is Measured? 21
2.4 Overall Test Taking Strategies 21
2.5 Arithmetic 38
2.6 What is Measured? 39
2.7 Overall Test Taking Strategies 39
2.8 AJgebra and Probability 62
2.9 What is Measured? 63
2.10 Overall Test Taking Strategies 63
2.11 DI-Caselets and Tables 90
2.12 What is Measured? 91
2.13 Overall Test Taking Strategies 91
2.14 DI-Graphs and Charts 102
2.15 What is Measured? 103
2.16 Overall Test Taking Strategies 103
2.17 Data Sufficiency 110
2.18 What is Measured? 111
2.19 Overall TestTaking Strategies l1 1

3.0 Quantitative Skills Practice 118

3.1 Practice Questions 119
3.2 Answers and Explanations 153

4.0 Language Skills Review 192

4.0 Language Skills Review 193
4.1 Top Tips to Prepare for Language SkUls 194
4.2 Reading Comprehension 196
4.3 What is Measured? 197
4.4 Overall Test Taking Strategies 197
4.5 Para Forming 216
4.6 What is Measured? 217
4.7 Overall Test Taking Strategies 217
 4.8 Error Identficabon
4.9 What IS Measured? 22-
4.10 OveraIJ Test Ta ng Strategies 227
4.11 Preposrbons 227
4.l2 What IS Measured? 2.r ,
4.13 o erall Test Ta ng Strategies ZS7
4.l4 Sentence Complebon 257
4.l5 '{/hat IS Measured? 262
4.16 Overall Test Ta ng Strategies 263
4.17 Analogies 253
4.18 V/ha IS easured? 3~
4.19 OveraUTest Ta ng Stra egies 35
35
5.0 Language SI(I/IS Practice
5.1 Practice Questions 32.2
5.2 Answers and Explanabons 323
364
6.0 Logical Reasoning Review
6.0 LOgical Reasoning ReVIew
408
6.1 Top Tips to Prepare for Logical Reasomng
6.2 Cribcal Reasoning 410
6.3 What IS Measured? 412
6.4 Overall Test Taking Strategies
413
6.5 Deducttons
413
6.6 428
If>/hat IS Measured?
429
6.7 Overall Test Taktng Strategies
429
6.8 Analytical Puzzles
448
6.9 What IS Measured?
449
6.10 Overall Test Taking Strategies
449
6.11 Other Reasoning
458
6.12 What IS Measured?
459
6.13 Overall Test Taktng Strategies 459
7.0 Logical Rea onin& Practice 482
7.1 Pr actice Questions 483
7.2 Answers and Explanations 525