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GMAT Focus Practice test 1 walkthrough

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GMAT Focus Official Practice test 1 walkthrough Sharing the walkthrough for the GMAT Focus Official practice test #1. I have explained each question is detail while I answered them (its a bit of a challenge to keep your focus and explain your approach while attempting a test real-time, so made a few careless mistakes). This walkthrough is to give you a feel of how to pace your test and how to strategize your approach. You must attempt the test before you watch the walkthrough (though in all probability, the questions will be different). There are 3 links, one for each section (included the Verbal, though I don’t mentor the section). My order of attempting was Quant – Verbal – Data insights. In the first video, I have explained how to decide the order – start with your strength (simple!). Note: I have mentioned the correct answers of the questions that I got wrong in the description of the YouTube videos. I have shared the score report of both practice_test_1 and practice_test_2 – to s...

Prepare for the GMAT Focus Edition

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Prepare for the GMAT Focus Edition What is the Focus Edition? Focus on Quant Focus on Data Insights Focus on Verbal Resources Prep Strategy About the Focus Edition The GMAT focus edition is a concise and compact version of the earlier GMAT classic edition. It has 3 sections – Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and the Data Insights (no essay!). It is roughly a 2 hours 15 min test and scored from 205 to 805. The test structure is as follows: Quantitative reasoning – 21 questions, 45 minutes What is tested: Arithmetic, Number properties, Algebra, Inequalities and Combinatorics (counting methods, probability) Verbal reasoning – 23 questions, 45 minutes What is tested: Reading comprehension, Critical reasoning Data insights – 20 questions, 45 minutes What is tested: Data Sufficiency and Integrated reasoning Focus on Quantitative Reasoning Improve your calculation speed – remember that calculators aren’t allowed in this section and calculations may be the weak-link! In the early stag...