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This file contains slides from each lesson of session 2.

The file includes lesson agendas, teaching points, MPrep-written

problems, and (where applicable) the full list of Official Guide (OG)

problem numbers* for that problem type or content area.

The slides do not include the text of OG problems used in class

because teachers customize each lesson to fit class needs.

*Note: The OG problem numbers listed in this file are not your homework

assignments; they are an extra resource. First, follow the homework assignments

listed in your syllabus. If you do want extra practice in any area, then the OG

problem set lists at the end of each lesson in this file will provide you with the full set

of OG problem numbers relevant to that lesson.

Fractions, Decimals, & Percents

Mechanics

Quant FDP Mechanics

2

Manipulation and Computation

GRW

Translation

You’ll learn how to...

employ a 3-step process for

any quant problem

translate stories into math

MPrep

If y ≠ z, is ?

(1) x – y = 2

(2) x = z

x - y( ) + z - y( )z - y

= 2

(1) x – y = 2

B

NOT Sufficient Sufficient

Q

AD BCE

(2) x = z

Is (x – y) + (z – y) = 2(z – y) ?

Q

MPrep

If y ≠ z, is ?

x - y( ) + z - y( )z - y

= 2Cross

Multiply

+ y + y don't care about y

Is x = z ?

Is ?

–(z – y) –(z – y)

Is x – y = z – y ?

x - y( ) + z - y( )z - y

= 2

Problem Solving Process

Glance Read Jot

Answer

?? Question ??

Reflect Organize

Work

Understand what you are given.

Plan how you will attack.

Solve.

Goal:

Quant FDP Mechanics

2

Manipulation and Computation

GRW

Translation

Optional Slides Optional Slides

Quant FDP Mechanics: Official Guide Problems

2

The following slides contain lists of all Official Guide problems covered under the

Fractions, Decimals, and Percents topic.

To best make use of your Official Guide problems, we recommend tracking your

work in our GMAT Navigator tool. You will be able to record the time you spent on

each problem, the answer you chose, whether you guessed, and whether you want

to redo the problem in the future. Additionally, we have provided our own

explanations of the best way to do most of the Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency

problems from The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2017.

Quant FDPs: Problem Solving

2

This set is from The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2017 edition (pgs. 20−23 & 150−184).

Note: Problem Numbers preceded by “D” refer to questions in the Diagnostic Test chapter of The

Official Guide for GMAT Review 2017 edition (pgs. 20−23).

FDPs

OG 2017: 9, 27, 89, 116

Digits & Decimals

OG 2017: 28, 77, 87, 118, 128, 182, 185, 188, 196, 198, 218, 224, D01

Fractions

OG 2017: 2, 3, 25, 41, 50, 52, 53, 55, 69, 76, 113, 135, 147, 151, 189, 220, D08

Percents

OG 2017: 1, 7, 12, 15, 30, 34, 36, 60, 68, 72, 73, 75, 79, 91, 102, 112, 117, 133, 153, 156, 165,

176, 181, 202, 205, 210, D12, D21

Ratios

OG 2017: 23, 32, 35, 64, 86, 115, 136, 144, 167

Quant FDPs: Data Sufficiency

2

This set is from The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2017 edition (pgs 25−26 & 275−291).

Note: Problem Numbers preceded by “D” refer to questions in the Diagnostic Test chapter of The

Official Guide for GMAT Review 2017 edition (pgs 25−26).

FDPs

OG 2017: 268, 298, 303

Digits & Decimals

OG 2017: 277, 319, 337, 343, 387, 398, 403, D25

Fractions

OG 2017: 234, 386

Percents

OG 2017: 239, 250, 253, 258, 263, 276, 290, 306, 308, 311, 318, 325, 339, 351, 382, 395, D40

Ratios

OG 2017: 256, 264, 265, 295, 312, 320, 359, 371, 402

Sentence Correction

Subjects, Verbs, & Structure

Sentence Correction Subjects, Verbs, & Structure

2

Who Did What?

Building Complex Sentences


match subjects with verbs

strip sentences to their core

fix faulty sentence structures

Subject Subject

Who Does What?

Subject Verb

Every dog barks when other dogs bark.

Sentences must tell us who did what.

Subject Subject

Subjects & Verbs Must Agree

Subject Singular Subject

Subject Singular Verb

Subject Plural Subject

Subject Plural Verb

So how does the GMAT complicate matters?

Sentences must tell us who did what.

Every dog barks when other dogs bark.

Subject Verb

How Do They Make It Complicated?

The boy, who lives in a house by the school and who likes to play

with blocks, are hungry.

The boy that my sisters babysits are hungry.

The Distractors:

The boy next door and the girl across the street is my friend.

The boys like to play with blocks and often invites me to play.

The Compound:

The boys who live in a house by the school and who like to play

with blocks.

The Fragment:

How Do They Make It Complicated?

The Compound:

The Fragment:

The boy, who lives in a house by the school and who likes to play

with blocks, are hungry.

The boy next door and the girl across the street is my friend.

The boys like to play with blocks and often invites me to play.

The boys who live in a house by the school and who like to play

with blocks.

The boy that my sisters babysits are hungry.

The Distractors:

A typical assertion of politicians who are up for reelection, particularly those

embroiled in battle against worthy opposition, are that they are working overtime to

help their constituents, even as they spend hours a day campaigning to keep their

jobs.

(A) are that they are working overtime to help their constituents, even as

(B) is their working overtime to help their constituents, but

(C) are their working overtime to help their constituents, and

(D) is that they are working overtime to help their constituents, even as

(E) is, they are working overtime to help their constituents, but

MPrep

The boy, who lives in a house by the school, is hungry.

Jargon: Clause

Independent Clause

(also called Main)

Dependent Clause

(also called Subordinate)

Subject CAN Stand Alone! Subject CANNOT Stand Alone!

My boss believes that I am working right now.

Find the Distractors

The stray cat that has one eye has been howling all night.

My dog, a Labrador, is huge.

The bird flying overhead is tiny.

Considered a purebred, this horse runs quickly.

Because she studied, Francine earned an A.

The number of acres is large.

In France, people enjoy snails.

Middlemen

Markers

that

which

who

because

since

while

Type Examples

comma or commas

participle –ING

participle –ED etc.

Eliminate the Middlemen

of

in

to

by

at

from

for

with

on etc.

etc.

Prepositional

Phrases

Dependent

Clauses

Other

Modifiers

The stray cat that has one eye

has been howling all night.



Considered a purebred, this

horse runs quickly.

Because she studied,

Francine earned an A.



Middlemen

Markers

that

which

who

because

since

while

Type Examples

comma or commas

participle –ING

participle –ED etc.

Eliminate the Middlemen

of

in

to

by

at

from

for

with

on etc.

etc.

Little Words

Verbs but not

Sentences

Other

Modifiers

The stray cat that has one eye

has been howling all night.



Considered a purebred, this

horse runs quickly.

Because she studied,

Francine earned an A.



Pop Quiz

Joe and his friends is / are going to the beach.

Joe, together with his friends, is / are going to the beach.

Joe, as well as his friends, is / are going to the beach.

Joe, accompanied by his friends, is / are going to the beach.

Pop Quiz

The Power of AND

• AND is the only word that guarantees PLURAL

• NEVER eliminate an AND from the Subject

Joe, together with his friends, is going to the beach.

Joe, as well as his friends, is going to the beach.

Joe, accompanied by his friends, is going to the beach.

Joe and his friends are going to the beach.


2

Who Did What?


Find the Core

The threat of dehydration that desert reptiles, such as the northern blue-

tongued skink and the red diamond rattlesnake, faces result from the dry

and hot environment.

The threat of dehydration

that desert reptiles, such as the… , faces

result from ...

Find the Core

Match Subject and Verb in the Same Clause


tongued skink and the red diamond rattlesnake, faces result from the dry



tongued skink and the red diamond rattlesnake, face results from the dry


The threat of dehydration

that desert reptiles, such as the… , faces

result from ...

FANBOYS

For

And

Nor

But

Or

Yet

So

Connecting Clauses Connecting Clauses

My professor is intelligent I've learned a lot from her.

My professor is intelligent. I've learned a lot from her.

My professor is intelligent; I've learned a lot from her.

My professor is intelligent, and I've learned a lot from her.

INCORRECT: Run-on Sentence

Two Sentences

Semi-colon

Compound Sentence

My professor is intelligent, I've learned a lot from her.

INCORRECT: Comma Splice


2

Who Did What?


Sentence Correction Subjects, Verbs, & Structure: Official Guide Problems

2

The following slides contain lists of all Official Guide problems covered under the

Subjects, Verbs, & Structure topic.





explanations of the best way to do most of the Sentence Correction problems from

The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2017.

Sentence Correction Subjects, Verbs, & Structure: Official Guide Problems

2

This set is from The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2017 edition) (pgs. 39−43 &

682−710).

Note: Problem Numbers preceded by “D” refer to questions in the Diagnostic Test

chapter of The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2017 edition) (pgs. 39−43).

Subject/Verb Agreement

OG 2017: 675, 678, 691, 705, 709, 747, 750, 751, 760, 771, 789, 800, 807, D89,

D91

Sentence Structure

OG 2017: 668, 673, 680, 725, 745

Connecting Punctuation

OG 2017: 670, 690, 736, 783

Meaning

OG 2017: 671, 699, 700, 710, 713, 719, 726, 772, 774, 793, 798

**Save the higher-numbered Meaning problems for later in your studies**

Reading Comprehension

How to Read

The Verbal Section

41 problems

75 minutes total

3-4 passages*

2-3:00 to read

12-14 problems

1:30 per problem

average

* Topics cover Business, Science, and Social Science

Sentence Correction Critical Reasoning Reading Comprehension

15-17 problems

1:20 per problem

average

11-14 problems

RC Lesson Plan

1 How to Read

2 Detail Questions

3 Challenging RC

Today’s lesson

Reading Comprehension How to Read

1


read on the GMAT

tackle Main Idea questions

avoid common traps in Main Idea questions

Your boss asks you to review the past month's worth of press releases from

Acme Co. She has a conference call with Acme executives to discuss the

possibility of selling them some of your company's software.

What Would You Do?

There are about 15 press releases.

Oh, and by the way, the call is in 10 minutes.

What Type of Reader Are You?

• Read carefully

• Learn the details

• Read question first

• Hunt for the answer

• Get the main idea

• Leave the detail for later

Not enough time! No direction! Just right!

Middle Ground Book Worm Hunter

How to Read

3 Goals

What is the basic message?

What is the purpose of each

paragraph?

What is the author's

Main Point?

• context

• contrasts or disagreements

• changes in direction


1


read on the GMAT

tackle Main Idea questions

avoid common traps in Main Idea questions

RC: 4-Step Process

1 Identify the question

2 Find the support

3 Predict an answer

4 Eliminate and find a match

5

For General:

in your head or on your Map


1


Read on the GMAT

Tackle Main Idea questions

Avoid common traps in Main Idea questions

Contrast & Signal Words

Big Picture

Foreshadowing

Change of Direction

Detail

In general, X argues that... as a result

concludes that... First, ... Therefore,

Yet admittedly actually

it was once thought However nevertheless

; (semi-colon) for example namely

Pay more

attention

Pay less

attention

For some time... it is true that... traditionally...

What's the Point

Just Right Too Generic Too Specific

Debate about women L analyzed the historiographical

debate as to whether women

gained or lost status in the 19th

century as compared with the

18th century. Buel provides raw

material for the reader to

analyze but does not actually

analyze the situation herself.

2 books about women

What's the Point

L: W gained & lost power

B: doesn't say

L: W gained power in private

but lost in public

B: doesn't go to this level

Just Right Too Generic Too Specific

Abbreviate

Tactic

Point of View

Cut it Down

Symbols

Cause & Effect

Passage Language

Many historians believe that

economic interests can

prolong a war.

Serotonin

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

An increasing number of

businesses are expected to

reduce benefits for part-time

employees.

greater than (much greater)

change

therefore

Instability in interest rates can

cause investors to avoid

bonds

Abbreviation

H: $$ issues → longer war

S or sero

C or MC

↑ biz → ↓ ben part-time

> (>>)

∆

∴

IR unstable → PPL avoid bonds

Reading Comprehension Official Guide Problems

1

It’s time to test your skills on passages that have actually appeared on real GMAT

exams in the past. You can find passages in The Official Guide for GMAT Review

(2017 Edition) (pages 27–32 & 368–424).





explanations of the best way to do some of the Reading Comprehension problems

from The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2017.

Reading Comprehension Official Guide Problems

1

Do one passage at a time, or build a mixed set that includes Sentence Correction and Critical Reasoning

problems. Here’s how to get the most out of each passage:

1. Give yourself approximately 2 to 2.5 minutes to read shorter passages and 3 minutes to read longer ones.

Spend about 60 seconds to answer General questions and about 90 seconds to answer Specific ones.

2. On the real test, you will see only one question at a time, so don’t look at all questions before reading the

passage.

3. As you read the passage, tell yourself the Simple Story. By the time you’re done, make sure that you can

articulate the Point and that you have a rough Map of the passage, either on paper or in your brain.

4. If the passage has more than 4 questions, answer only the odd-numbered questions. You’ll do this

passage again sometime in the future; the next time, you’ll answer the even-numbered questions. (The

real test does not give more than 4 questions per passage.)

5. Follow your four-step process for answering questions.

(1) Identify the Question

(2) Find the Support

(3) Predict an Answer

(4) Eliminate and Find a Match

6. To keep it simple, use these guidelines when studying from OG books:

Shorter passage, 3 questions about 6 minutes

Shorter passage, 4 questions

or

Longer passage, 3 questions

about 7 minutes

Longer passage, 4 questions about 8 minutes

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