This file contains slides from each lesson of session 6 ...€¦ · Lesson Agenda Sentence Correction Comparisons: Official Guide Problems 6 The following slides contain lists of

*** DS Methods ***

This file contains slides from each lesson of session 6. 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.

*** WP: Stories ***

Word Problems

Stories

Lesson Agenda

Quant Word Problems

6

§  Sets & Rates

§  Mixed Skills

You’ll learn how to...

§  set up rates, work, and overlapping sets problems

§  balance time among sets of questions

QUESTION: GMAT Test Takers

MPrep

10% of GMAT test takers take the exam more than once and have a high score of 650 or greater, and 20% of GMAT test takers who take the test only once have a score of 650 or greater. If 40% of GMAT test takers take the exam more than once, what percent of GMAT test takers have a high score of less than 650?

(A)  10.5%

(B)  22%

(C)  30%

(D)  70%

(E)  78%

QUESTION: GMAT Test Takers (TRAP sol)


MPrep

70

20

30

???

D

TOTAL

TOTAL

Only Once

Less than 650

More than Once

650 or greater

100

10 40

Overlapping Sets

(A)  10.5%

(B)  22%

(C)  30%

(D)  70%

(E)  78%

Smart Numbers

???

Trap!

QUESTION: GMAT Test Takers (sol)

MPrep

x 0.2x = 60 = 12

22 78

E

TOTAL

TOTAL

Only Once

Less than 650

More than Once

650 or greater

100

10 40


(A)  10.5%

(B)  22%

(C)  30%

(D)  70%

(E)  78%

Overlapping Sets Smart Numbers

Optional Slides Optional Slides

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QUESTION: MG French-Spanish

MPrep

Of the 120 children in a certain school, 75 study Spanish. How many of the students in the school study French?

(1)  The number of students in the school who study both French and Spanish is equal to the number of students in the school who study neither French nor Spanish.

(2)  65 of the students in the school study Spanish but do not study French.

QUESTION: MG French-Spanish (sol)

MPrep

BD ACE

Of the 120 children in a certain school, 75 study Spanish. How many of the students in the school study French?

(2)  65 of the students in the school study Spanish but do not study French.

(1)  The number of students in the school who study both French and Spanish is equal to the number of students in the school who study neither French nor Spanish.

Sufficient NOT Sufficient A

TOT

TOT

F

S

F

S

120

x

TOT

TOT

F

S

F

S

120

65

45

45 45 – x x 10

75 45 75

Overlapping Sets

Lesson Agenda

Quant Word Problems Stories: Official Guide Problems

6

The following slides contain lists of all Official Guide problems covered under the Word Problems 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 Word Problems Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency problems from The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2016.

Lesson Agenda

Quant Word Problems Stories: Problem Solving

6

This set is from The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 edition (pgs. 20−23 & 152−185). Note: Problem Numbers preceded by “D” refer to questions in the Diagnostic Test chapter of The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 edition (pgs. 20−23). Translations OG 2016: 4, 71, 109, 110, 162, 165, 208 Rates & Work OG 2016: 40, 50, 59, 76, 98, 101, 164, 182, 186, 211, D24 Overlapping Sets OG 2016: 37, 89, 91, 161, 192, 198, 200, 224, D04, D06, D14 Statistics OG 2016: 10, 15, 32, 88, 112, 124, 131, 133, 144, 157, 170, 196, 212, D09 Weighted Averages OG 2016: 20, 107, 111, 114, 137, 197, 226 Consecutive Integers OG 2016: 79, 87, 148, 180, 189, D02 Extra Problem Types OG 2016: 27, 95, 176

Lesson Agenda

Quant Word Problems Stories: Data Sufficiency

6

This set is from The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 edition (pgs 25−26 & 277−293). Note: Problem Numbers preceded by “D” refer to questions in the Diagnostic Test chapter of The Official Guide for GMAT Review 2016 edition (pgs 24−26). Translations OG 2016: 4, 32, 46, 68, 89, 97, 139, 141, 153, 154, 158, 165, D27, D30 Rates & Work OG 2016: 8, 22, 48, 84, 85, 105, 122, 134, D38 Overlapping Sets OG 2016: 2, 17, 19, 33, 43, 62, 79, 108, 109, 128, 148, 150, 151, D29, D34, D47 Statistics OG 2016: 14, 15, 45, 47, 103, 123, 124, 132, 135, 138, 152, 155, 156, 157, 162, D31, D32, D43, D46 Weighted Averages OG 2016: 88, 92, 96, 120 Consecutive Integers OG 2016: 13, 60, 78, 110 Extra Problem Types OG 2016: 83, 119, D45

*** SC Comparisons ***

Sentence Correction

Comparisons

Sentence Correction Plan

Sentence Correction Comparisons

6

§  Compare Apples to Apples

§  Complex Comparisons


§  recognize comparison markers

§  spot and eliminate faulty comparisons

the same basic plan

buildings... , Unlike

Basic Principles of Comparison


Comparable sentence elements should be parallel.

Logically comparable

Structurally comparable

Frank's build, like his brother, is broad.

Frank's build, like his brother's, is broad. (build)

I like to run through forests more than walking through crowds.

I like running through forests more than walking through crowds.

Frank's build, like that of his brother, is broad.

X

X

buildings... , Unlike



the same basic plan

Comparable sentence elements should be parallel.

Logically comparable

Structurally comparable

Frank's build, like his brother, is broad.

Frank's build, like his brother's, is broad. (build)

I like to run through forests more than walking through crowds.

I like running through forests more than walking through crowds.

Frank's build, like that of his brother, is broad.

X

X

Common Comparison Markers


Like X, Y

Unlike X, Y

X... more than Y

X... less than Y

X... as good as Y

X..., as Y... (clauses)

X... different from Y

Like peas, carrots are good.

Unlike peas, carrots are orange.

Peas cost more than carrots.

Peas weigh less than carrots.

Peas are as good as carrots.

Peas taste great, as do carrots.

Peas are different from carrots.



Like X, Y

Unlike X, Y

X... more than Y

X... less than Y

X... as good as Y

X..., as Y... (clauses)

X... different from Y

Peas cost more than carrots.

Peas weigh less than carrots.

Peas are as good as carrots.

Peas taste great, as do carrots.

Peas are different from carrots.

Like peas, carrots are good.

Unlike peas, carrots are orange.

As vs. Such As Summary

As vs. Such As

She wants to go to business school, as do I.

She wants to apply to such schools as Harvard and Stanford.

The structures AS and SUCH AS mean different things.

•  AS can be used to make comparisons.

•  SUCH AS is used to introduce examples.

Like vs. As Quiz

Like Vs. As

Are the following sentences correct?

4. Joe lives in a stucco house, as does Mary.

1. Joe, like Mary, lives in a stucco house.

3. Joe lives in a stucco house like Mary's.

2. Joe lives in a stucco house like Mary.

The words LIKE and AS are NOT interchangeable.

•  LIKE is used to compare nouns.

•  AS is used to compare clauses. A clause contains a tensed verb.

Like vs. As Quiz

Like Vs. As

1. Joe, like Mary, lives in a stucco house. Both live in stucco houses.

3. Joe lives in a stucco house like Mary's. The houses are similar.

4. Joe lives in a stucco house, as does Mary. Both live in stucco houses.

2. Joe lives in a stucco house like Mary. Mary is like a house??

The words LIKE and AS are NOT interchangeable.

Are the following sentences correct?

•  LIKE is used to compare nouns.

•  AS is used to compare clauses. A clause contains a tensed verb.

Optional Slides Optional Slides

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What is the Comparison?

What is the Comparison?

Samit likes pizza more than Maria.

Samit prefers pizza to Maria. Samit likes pizza more than Maria likes pizza.

The comparison is ambiguous

OR

Lesson Agenda

Sentence Correction Comparisons: Official Guide Problems 6

The following slides contain lists of all Official Guide problems covered under the Comparisons 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 Sentence Correction problems from The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2016.

Lesson Agenda

Sentence Correction Comparisons: Problem Solving

6

This set is from The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2016 edition) (pgs. 40−44 & 674−700). Note: Problem Numbers preceded by “D” refer to questions in the Diagnostic Test chapter of The Official Guide for GMAT Review (2016 edition) (pgs. 40−44). Comparisons OG 2016: 12, 18, 21, 25, 35, 62, 77, 90, 101, 107, 111, 116, 127, 135, 139, D35, D37, D47, D52

*** RC - Challenging RC***

Reading Comprehension

Challenging RC

RC Lesson Plan RC Lesson Plan

1 How to Read 2 Detail Questions 3 Challenging RC

Today's lesson

RC Lesson Plan - Challenging

Reading Comprehension Challenging RC

6


§  navigate tough passages

§  tackle tricky detail questions

How to Read - Goals

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

Have a Conversation

Have a Conversation

What did that just say?

How does that fit?

What does this make me expect?

Question Type Review

Question Type Review

General

Detail

•  Articulate the Point of the passage to yourself (use Map if needed)

•  Spend up to 1 minute

•  Check the proof text in the passage first •  Average 1.5 minutes

RC 4-Step Process

RC: 4-Step Process

1 Identify the question 2 Find the support 3 Predict an answer 4 Eliminate and find a match 5

QUESTION: Women #MPREP

According to the passage, Filmer’s radical partriarchalism is characterized by a belief in

(A) the absolute power of king over male head of household

(B) the power of God over king and king over male head of household

(C) the primacy of king and male head of household over the family

(D) the power of king over male head of household and male head of household over women

(E) the primacy of God and king over all people

MPREP

RC 4-Step Process ID Question 1 Find Support 2 Predict 3 Find a Match 4

It is an odd but indisputable fact that the seventeenth-century English women who are generally regarded as among the forerunners of modern feminism...

Full passage text can be found in OG 2016 page 404

QUESTION: Women #MPREP Wrong Answers

According to the passage, Filmer’s radical partriarchalism is characterized by a belief in

(A) the absolute power of king over male head of household

(B) the power of God over king and king over male head of household

(C) the primacy of king and male head of household over the family

(D) the power of king over male head of household and male head of household over women

(E) the primacy of God and king over all people

MPREP

RC 4-Step Process ID Question 1 Find Support 2 Predict 3 Find a Match 4

King over kingdom; male over household

“Women” is too general; HH has power over his household

“divinely ordained” = God approves, not God has power

“divinely ordained” = God approves, not God has power

Lesson Agenda

Reading Comprehension Official Guide Problems

6

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 (2016 Edition) (pages 27–32 & 366–418) and The Official Guide for GMAT Verbal Review (2016 Edition) (pages 22–60). 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 some of the Reading Comprehension problems from The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 2016.

Lesson Agenda

Reading Comprehension Official Guide Problems

6

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 à about 6 minutes

Shorter passage, 4 questions or

Longer passage, 3 questions

à about 7 minutes

Longer passage, 4 questions à about 8 minutes

*** PTFTG 2: Prep for CAT 2 ***

Prepare to Face the GMAT

Get Ready for CAT 2

Lesson Agenda

Prepare to Face the GMAT Get Ready for CAT 2

2

You’ll learn...

§  what to expect on your CAT

§  your (per question) timing benchmarks

§  a timing plan for each section

What to Expect

What to Expect

Mental stamina: do IR + essay. The test will feel harder.

Mindset: “...but I should know how to do this!” (No! Let it go!)

The test might not reflect actual improvement

You may mess up the timing. You may be more mentally fatigued due to IR + essay. Your score may not get better (or might even get worse).

That’s okay! You’re still improving even if your overall score doesn’t go up yet.

Poor Time Allocation Poor Allocation = Rushing

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 . . . 36 37

100 -

90 -

80 -

70 -

60 -

50 -

40 -

30 -

20 -

10 -

0 -

Ability Level

Question Number

= 62

Rushing and Careless Mistakes

Poor Allocation = Out of Time

1 2 3 4 . . . 33 34 35 36 37

100 -

90 -

80 -

70 -

60 -

50 -

40 -

30 -

20 -

10 -

0 -

Ability Level

Question Number

= 59

Poor Time Allocation Running Out of Time

Lesson Agenda


2

You’ll learn...




Question Timing Overview Section Question Timing Overview

Argument Essay

  Take 2-3 minutes to brainstorm flaws and write an outline   Write the intro & conclusion paragraphs first   Reminder: use GMAT Write for the essay! On the MPrep CAT, type “did GMAT Write” into the essay box. 30 minutes – 1 essay

Integrated Reasoning

  2:30 per question   Skip 2 allows 3 min/q   Skip 4 allows almost 4 min/q

30 minutes – 12 questions

Quant   2:00 per question   1 minute awareness is essential   Stay within a 1 to 3 minute range for each question


Verbal   1:20 for Sentence Correction   2:00 for Critical Reasoning   2-3 min for Reading Comprehension passages, 1:30 for questions


Timing guidelines

Complete the Timing Strategies Interact lesson in session 6 of your online

syllabus

Broad Benchmarks

Integrated Reasoning


4 questions =

10 minutes

Quant


5 questions =

10 minutes

Verbal


8 questions =

15 minutes

Setting Time Budgets – Broad Question Benchmarks

Q time

4 20 min

8 10 min

Q time

5 65 min

10 55 min

15 45 min

Q time

8 60 min

16 45 min

24 30 min

YellowPad Quant

The Yellow Pad Technique – Quant

I'm ace-ing this test! 8 16 24 32

40 48 56 64

5 on the first page, 4 on each subsequent page

YellowPad Verbal

The Yellow Pad Technique – Verbal

45

A A A A A A A A

30

A A A A A A A A

15

A A A A A A A A

YES! I did it!

A A A A A A A A

60

A A A A A A A A A B C D E

B C D E

B C D E

9 on the first page, 8 on each subsequent page

YellowPad IR

The Yellow Pad Technique – Integrated Reasoning

I'm ready! 10 20

Lesson Agenda


2

You’ll learn...




Practice CAT – Where to find

Complete with GMAT Write® Essay & IR

Next Steps

Next Steps

Essay: use GMAT Write in place of the MPrep essay

IR: do not skip

Quant / Verbal: focus on your timing benchmarks. Watch the Timing Strategies Interact lesson in session 6 of your online syllabus.

After: thoroughly analyze your results, using the article below

http://tinyurl.com/analyzeyourcats

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