Hello everyone,
I wanted to add some key points regarding the Quantitative questions in the Official Guide 12th edition. Out of the 404 questions, there are 150 new questions. Of the 150 new ones, only 88 are written by Pearson Vue, the current GMAT test writers, the rest 62 are from the old GMAT paper tests that were written by ETS, the previous test writers of GMAT. This last set of 62 questions is on the easier side, however these questions are still every bit relevant.
The main downside of using the OG 12th edition is that there is a significant overlap with the question pool in GMATFocus. Of the 88 new questions written by Pearson Vue, 40 are present in GMATFocus. These are questions that I have seen in the pool present in GMATFocus, it is not comprehensive by any means, but I am pretty certain that I have seen 90% of the questions in GMATFocus. So my advice is to skip practicing on these 40 questions, and that way when you take the GMATFocus, your scores would not be biased. I have listed the questions below that are present in the Official Guide 12th edition and also in GMATFocus.
Problem Solving: 2, 59, 73, 74, 81, 89, 107, 117, 148, 163.
Data Sufficiency: 19, 22, 26, 27, 28, 32, 36, 37, 44, 45, 48, 52, 53, 62, 66, 68, 70, 75, 76, 79, 81, 82, 87, 90, 94, 97, 98, 110, 121, 123.
(Note: If anyone notices additional questions in the OG that are present in GMATFocus, please let me know and I will update this list.).
Other than that here is the full analysis of the Quant questions in the Official Guide GMAT 12th edition.
Out of a total of 404 questions (230 Problem Solving and 174 Data Sufficiency), a total of 150 new questions have been added, 94 in Data Sufficiency and 56 in problem solving. Of the 150 new questions, 88 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of GMAT, and the rest, 62 are from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the previous writers of GMAT. Of the 56 new problem solving questions, 29 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of the GMAT test, and 27 are taken from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the previous test writers. Of the 94 questions in Data Sufficiency, 59 are written by Pearson Vue, and 35 are taken from old GMAT paper tests.
Problem Solving:
Total Number of Questions: 230
Total Number of New Questions Added: 56
Of these 56 questions, 29 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of GMAT and 27 are taken from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the past test writers of GMAT. The questions from the old paper tests are significantly easier than what one would normally encounter in the current version of the test. However, the questions are still relevant to the content of the test.
Source of New Questions:
Current GMAT Test writer Pearson Vue: 2, 13, 27, 28, 59, 60, 65, 66, 69, 73, 74, 81, 82, 89, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 117, 124, 142, 148, 149, 157, 159, 163, 164, 230.
Old Paper Tests written by ETS: 5, 18, 23, 24, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 54, 58, 68, 79, 83, 90, 91, 92, 99, 105, 119, 143, 146, 171, 197, 222.
Data Sufficiency:
Total Number of Questions: 174
Total Number of New Questions Added: 94
Of these 94 questions, 59 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of GMAT and 35 are taken from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the past test writers of GMAT.
Source of New Questions:
Current GMAT Test writer Pearson Vue: 19, 22, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 62, 66, 67, 68, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 97, 98, 99, 101, 105, 109, 110, 111, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123, 124, 128, 129, 132, 134, 137, 147, 157, 161.
Old Paper Tests written by ETS: 4, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 31, 39, 42, 46, 59, 63, 69, 80, 93, 100, 104, 106, 112, 116, 122, 133, 141, 142, 148, 151, 152, 162, 167, 168.
Cheers,
Dabral
I wanted to add some key points regarding the Quantitative questions in the Official Guide 12th edition. Out of the 404 questions, there are 150 new questions. Of the 150 new ones, only 88 are written by Pearson Vue, the current GMAT test writers, the rest 62 are from the old GMAT paper tests that were written by ETS, the previous test writers of GMAT. This last set of 62 questions is on the easier side, however these questions are still every bit relevant.
The main downside of using the OG 12th edition is that there is a significant overlap with the question pool in GMATFocus. Of the 88 new questions written by Pearson Vue, 40 are present in GMATFocus. These are questions that I have seen in the pool present in GMATFocus, it is not comprehensive by any means, but I am pretty certain that I have seen 90% of the questions in GMATFocus. So my advice is to skip practicing on these 40 questions, and that way when you take the GMATFocus, your scores would not be biased. I have listed the questions below that are present in the Official Guide 12th edition and also in GMATFocus.
Problem Solving: 2, 59, 73, 74, 81, 89, 107, 117, 148, 163.
Data Sufficiency: 19, 22, 26, 27, 28, 32, 36, 37, 44, 45, 48, 52, 53, 62, 66, 68, 70, 75, 76, 79, 81, 82, 87, 90, 94, 97, 98, 110, 121, 123.
(Note: If anyone notices additional questions in the OG that are present in GMATFocus, please let me know and I will update this list.).
Other than that here is the full analysis of the Quant questions in the Official Guide GMAT 12th edition.
Out of a total of 404 questions (230 Problem Solving and 174 Data Sufficiency), a total of 150 new questions have been added, 94 in Data Sufficiency and 56 in problem solving. Of the 150 new questions, 88 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of GMAT, and the rest, 62 are from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the previous writers of GMAT. Of the 56 new problem solving questions, 29 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of the GMAT test, and 27 are taken from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the previous test writers. Of the 94 questions in Data Sufficiency, 59 are written by Pearson Vue, and 35 are taken from old GMAT paper tests.
Problem Solving:
Total Number of Questions: 230
Total Number of New Questions Added: 56
Of these 56 questions, 29 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of GMAT and 27 are taken from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the past test writers of GMAT. The questions from the old paper tests are significantly easier than what one would normally encounter in the current version of the test. However, the questions are still relevant to the content of the test.
Source of New Questions:
Current GMAT Test writer Pearson Vue: 2, 13, 27, 28, 59, 60, 65, 66, 69, 73, 74, 81, 82, 89, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 117, 124, 142, 148, 149, 157, 159, 163, 164, 230.
Old Paper Tests written by ETS: 5, 18, 23, 24, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 50, 54, 58, 68, 79, 83, 90, 91, 92, 99, 105, 119, 143, 146, 171, 197, 222.
Data Sufficiency:
Total Number of Questions: 174
Total Number of New Questions Added: 94
Of these 94 questions, 59 are written by Pearson Vue, the current writers of GMAT and 35 are taken from old GMAT paper tests written by ETS, the past test writers of GMAT.
Source of New Questions:
Current GMAT Test writer Pearson Vue: 19, 22, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 44, 45, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 62, 66, 67, 68, 70, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 97, 98, 99, 101, 105, 109, 110, 111, 115, 117, 120, 121, 123, 124, 128, 129, 132, 134, 137, 147, 157, 161.
Old Paper Tests written by ETS: 4, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 31, 39, 42, 46, 59, 63, 69, 80, 93, 100, 104, 106, 112, 116, 122, 133, 141, 142, 148, 151, 152, 162, 167, 168.
Cheers,
Dabral
