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Executive Assessment: Verbal Strategies – Part 2

by on Dec 15, 2017

Welcome to part 2 of our series! If you’re just joining us, take yourself back to part 1 and start from there . Give yourself ~2 minutes to try the below [...]

The GMAT Official Guide 2018 Edition – Part 3

by on Jul 5, 2017

The new Official Guide (OG) books have landed and I’ve got the scoop for you! (If you’d like, you can start with the first installment  of this article series.) Today’s [...]

How to Master Every Critical Reasoning Question Type

by on Dec 3, 2015

Has Critical Reasoning been driving you crazy? Do you keep getting tangled up in arguments, agonizing back and forth between answers, or picking an answer confidently only to find that [...]

What Kind of CR Question Is This? - Part 2

by on Nov 20, 2013

Last time, we talked about Fill in the Blank CR questions: what are they and how do we tackle them efficiently ? If you haven’t already read that article, go [...]

What Kind of CR Question Is This? - Part I

by on Nov 12, 2013

I was talking to a student today about Complete the Passage CR arguments (people also call these the Fill in the Blank questions). The student was struggling with these and talking [...]

The Master Resource List for Critical Reasoning

by on Jun 10, 2013

Which CR question type drives you crazy? Boldface? Find the Assumption? Inference? I’ve put together what I’m calling the Master Resource List for this question type. A couple of disclaimers. First, [...]

Tackling a GMATPrep CR Strengthen Problem

by on Apr 3, 2012

This week, we’re going to discuss one of the most common critical reasoning problem types: Strengthen the Conclusion. Strengthen questions belong to the Assumption Family of questions; we’ll talk more [...]

Breaking Down a GMATPrep CR Strengthen Problem

by on Apr 26, 2011

This week, we’re going to tackle a harder GMATPrep® critical reasoning question from the Strengthen category. Let’s start with the problem. Set your timer for 2 minutes and go! Sales of [...]

GMAT On Demand: Two Classic CR Strengthening Questions

by Knewton on Feb 24, 2011

// In this video, Jen and Dave test your GMAT Critical Reasoning skills with two sample "strengthening" questions. After they read each question, just pause the video and take a [...]

GMAT On Demand: Two Ways to Strengthen a Critical Reasoning Argument

by Knewton on Feb 23, 2011

// In this video, Dave and Jen provide an introduction to "strengthen" questions on the GMAT Critical Reasoning section. As Dave and Jen explain, there are two main ways for [...]

GMAT On Demand: Intro to the Most Common GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions

by Knewton on Feb 21, 2011

// In this video, Jen and Dave break down the three most common question types on the GMAT Critical Reasoning section: Weakening, Strengthening, and Assumption questions. They start [...]

Grockit GMAT and MBA Admissions Course: Lesson 2, Part 2 – Data Sufficiency

by Knewton on Dec 27, 2010

We’re making sections of  Grockit’s GMAT Course available to stream online for free! The course is taught by Grockit Founder Farb Nivi and covers the entire GMAT curriculum in 16 [...]

Grockit GMAT and MBA Admissions Course: Lesson 1, Part 5 - Critical Reasoning

by Knewton on Dec 25, 2010

We’re making sections of  Grockit’s GMAT Course available to stream online for free! The course is taught by Grockit Founder Farb Nivi and covers the entire GMAT curriculum in 16 [...]

How to Make Educated Guesses on Verbal

by Knewton on Aug 24, 2010

A few weeks ago, we talked about how to make educated guesses on quant (you can click here for that article). This week’s article covers educated guessing in verbal. What [...]