Question recycling on GMATPrep

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Question recycling on GMATPrep

by hsaqallah » Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:20 pm
Hi guys,
As most of you know, GMATPrep software has 2 practice test. Does anyone know if both tests tap into the same pool of questions? I.e. Is it likely that I'll encounter questions in test II that I already encountered in test I?

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by Ian Stewart » Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:42 pm
No, the two tests draw from separate databases, so you won't see any questions on Test 2 that you saw on Test 1. The database for each test is actually quite large - there are, for example, four different questions that can appear as question no. 1 in the Quant section of Test 1, so you can get a lot of value from doing each test more than once as well.
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by svishal1123 » Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:36 pm
I took the first GMATPrep and then did the first one again. Very few questions were repeated. Then I took the second test and none of the questions were repeated from the first test. I was delighted - It's really helpful in verbal. I am planning to take the second test again 2-3 days before the actual exam.

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by moonshine » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:39 pm
Hey guys,

This is really useful information! So potentially one can take the GMATprep CATS upto 4 times each?

How's the MGMAT free diagnostic in comparison?

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moonshine :)