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A question bank lets you choose. Upsilar tells you what to work on.

Upsilar’s three-step strategy, followed by a full-length GMAT practice test.

  1. What should I work on?

    Every concept has a status.

    Your queue brings together the open topics of the three sections; “ Recommended for you ” suggests the next one.

  2. In what order?

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    Exploring a concept unlocks the next ones. Whether your answer is right or wrong, each response moves your plan forward.

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And on test day?

A mock exam to prepare for test day.

The three sections, timed and in the order you choose, just like test day. Your results then show what to work on.

Test day · 2 hr 15 min

  1. Quantitative Reasoning21 questions · 45 min
  2. Verbal Reasoning23 questions · 45 min
  3. Data Insights20 questions · 45 min

In the order you choose, with an optional 10-minute break after the first or second section.

Wherever you are starting from

  • The date is approaching

    Prioritize.

    Focus your first sessions on one concept to revisit.

  • You have time

    Build the foundations.

    Understand a concept, then practice the questions connected to it.

  • You’re retaking it

    Build on what you know.

    Review the approaches that still need work.

Methods

A strategy for every section.

Three sections, three ways to reason. For each one, see the method used in Upsilar’s preparation, followed by a worked example using it.

  • 3sections
  • 64questions
  • 2 hr 15 minof testing, plus an optional break

Section · 21 questions, 45 minutes

Quantitative Reasoning

Quantitative problems without a calculator: according to GMAC, the section tests problem-solving.

The method

  1. Read what the question asks.
  2. Use the options.
  3. Check the answer against the prompt.

The questions

  • Problem Solving : one problem with five answer options.
  • From arithmetic to probability, including ratios, algebra, and statistics.
The section guide Quantitative Reasoning

A worked example using the method

Working alone, machine A fills an order in 6 hours, and machine B fills the same order in 3 hours. Working together at these constant rates, how many hours do the two machines take to fill the order?

  1. A1.5
  2. B2Correct answer
  3. C2.5
  4. D4.5
  5. E9

The method in action

  1. Find the time for both machines working together, rather than either machine’s time, their sum, or their average.
  2. An estimate bounds the answer: together, the machines finish faster than B alone, which takes 3 hours, and slower than two machines like B, which would take 1.5 hours. That leaves B and C; test B. In 2 hours, A completes 2/6 of the order, or 1/3, and B completes 2/3.
  3. 1/3 + 2/3 = 1: at these constant rates, the two machines complete the order in exactly 2 hours, which is what the question asks for. Answer: B.

The pitfall D, 4.5 hours, averages the two times; E adds them. Two machines working together must be faster than the faster machine working alone.

Section · 23 questions, 45 minutes

Verbal Reasoning

Critical reasoning and reading comprehension: what the section tests, according to GMAC.

The method

  1. Identify what the question asks.
  2. Separate the conclusion from its supporting evidence.
  3. Eliminate choices, then check the passage.

The questions

  • Reading Comprehension : questions about a passage.
  • Critical Reasoning : an argument and a question about its reasoning.
The section guide Verbal Reasoning

A worked example using the method

Last year, the city of Norland lowered the speed limit on its main avenue from 50 to 30 km/h. Since then, the number of accidents on the avenue has fallen by a third. The city council concludes that the lower speed limit made the avenue safer.

Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the council’s conclusion?

  1. ASome residents opposed the lower speed limit when it was introduced.
  2. BLast year, a new ring road diverted most heavy trucks away from the avenue.Correct answer
  3. CAccidents at lower speeds tend to cause fewer injuries.
  4. DThe city plans to lower the speed limit on other streets.
  5. ENorland’s council had debated lowering the speed limit for several years before it did so.

The method in action

  1. The question asks you to weaken the conclusion.
  2. The fact: accidents on the avenue fell by one-third. The conclusion: the 30 km/h speed limit made the avenue safer. That conclusion makes a leap: the decrease followed the speed limit, but nothing shows that the speed limit caused it.
  3. A, D, and E are off topic: residents’ opinions, other streets, and earlier debates. C is about the topic, but not the link between the decrease and the speed limit. That leaves B: the same avenue, the same year, and another possible cause for the decrease—a sharp drop in heavy trucks. The fact remains, but the cause is uncertain. Answer: B.

The pitfall C discusses the severity of accidents, not their number: it repeats the topic, not the reasoning.

Section · 20 questions, 45 minutes

Data Insights

Data literacy, according to GMAC. It is the only section with an on-screen calculator.

The method

  1. Read the question before the data.
  2. Calculate only what you need to decide.
  3. Check each part.

The questions

  • Five types: Data Sufficiency, Multi-Source Reasoning, Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation, Two-Part Analysis.
The section guide Data Insights

A worked example using the method

A store sold 120 shirts, each either blue or white. How many blue shirts did the store sell?

(1) The store sold twice as many white shirts as blue shirts.(2) The store sold 40 more white shirts than blue shirts.

  1. AStatement 1 alone is sufficient, but statement 2 alone is not sufficient.
  2. BStatement 2 alone is sufficient, but statement 1 alone is not sufficient.
  3. CBoth statements together are sufficient, but neither alone is sufficient.
  4. DEach statement alone is sufficient.Correct answer
  5. EStatements 1 and 2 together are not sufficient.

The method in action

  1. The question asks for one value, the number of blue shirts, b. The prompt already gives b + w = 120, where w is the number of white shirts; we need a second, independent equation.
  2. Without calculating b, either statement provides that second equation: (1) w = 2b and (2) w = b + 40. Two independent equations with two unknowns determine a single value of b.
  3. Evaluate each statement on its own: (1) is sufficient, and so is (2). Answer D, without combining them.

The pitfall C: assuming both statements are needed to get two equations. The prompt already gives one, b + w = 120.

The format of the GMAT, according to GMAC. The examples are written by Upsilar in the format of each section.

A question, then its review

The answer matters. The method matters more.

A question from Quantitative Reasoning, explained as on Upsilar: the strategy, steps, and the pitfall.

Quantitative Reasoning · Problem Solving Written by Upsilar
The price of a jacket is increased by 20%, and the new price is then decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?

Choose an answer.

The solution, step by step

Correct answer: B — 96% of the original price.

The method

For successive changes, multiply the factors instead of adding the percentages: each change applies to the price after the previous step.

The method in action

  1. The hausse. +20% multiplies the price by 1.2.
  2. The decrease. −20% multiplies the new price by 0.8.
  3. Conclusion. 1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96: the final price is 96% of the original price. Answer: B.

The pitfall

Choosing C because +20% and −20% seem to cancel out. The decrease applies to an already increased price, so it removes more than the increase added.

Key takeaways

Combine successive changes by multiplying their factors.

Next · the Forge

Same method, new exercise.

A price is increased by 25%, and the new price is then decreased by 20%. The final price is what percent of the original price?

This time, 100%. 1.25 × 0.8 = 1: the decrease exactly offsets the increase. The trap answer from earlier is correct, but for a different reason.

What you can evaluate us on

A method you can explain.

Clear principles, identified sources, and a guide that explains the test in detail.

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How the model decides
03 · The benchmarks

Understand the test before you prepare for it.

Test format, score, and rules: the GMAT guide provides the key facts, based on GMAC’s pages, and a reference sheet covers each section.

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