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GMAT is an entrance test conducted worldwide for the MBA aspirants who want to pursue their business and management programs in reputed business schools. There are various reasons as to why one should write GMAT.  First, the score secured by the test-takers are required by most of the business schools, though not by all, to select the best candidates into their institutions.  The score is an indication of the candidate’s suitability to get admission in famous schools. It also acts as a parameter to measure the candidate’s ability to succeed academically in a graduate management program.  Second, the percentile table, presented to the candidate along with the score, helps him make out where he stands in competition with others. One should prepare for GMAT systematically. As GMAT covers three sections, keen attention must be paid to the types of questions and level of difficulty that are present in each section. There are quite a few steps one can follow before attempting each section. However, in this article I am going to provide an insight into how one should prepare for the GMAT Verbal section. This section contains three important parts: Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning and Sentence Correction. Here I would like to deal with the approach to the Reading comprehension. Reading comprehension tests a candidate’s ability to read and comprehend the given passages. Since the Reading Comprehension passage contains questions asked mainly from three areas: science, social science and business, the candidate has… [Read More...]

Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at 10:11 0 comments


gmat kaplan,gmat preparation,gre,toefl Getting ready to apply to business school? Then the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) should be on your to-do list. What is the GMAT and how can you prepare for it? The GMAT measures a variety of skills that are thought to predict success in business school. It measures skills that you’ve acquired over the high school and college years. The GMAT is an aptitude test because it is meant to measure your potential to succeed in business school.While the GMAT is only one of several criteria that graduate business programs use to evaluate your application, it is one of the most important. This is particularly true if your college GPA is not as high as you’d like. Exceptional GMAT scores can open up new opportunities for business school.The GMAT contains sections that measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills.Verbal ReasoningThe verbal section tests your ability to read and understand written material, to reason and evaluate arguments, and to correct written material so that it conforms to standard written English. Specifically, you’ll answer three types of questions * Reading Comprehension Questions Reading passages of up to 350 words long are accompanied by interpretative, applied, and inferential questions. The passages discuss topics from the social and physical sciences, as well as business-related fields such as marketing and economics. This section does not assume detailed knowledge of the subject matter. Instead, the test measures your ability to understand, analyze and… [Read More...]

Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 09:08 0 comments


What is a preposition? Preposition means “to position or place in position in advance” . A preposition links nouns, pronouns and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence. The standardized examinations for study abroad programs emphasize on the usage of proper grammar elements like the “prepositions”. Here is a list of most common prepostions which are used and are to be learnt by any pupil appearing for the standardized exams like the GRE, TOEFL and GMAT.
1. Aboard
2. About
3. Above
4. Absent
5. According To
6. Across
7. After (This One Can Also Be A Subordinating Conjunction. In Other Words, It Can Be Followed By A Noun Or A Sentence, Depending On The Meaning).
8. Against
9. Ahead Of
10. All Over
11. Along
12. Alongside
13. Amid Or Amidst
14. Among
15. Around
16. As (This One Can Also Be A Subordinating Conjunction. In Other Words, It Can Be Followed By A Noun Or A Sentence, Depending On The Meaning).
17. As Of
18. As To
19. As + ADVERB OF TIME + As
20. As Early As
21. As Late As
22. As Often As
23. As Much As
24. As Many As, Etc.
25. Aside
26. Astride
27. At
28. Away From
29. Bar… [Read More...]

Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 08:56 0 comments