Cracking

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Study Guide: 8-Week Plan

Week 1
Cracking • Read the Introduction (Chapter 1) and Cracking the Adaptive
book Sections (Chapters 3, 4, 5)
• Take and grade Warm-Up Test (Chapter 22); use the Test
Scoring Guide (Chapter 23) to help you understand and
interpret your results. Your initial score will dictate which
Practice Bins you should work with in the coming weeks.
MATH
• Read the Basic Principles (Chapter 7) and POE and GMAT Math
(Chapter 8)
VERBAL
• Read the Sentence Correction section (Chapter 15)
INTEGRATED REASONING
• Read the Basics section (Chapter 18)
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Week 2
Cracking MATH
book • Read Data Sufficiency (Chapter 9), Arithmetic (Chapter 10), and
Algebra (Chapter 11).
o Complete Drill 1 (AD/BCE), page 79; Drill 2, page 89; Drill 3,
page 90; Drill 4, page 98; Drill 5, page 102
VERBAL
• Read Reading Comprehension (Chapter 16).
INTEGRATED REASONING
• Read the Strategies section (Chapter 19)
ANALYTICAL WRITING ASSESSMENT
• Start reading this section (Chapter 21). Pay close attention to the
sample template.
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 Week 3
Cracking MATH
book • Read Applied Arithmetic (Chapter 12), Geometry (Chapter 13),
and Advanced Data Sufficiency (Chapter 14).
o Complete Drill 6, page 119; Drill 7 (Plugging In), page 146;
Drill 8 (Applied Arithmetic), page 175; Drill 9 (Angles and
Lengths), page 192; Drill 10 (Triangles), page 200; Drill 11
(Circles), page 204
VERBAL
• Read Critical Reasoning (Chapter 17). Return to the Practice
Bins.
INTEGRATED REASONING
• Tackle the Drills (Chapter 20)
ANALYTICAL WRITING ASSESSMENT
• Finish reviewing this section (Chapter 21); pay close attention
the argument template.
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Week 4
Cracking MATH
book • Begin tackling the Math Practice Bin problems. Remember to
pull out your Warm-Up Test to quickly review your results.
o 6 or fewer math questions correct: tackle Math Bin 1,
Questions 1–15
o 6–13 questions correct, tackle Math Bin 2, Questions 1–15
o 14 or more questions correct: tackle Math Bin 3,
Questions 1–15
VERBAL
• Begin tackling your Verbal Practice Bin problems. Again,
remember to pull out your Warm-Up Test to quickly review your
results.
o 6 or fewer math questions correct: tackle Verbal Bin 1,
Questions 1–15
o 6–13 questions correct, tackle Verbal Bin 2, Questions 1–15
o 14 or more questions correct: tackle Verbal Bin 3,
Questions 1–15

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 Week 5
Cracking • Use this week as your designated Verbal week. Review all
book portions of this section:
o Sentence Correction (Chapter 15)
o Reading Comprehension (Chapter 16)
o Critical Reasoning (Chapter 17)
• Return to the Verbal Practice Bins. Complete the Bin level with
which you started and then see if you can move on to the
subsequent, more challenging Bins.
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Week 6
Cracking • Use this week as your designated Math week. Review all
book portions of this section:
o GMAT Math: Basic Principles (Chapter 7)
o POE and GMAT Math (Chapter 8)
o Data Sufficiency: Basic Principles (Chapter 9)
o Arithmetic (Chapter 10)
o Algebra (Chapter 11)
o Applied Arithmetic (Chapter 12)
o Geometry (Chapter 13)
o Advanced Data Sufficiency (Chapter 14)
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Week 7
Cracking • Use this week as your designated Integrated Reasoning week.
book Review all portions of this section:
o Integrated Reasoning: Basics (Chapter 18)
o Integrated Reasoning: Strategies (Chapter 19)
o Integrated Reasoning: Drills (Chapter 20)

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Week 8
Cracking • Review all of the Math, Verbal, Integrated Reasoning, and
book Analytical Writing Chapter Summaries and Chapter Drills
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