TestMasters Weekend GMAT Course Syllabus
The TestMasters Weekend GMAT Course consists of four lessons, each of which is four
hours in length. Lessons One and Two are taught on Saturday, and Lessons Three and
Four are taught on Sunday. Students receive a full-length pre-course computer-adaptive
(CAT) diagnostic test on CD-ROM via U.S. mail approximately five days before the
weekend course begins. Upon arrival at the course site on Saturday, students receive
a 400-page coursebook that contains GMAT questions, drills, analyses, and explanations,
along with a comprehensive homework assignment for students to work through once
they have completed the course. The comprehensive homework assignment includes six
more full-length CAT diagnostic tests, which can be accessed through our Online
Resource Center. Students using the Online Resource Center receive immediate detailed
statistical feedback upon completion of each test. The following syllabus outlines
what is covered in the TestMasters Weekend GMAT Course.
Lesson One (Saturday 9AM-1PM)
- Course Introduction
- The GMAT Scoring Scale
- Introduction to the CAT Format
- The CAT Pacing Strategy
- Introduction to the Quantitative Section
- Distribution of Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency Questions
Approximating Numbers
- Recognizing Sucker Choices
- Problem Solving
- Basic Math Review
- Solving Equations
- Solving Inequalities
- Translating English into Math
- Manipulating Complex Word Problems
- Introduction to Percents
- The Percent Change Formula
- Ratios and Proportions
- The Ratio Matrix
- Data Sufficiency
- The Two/Three Elimination Technique™
- Analyzing Equations
- Critical Reasoning
- Reacting to the Stimulus
- Arguments vs. Sets of Facts
- Identifying Premises and Conclusions
- The Six Question Types™
- Type One Questions
- Type 1M Questions
Lesson Two (Saturday 2PM-6PM)
- Sentence Correction
- Grammatical Errors vs. Stylistic Errors
- Accelerated Elimination™
- Capitalizing on Answer Choice Variance
- Subject/Verb Agreement
- Pronoun Agreement
- Pronoun Ambiguity
- The TestMasters Catalog of Idioms
- Misplaced Modifiers
- Parallel Construction
- Verb Tenses
- Reading Comprehension
- Categorizing the Passages
- The Pros and Cons of Outlining
- Political Correctness
- Problem Solving
- Transforming Algebra into Arithmetic
- Must Questions
- Cannot Questions
- Reverse Engineering
- Angles
- Quadrilaterals
- Triangles
- Perimeter
- Circles
- Area
- The Coordinate Plane
- Line Equations
Lesson Three (Sunday 9AM-1PM)
- Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency
- Exponents
- Square Roots
- Averages
- Range, Median, and Mode
- Standard Deviation
- Simultaneous Equations
- The Rate Matrix
- Functions
- Calculating Interest
- Critical Reasoning
- Type Three Questions
- Cause and Effect Stimuli
- Type Two Questions
- The 2N Negation Technique
- The 2S Justification Technique
- Reading Comprehension
- Business Passages
- Science Passages
- History/Humanities Passages
- Data Sufficiency
Lesson Four (Sunday 2PM-6PM)
- AWA—Analysis of an Issue
- The Structure Template
- Choosing Compelling Examples
- Rules of Argumentation
- AWA—Analysis of an Argument
- Objective Analysis vs. Opinion
- The Argument Analysis Template™
- Recognizing Flawed Reasoning
- Generating Constructive Criticism
- Problem Solving and Data Sufficiency
- The Group Formula
- The Group Matrix
- Probability
- Quadratic Equations
- Overlapping Figures
- Volume and Three-Dimensional Figures
- Surface Area
- Critical Reasoning
- Type Four Questions
- Type Five Questions
- Flawed Methods of Reasoning
- Three-Four Combination Questions
- Type 5F Questions
- Type Six Questions
- Type Two-Three Combination Questions
- Sentence Correction
- The Subjunctive Mood
- Noun Agreement
- Active Voice vs. Passive Voice
- Common Errors in Diction
- Proper Use of Gerunds
- Comparison Words
- Quantity Words
- Redundancy
