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WGU GMAT VERBALVerbal is placed in which sections, Total Questions, Total Time, Scoring, Question Types? Correct
Answer: It is the 4th Section, 41 multiple choice questions, 75 minutes, 0-60 (effectively 7-51), Sentence
Correction, Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning.
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Conclusion? Correct Answer: A Conclusion is a position, opinion or
judgment reached after consideration; it is based on factual information.
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Assume/Assumption? Correct Answer: To assume means to take as
granted or true. An assumption is a statement that is considered to be true, even if there is no
information or not enough information to support it.
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Premise? Correct Answer: A premise is a fact, a given or data. It is
factual information that we accept as true.
Vocabulary for Critical Reasoning: Argument/Argue? Correct Answer: The word argument is used as a
synonym of the word claim. Accordingly, to argue means to claim.
An argument is made up of TWO things, They are? Correct Answer: An argument is made up of
premises (data) and a conclusion which was drawn on the basis of these premises.
How many are Critical Reasoning Questions in Verbal out of 41? Correct Answer: There are 10-12
Critical Reasoning questions in the Verbal Section (out of 41 questions)
What is the STRUCTURE of a Critical Reasoning Questions? Correct Answer: Question Structure: each
question includes an Argument, a Question Stem, and Answer Choices
What is a Critical Reasoning: ARGUMENT STRUCTURE? Correct Answer: Identifying Conclusion/Premise
by Conjunctions: Conclusion conjunctions [(followed by conclusion) & (Ex:therefore, thus, consequently,
hence, so, which means that, it follows that)] & Reason conjunctions [(followed by premise, preceded by
conclusion) & (Ex:because, since, as)]
Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Identifying the Conclusion by Recommendation? Correct
Answer: A tone of Recommendation indicates the conclusion part of the argument. Ex: The company
lost money last year. The company should do so and so.
Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Identifying the Conclusion without Clues? Correct Answer: In
case no other clues are available, conclusions can be identified by: ❶eliminating the factual
information, that is, the premise(s). ❷noticing words that indicate which part of the argument is a
judgment, opinion, or prediction about the implication of the data in the premise(s).
Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Identifying the Premise by Findings? Correct Answer: A
sentence describing scientific findings\data is usually a premise (e.g., a study showed that...; research
has shown...; etc.).
,Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Identifying the Premise without Clues Correct Answer: ❶In
case no clues are available, we must identify the premise of the argument by using common sense.
❷Remember, every argument must include at least one premise, so you can eliminate the conclusion
parts and see what you are left with.
Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Identifying the Conclusion by Words which are not
Conjunctions Correct Answer: Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Identifying the Conclusion by
Words which are not Conjunctions
Critical Reasoning: Argument Structure - Overview Correct Answer: An argument is comprised
of:Premise(s) - factual data or a given; Conclusion - a statement, opinion, or judgment based on the
premise(s). ; The logical relation between the premises and the conclusion -- does it make sense? what
data is missing to make it valid? etc. Premises and conclusions may appear in any order in an
argument:Company expenses have doubled this year. Therefore, its profits will decline. The company
profits will decline this year because its expenses have doubled.
Critical Reasoning: Work Order Correct Answer: 1. Read the QUESTION STEM first. 2. Read the
ARGUMENT and map it, breaking it down to its components (i.e., premise, conclusion). 3. Think of a
possible answer/direction to the question. 4. Go over the answer choices. Look for one that is similar to
the one you thought of. 5. Scan the remaining answer choices to make sure there isn't a better choice.
You may find it easier to remember the Work Order through the acronym QATLS.
Critical Reasoning: Logic over Content Correct Answer: Critical Reasoning questions focus on logical
structure rather than on content. Focus on premises, assumptions, conclusions and how they're all
connected. Whether or not you are familiar with the topic of the question is irrelevant - never get
distracted by a question's "story".
Critical Reasoning: Boldface Type Questions Correct Answer: Identify the function of the two portions in
Boldface Type and their relationship.; Two parts of the argument are in boldface type. You are asked to
make out which function they serve in the argument (premise, conclusion, assumption) and\or what is
the relationship between them. Remember! To save time, eliminate answer choices that incorrectly
define the first boldface type part. There is no need to continue reading them. These questions are easy
to identify by their boldface type formatting.
Vocabulary for Sentence Correction: Redundancy/Redundant Correct Answer: Redundancy - repetition
of information or wordiness in phrasing of a sentence. A word that can be omitted to avoid such
repetition is redundant. Ex: in the sentence Every year John goes on a holiday annually, using both
annually and every year creates redundancy because these phrases mean the same thing.
Vocabulary for Sentence Correction: Concise Correct Answer: Concise - providing much information in
few words; a sentence which does not include unnecessary words is concise. Ex: John wants a car and a
house, is more concise than John wants a car and also a house.
Vocabulary for Sentence Correction: Ambiguity/Ambiguous Correct Answer: Ambiguity - something
which may be understood in more than one way. The word or part of the sentence which causes this
confusion is ambiguous. Ex: in the sentence John is playing with the boy because he wants to, the word
he is ambiguous because it is unclear whether it refers to John or to the boy.
, Vocabulary for Sentence Correction Questions: Unequivocal Correct Answer: Unequivocal means
leaving no doubt, clear, unambiguous. Ex: The language of the law should be plain and unequivocal.
Sentence Correction Questions: Overview Correct Answer: Out of 41 questions in the Verbal section, 14-
17 questions are Sentence Correction questions. Recommended Time: 1:30 minutes per question.
Structure: ❶ Sentence with underlined part, with 0-2 mistakes. ❷ Answer choice A repeats the
original underlined part (may or may not be correct). ❸ Answer choices B-E are alternatives. Method of
Operation: eliminate incorrect answer choices and choose the last answer choice standing: ❶
Grammatically incorrect / logical answer choices are immediately eliminated. ❷ Stylistically flawed
answer choices may or may not be eliminated based on the other options. ❸ Answer choices that
change the meaning are eliminated.
Sentence Correction: Concise vs. Short & Redundant vs. Long Correct Answer: A shorter answer choice
is not always the correct answer choice. If an answer choice is short because it omits parts of the original
sentence and thus changes the meaning, it is not more concise than the original - it's just shorter. A
longer answer choice is not always redundant. An answer choice is redundant only if we can express the
exact same meaning in fewer words.
Sentence Correction: Work Order Correct Answer: |1.| Read the ENTIRE sentence and identify 0-2
mistakes in it. |2.| Check all 5 answer choices vertically, eliminating answer choices which repeat the
original mistake, if any. |3.| If you're left with more than one answer choice, eliminate all grammatically
incorrect/ illogical answer choices. If you're left with one answer choice only - choose it. |4.| If you're
left with more than one answer choice, eliminate all stylistically flawed answer choices (i.e., redundant
and/or ambiguous ones). |5.| If you're left with more than one answer choice, eliminate all answer
choices that change the meaning of the original sentence. |6.| If you're left with more than one answer
choice, eliminate all answer choices that do not fit into the rest of the sentence (i.e., the part of the
original sentence that is not underlined). You may find it easier to remember the work order according
to the acronym ROGer iS Mean & Fit (Read, Original, Grammatical errors + illogical, Stylistic, different
Meaning, doesn't Fit).
Sentence Correction: What to do if we don't find a mistake in the original sentence Correct Answer:
Even if we don't find a mistake in the original sentence, we cannot be sure it is correct. We must read
answer choices (B)-(E) from beginning to end and verify this using the work order.
Sentence Correction: Subject Verb Agreement Questions - Overview Correct Answer: ❶ Every
sentence must have a SUBJECT and a VERB (otherwise it is grammatically incorrect.). ❷ Identification:
usually, the subject is what precedes the verb, not including what is separated from the verb by a
comma. In the sentence John, who is 27, works for Doodle, John is the subject and works is the verb. A
single comma will NEVER separate the subject from the verb. Subject Verb Agreement Rule: The subject
and the verb must agree in number (singular or plural). Ex: Incorrect: John are a tall man. (singular
subject, plural verb). Correct: John is a tall man. (singular subject, singular verb) Ex1: Incorrect: The kids
plays football. (plural subject, singular verb). Correct: The kids play football. (plural subject, plural verb).
Sentence Correction: Subject Verb Agreement - A Plural Subject Consisting of Singular Nouns that are
Connected by 'and' Correct Answer: Stop Sign: A plural subject made up of singular nouns that are
connected by and. A subject that is made of several singular nouns connected by and is plural and
should be followed by a plural verb. This does not apply to other connectors (as well as, along with,
etc.). Ex: Incorrect: John and Jane is lovers. Correct: John and Jane are lovers.
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