Nova's GMAT Verbal Prep Course

Name: Nova's GMAT Verbal Prep Course
Rating: 3.8 (10 reviews)

Comprehensive, Rigorous Prep for the GMAT Verbal and Writing Sections

Created byJeff Kolby

Last updated 5/2019

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What you'll learn

The GMAT Verbal Section is not easy–nor is this course. To improve your Verbal score, you must be willing to work. If you study hard and master the techniques in this course, your score will improve–significantly!

Course content

24 sections • 174 lectures • 5h 37m total length

About This Course1:03
What Does the GMAT Measure?1:08
Format of the GMAT1:44
The CAT and the Paper & Pencil Test0:32
Pacing0:38
Scoring the GMAT0:21
Guessing0:58
Order of Difficulty0:16
The “2 out of 5” Rule1:43
Computer Screen Options0:37
Test Day0:24
Questions and Answers1:01

Introduction2:24
Main Idea Questions1:04
Main Idea Questions Example 12:48
Main Idea Questions Example 2 Mini-passage2:24
Description Questions1:09
Description Questions Example 33:08
Description Questions Example 4 Mini-passage1:37
Vocabulary in Context Questions1:11
Description Questions Example 5 Mini-passage1:42
Writing Technique Questions0:27
Writing Technique Questions - Compare and Contrast0:34
Writing Technique Questions Example 63:01
Writing Technique Questions - Cause and Effect0:22
Writing Technique Questions Example 7 Mini-passage1:22
Writing Technique Questions - Position and Evidence0:30
Extension Questions0:43
Extension Questions Example 82:44
Extension Questions Example 9 Mini-passage1:09
Application Questions0:57
Application Questions Example 103:03
Application Questions Example 11 Mini-passage1:57
Tone Questions0:37
Tone Questions Example 123:26
Tone Questions Example 13 Mini-passage2:48
Tone Questions - Extreme Emotions1:53
Points to Remember0:45
The Six Questions - Mentor Exercise
The Six Questions - Solo Exercise

LOGIC I Problem 10:49
Problem 20:30
Problem 30:22
Problem 40:24
Problem 50:20
Identify the underlying assumption linking the instrument’s material to the argument’s validity, recognizing that the conclusion rests on the premise that the instrument was first developed with horse hair.
Problem 60:24
analyze arguments about deterring cheating in exams by announcing a strict policy and promising to track and punish cheaters, as discussed in problem 6 of Nova's GMAT verbal prep course.
Problem 70:19
The first sentence is critical to this question. Publishers depend on buyers if printed information becomes obsolete in the computer information age, threatening the publishing industry; correct answer is B.
Problem 80:34
Problem 90:27
Problem 101:29
Problem 111:07
Problem 121:23
Problem 131:00

Requirements

This is a comprehensive and rigorous course. It contains all the verbal content from the book GMAT Prep Course, so it is fully self-contained. You will not need to get any outside materials for the course.

Description

Every year, students pay $1,000 and more to test prep companies to prepare for the verbal section of the GMAT. Now you can get the same preparation in an online course. Nova's GMAT Verbal Prep Course provides the equivalent of a 2-month, 50-hour course.

Although the GMAT verbal section is difficult, it is very learnable. Nova's GMAT Verbal Prep Course presents a thorough analysis of GMAT verbal and introduces numerous analytic techniques that will help you immensely, not only on the GMAT but in business school as well.

Features:

Videos! Hundreds of videos explaining the text, examples, and exercises in step-by-step detail.
Verbal: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a passage (pivotal words, counter-premises, etc.).
Writing: Comprehensive analysis of the writing task, including writing techniques, punctuation, rhetoric, and style.
Mentor Exercises: These exercises provide hints, insight, and partial solutions to ease your transition from seeing GMAT problems solved to solving them on your own.

Who this course is for:

College students and professionals preparing for the GMAT

Nova's GMAT Verbal Prep Course

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Course content

INTRODUCTION TO THE GMAT12 lectures • 10min

READING COMPREHENSION3 lectures • 3min

THE SIX QUESTIONS26 lectures • 44min

PIVOTAL WORDS2 lectures • 6min

THE THREE-STEP METHOD2 lectures • 10min

EXTRA READING1 lecture • 28min

ARGUMENTS1 lecture • 2min

LOGIC I4 lectures • 22min

LOGIC I EXERCISE13 lectures • 9min

LOGIC II (Diagramming)9 lectures • 12min

Requirements

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