SAT Books

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Diagramming Techniques: Analytical Reasoning

Effective diagramming techniques is critical to your success on the analytical reasoning section of GAT General / Local GRE or other tests. There are a few people who can look at a logic game and ace it without any diagrams. If you are one of those people, then you do not need this course. For the rest of us, excellent diagramming skills are required. This lesson is meant to introduce you to some diagramming techniques. None of these techniques are set in stone. Every student must use the techniques that work best for them.

Any good diagramming system must be:

§  Fast – you must be able to express ideas in shorthand to save time

§  Neat – messy notations will cost you points

§  Easy to Understand – You must instantly understand what your notations mean

Here we suggest some notation and diagramming techniques. When you have completed this tutorial you can find additional diagramming instruction in our Logic Games explanations.

Entities: One of the first steps in setting up your diagram is write down a letter or number to represent each of your entities. Each game will have a list of entities that will be placed into an order or groups or both. Start by writing down this list of entities. For e.g., you are told that there are 5 different dogs in a race and they are a Labrador, Mixed Breed, Newfoundland, Poodle, and a Schauzer. Record this list of entities as follows:

L M N P S

Notice that we only used one letter for Mixed Breed. There is no sense in confusing yourself with additional letters. Keep it to one letter per entity. Also notice that the entities are given in alphabetical order. This is usually the case on the LSAT. However, they will often leave a letter or two to confuse you. Some students will unwittingly insert that letter by force of habit. For e.g., in this question many students might just add in the letter O because they are used to O following L M N. Make sure your list of entities matches those given.

Now that we have our list of entities we can move on to the diagram itself.

Basic Linear Sequence Game set up:

A Linear Sequence Game will ask you to place a set of entities in order. This could be expressed in a number of ways including: 1st to 6th, First to Last, Monday to Friday, Top to Bottom, Front to Back, etc.

In order to make a place for each entity in your diagram simply put an underline for each space where an entity will go. So if we are told to list five dogs in order from fastest to slowest we can set up our game as follows:

______   ______   ______   ______   ______

We now have 5 spots for our 5 dogs. If you want, you could put F and S at the ends of the diagram to represent that it goes from Fastest to Slowest. This is usually not necessary and can waste time when you are re-drawing your diagram. If you chose to include this extra notation make sure that the F and S do not match any of your entities. For example, if you had a Schnauzer as one of your dog types you would not want to have S for Schauzer and S for slowest. One way you can avoid this is to put the f and s for fast and slow in lower case.

Now that you have your basic diagram for a Linear Sequence game set up we move on to inserting our rules.

Fixed entity: If we are told that an entity is placed in one spot then we can just fill that directly into the diagram. This is the easiest type of rule to include. For example, if we are told that the Schnauzer will be 3rd fastest then we can include it as follows:

                                 S

______   ______   _______   ______   ______

Not in that spot: If we are told that a particular entity does not go in a particular spot we should add that directly to our diagram by putting the entity under that spot and designating that it does not go there. There is a number of ways to designate that the entity does not go there. You can put a slash through it, or put ~ in front of the entity. Find one that works best for you. For example, if we are told the Poodle is not the fastest dog we can include it in our diagram as follows:

                               S

______   ______   ______   ______   _____

 P

Here /There Pair Notation:

This notation is used when two entities are going to fill two spots but we don’t know which entity is in which spot. For e.g., if K and T must be in spots 2 and 3. We know we either have K in 2 and T in 3 or T in 2 and K in 3.

The way to express this with the Here or There Pair notation is as follows:

                   K/T           T/K

______   ________   ________   _______   _______

What this means is that as soon as we place K or T we know exactly where the other entity must go. If we place K we know where T is and vice versa.

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GAT / GRE Books

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GMAT Books

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The following is the link of my dropbox portal that has a lot of books and syllabus of GMAT test. If you have other books please share the link and also share the experience of GMAT test. 

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It is not compulsory that you have to prepare GMAT test from GMAT books. There are some other books of GRE and GAT that have also a lot of MCQs regarding verbal, maths and analytical part in an understanding way. One can easily beat GMAT test by securing 700+ score if he/she has generalized knowledge.  

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This blog will help those want to pass the GAT General test, Local GRE and International GRE.

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List of Mind Boosting Games

1. Do a Crossword—Just Not Too Often

2. Make a Game of Shopping

3. Jigsaw Puzzles

4. Find Video Games That Force You to Multitask

5. The Suitcase Game

6. Concentration

7. The Tray Game

8. Sudoku

9. Chess

10. Brain Yoga

11. Try a Rebus Puzzle 

12. Optical Illusions 

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List of Algebraic Formulas

Algebraic formulas –

§ a² – b² = (a – b)(a + b)

§ (a+b)² = a² + 2ab + b²

§ a² + b² = (a – b)² + 2ab

§ (a – b)² = a² – 2ab + b²

§ (a + b + c)² = a² + b² + c² + 2ab + 2ac + 2bc

§ (a – b – c)² = a² + b² + c² – 2ab – 2ac + 2bc

§ (a + b)³ = a³ + 3a²b + 3ab² + b³ ; (a + b)³ = a³ + b³ + 3ab(a + b)

§ (a – b)³ = a³ – 3a²b + 3ab² – b³

§ a³ – b³ = (a – b)(a² + ab + b²)

§ a³ + b³ = (a + b)(a² – ab + b²)

§ (a + b)³ = a³ + 3a²b + 3ab² + b³

§ (a – b)³ = a³ – 3a²b + 3ab² – b³

§ (a + b)⁴ = a⁴ + 4a³b + 6a²b² + 4ab³ + b⁴)

§ (a – b)⁴ = a⁴ – 4a³b + 6a²b² – 4ab³ + b⁴)

§ a⁴ – b⁴ = (a – b)(a + b)(a² + b²)

§ a⁵ – b⁵ = (a – b)(a⁴ + a³b + a²b² + ab³ + b⁴)

§ If n is a natural number, aⁿ – bⁿ = (a – b)(a^n-1 + a^n-2b+…+ b^n-2a + b^n-1)

§ If n is even (n = 2k), aⁿ + bⁿ = (a + b)(a^n-1 – a^n-2b +…+ b^n-2a – b^n-1)

§ If n is odd (n = 2k + 1), aⁿ + bⁿ = (a + b)(a^n-1 – a^n-2b +…- b^n-2a + b^n-1)

§ (a + b + c + …)² = a² + b² + c² + … + 2(ab + ac + bc + ….

§ Laws of Exponents

(a^m)(aⁿ) = a^m+n
(ab)^m = a^mb^m
(a^m)ⁿ = a^mn

    Fractional Exponents
a⁰ = 1
am /  a n=a ^m−n

a_m = 1/ a^−m
   a^−m = 1 / a^m

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Some Shortcut for Antonyms

Tip for preparing antonyms is that you have grape on various words. Make a list of new words where you are unable to write its antonyms and memories it. When you make notes then it is easily learn and never be forget. Following are 4-sets, see where you don't know. Separate that words from list along with antonym and follow on. In this way you come across new words and improve your dictionary in analogy basis i.e. antonyms basis.

List-1 = 72 x 2 = 144 words
List-2 = 63 x 2  = 126 words
List-3 = 92 x 2 = 184 words
List-4 = 117 x 2 = 234 words
Total =  344   = 344 x 2 = 688 words

Antonym List-1
001	after - before	002	all - none	003	always - never	004	asleep - awake	005	Beautiful, pretty - ugly
006	behind - in front	007	below - above	008	best - worst	009	black - white	010	bright - dull
011	city - country	012	clever - foolish	013	closed - open	014	come - go	015	dark - light
016	day - night	017	dead - alive	018	dirty - clean	019	dull - sharp	020	early - late
021	easy - difficult	022	easy - hard	023	empty - full	024	fat - skinny	025	few - many
026	find - lose	027	front - back	028	give - take	029	go - stay	030	happy - sad
031	hard - soft	032	healthy - sick	033	heavy - light	034	high - low	035	husband - wife
036	kind - mean	037	king - queen	038	last - first	039	laugh - cry	040	least - most
041	left - right	042	little - big	043	lock - unlock	044	long - short	045	man - woman
046	morning - night	047	near - far	048	new - used	049	new - old	050	no one - everybody
051	noisy - quiet	052	off - on	053	often - seldom	054	out - in	055	poor - rich
056	push - pull	057	right - wrong	058	sick - well	059	simple - complex	060	slow - fast
061	small - large	062	smart - dumb	063	son - father	064	son - daughter	065	take - bring
066	top - bottom	067	ugly - pretty	068	under - over	069	up - down	070	wet - dry
071	work - play	072	young - old

Antonym List-2
001	absent - present	002	against - for	003	beneath - above	004	bitter - sweet	005	borrow - lend
006	brave - scared	007	buy - sell	008	careful - careless	009	cheerful - sad	010	complete - incomplete
011	crooked - straight	012	cruel - kind	013	death - life	014	deep - shallow	015	different - same
016	double - single	017	east - west	018	enemy - friend	019	exciting - dull	020	exit - entrance
021	expensive - cheap	022	fancy - plain	023	finish - begin	024	floor - ceiling	025	foolish - wise
026	forget - remember	027	forward - backward	028	graceful - clumsy	029	guilty - innocent	030	hide - show
031	increase - decrease	032	intelligent - stupid	033	lead - follow	034	length - width	035	loose - tight
036	lower - raise	037	outer - inner	038	part - whole	039	patient - impatient	040	polite - rude
041	question - answer	042	quick - slow	043	reward - punishment	044	rough - smooth	045	selfish - unselfish
046	send - receive	047	sharp - dull	048	sink - float	049	south - north	050	stay - go
051	stranger - friend	052	strong - weak	053	sweet - sour	054	tame - wild	055	thick - thin
056	true - false	057	uncertain - certain	058	wake - sleep	059	war - peace	060	warm - cool
061	whisper - yell	062	wide - narrow	063	winter - summer

Antonym List-3
001	abundant - scarce	002	accept - refuse	003	accidental - intentional	004	accurate - incorrect
005	admit - deny	006	advance - retreat	007	antique - modern	008	attack - defend
009	Authentic - Imitation	010	beg - offer	011	cease - begin	012	combine - separate
013	comedy - tragedy	014	condemn - praise	015	conquer - fail	016	contract - expand
017	dangerous - safe	018	depart - arrive	019	destroy - create	020	discourage - encourage
021	disgrace - honor	022	Drunk  - sober	023	dwarf - giant	024	evil - good
025	exhibit - conceal	026	exterior - interior	027	extinguish - ignite	028	fail - succeed
029	famous - unknown	030	fertile - barren	031	fiction - fact	032	former - latter
033	frequent - infrequent	034	gather - scatter	035	generous - stingy	036	genuine - fake
037	grin - frown	038	harmony - discord	039	harsh - mild	040	idle - busy
041	illegal - lawful	042	imaginary - real	043	import - export	044	imprison - free
045	include - exclude	046	inferior - superior	047	joy - grief	048	knowledge - ignorance
049	lazy - industrious	050	literal - figurative	051	majority - minority	052	maximum - minimum
053	merciful - cruel	054	miserable - happy	055	mix - sort	056	moist - dry
057	naked - clothed	058	necessary - useless	059	nourish - starve	060	obey - disobey
061	perfect - faulty	062	permit - forbid	063	positive - negative	064	private - public
065	prohibit - allow	066	reluctant - enthusiastic	067	sane - insane	068	shrink - expand
069	slavery - freedom	070	solid - gas	071	solid - liquid	072	spend - save
073	stationary - movable	074	stiff - limp	075	strengthen - weaken	076	swift - slow
077	tardy - early	078	temporary - permanent	079	thaw - freeze	080	tough - tender
081	triumph - fail	082	unbreakable - fragile	083	unique - common	084	useful - useless
085	usually - rarely	086	vacant - occupied	087	vanish - appear	088	victory - defeat
089	villain - hero	090	violent - gentle	091	wealth - poverty	092	worthless - valuable

Antonym List-4
001	absurd - sensible	002	accuse - defend	003	afoot - mounted	004	agile - awkward	005	agony - ecstasy
006	alien - native	007	Alone, apart - together	008	amuse - bore	009	angel - devil	010	anger - kindness
011	apart - together	012	applaud - boo	013	approve - reject	014	approximate - exact	015	arrogant - polite
016	ascend - descend	017	ashamed - proud	018	assent - refuse	019	avoid - seek	020	awful - wonderful
021	aye - nay	022	backhand - forehand	023	baffle - clarify	024	bedlam - order	025	belief - doubt
026	blunt - sharp	027	born - die	028	broad - narrow	029	bulge - shrink	030	calm - agitated
031	capture - liberate	032	cash - credit	033	changed - same	034	chaos - order	035	chill - warm
036	civilian - military	037	cluster - scatter	038	clutter - tidy	039	coax - coerce	040	comic - tragic
041	complain - approve	042	comply - resist	043	concede - deny	044	concur - protest	045	condone - censure
046	confident - insecure	047	confuse - clarify	048	consider - ignore	049	convex - concave	050	cordial - distant
051	corner - middle	052	dainty - coarse	053	decent - rude	054	defect - join	055	defense - offense
056	defer - hurry	057	desire - spurn	058	despair - hope	059	died - lived	060	dusk - dawn

Antonym List -- American English -- Page 5 Level Four
061	either - neither	062	elder - younger	053	elude - seek	064	emerge - submerge	065	enjoy - dislike
066	escape - capture	067	eternal - mortal	068	exempt - accountable	069	exhale - inhale	070	exotic - ordinary
071	expert - amateur	072	forgive - blame	073	funny - serious	074	hero - coward	075	hollow - solid
076	humble - arrogant	077	improve - worsen	078	indoor - outdoor	079	inflate - deflate	080	input - output
081	insist - request	082	invest - divest	083	invite - discourage	084	inward - outward	085	isolate - include
086	jerky - smooth	087	luxury - squalor	088	miniature - gigantic	079	nervous - calm	090	optimist - pessimist
091	or - nor	092	order - ask	093	original - copy	094	pass - fail	095	perish - survive
096	petty - significant	097	plain - ornate	098	portion - entirely	099	portly - thin	100	precious - worthless
101	prepaid - postpaid	102	pride - humility	103	prior - subsequent	104	prompt - late	105	puny - stout
106	random - planned	107	rare - ordinary	108	rebuke - praise	109	reckless - cautious	110	reduce - gain
111	regain - lose	112	rival - friend	113	servant - master	114	soften - harden	115	suave - clumsy
116	sudden - gradual	117	suffix - prefix

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