I saw that there are already posts about this. I don't know why admin does not move this thread.
Because of the fact that it is still here, I would like to contribute some free sources to make a proper list and make further comments:
I. Full CAT: (7 tests)1) Kaplan Test:
https://www.kaptest.com/gmat/gmat-practice/free-gmat-practice-test?SiteId=PJTlq5NYqfE-SMIRbNyIieTPt*fKnXYAgg&cmp=aff:linkshare_PJTlq5NYqfE2) Economist Test:
https://gmat.economist.com/?gsrc=gmatclub_ea3) Gmatpill Test:
https://www.gmatpill.com/gmat-practice-test/practice-test/?promo=free4) Veritas Test:
https://www.veritasprep.com/gmat-question-bank/5) Manhattan Test:
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/studentcenter/practicecenter.cfm6) GMAT Prep: 2 tests from software downloaded from mba.com
II. Mini Test:1) 800 Score: Only Quantitative Test:
https://www.800score.com/free-gmat.html2) A series of small test in gmatclub:
https://gmatclub.com/tests/dashboard/startfree.html3) A series of small tests (and videos) from
e-gmat:
https://scholaranium.e-gmat.com/dashboardIII. Some feedback: 1) Remember that GMAT Prep from GMAC is the best to evaluate one's ability because it is exactly what his real GMAT turns out to be, not only because of the three words "CAT" but also because of the pool of questions, the order and weight of which is his ability evaluated. Thus, one should start GMAT Prep 1 from beginning, then start to study, take other tests and take GMAT Prep 2 near the end to see how much he has progressed.
2) All of other free CATs have their own advantages and disadvantages.
a) All of them "try" to be hard, sometimes much harder (and maybe in an unnecessary way) than what your real test is going to be because in the most common sense, one should practice with the medium to hard difficulty to prepare himself for all of the possible situations. Thus, when you see your score is too divergent from GMAT Prep, you understand that your confidence should not be undermined recklessly.
b) "Hard" is a vague word because everything we cannot solve is, to us, hard. The way those CATs are hard is that they place an inappropriate large number of high difficulty questions, or they do not distribute the topic of question as diverse as possible to the extent that if one lacks his ability in certain areas, for example, permutation of a ring circle, and the questions repeatedly produce the variations of the same topic, he will not perform his best. This point is raised not to make claims about the variety of questions or the quality of the free CATs but to increase the positive mood of those who score low (and warn those who score high) and to suggest that BALANCE in time and in mind is key to keep yourself through all of these. The result is not important because it is just a mirror which cannot talk. You see such "image" and interpret it yourself.
c) Free CATs' purpose is to provide test takers with a true experience of his real test as much as possible. Any attempt to cut part, skip questions, extend time, etc. all preclude such purpose. Well, obviously and logically, it cannot be said that those who make the attempts will not perform well in his real test. However, it is undeniable that he is more PRONE to errors because the complete CAT consists of four parts with their own meanings. Have you ever considered why AWA has to be first and next is IR? Or why is verbal the last part? Because such structure boosts the brain activities, uses up your energy and increasingly wears you out to a higher extent. AWA plays a role of "warming up"; what is in your head will be active, an activation of your reasoning and verbal skill. IR impacts the way you accumulate information, deal with images and make inference from a set of instructions. It is the activation of observation, deduction and induction (reasoning to a higher extent). With the two parts, your brain is now "warm" enough to deal with the quantitative and verbal part. Therefore, those who do not warm up cannot make big jump without hurting his own "muscle". It is the test taker's own sake.
d) Besides, there are some CATs which are incredibly good (in one part and "miserable" in other parts). Ruling out all, you yourself control your confidence most effectively and know your ability most. Good luck!
CoolKevin wrote:
Here are the ones I know of so far:
Veritas
Kaplan
Princeton
Manhattan
Babson (no IR+AWA)
GMATprep (2 full CATs)
Does anyone know any more free, full, CAT-styled tests?
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10 Jan 2015, 13:40
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