AndrewN
Happy May, everyone. I have been working hard for the last few months to put all official CR
OG/VR questions in one convenient spreadsheet for anybody to use. A major part of this process was going through every question tagged as official in one way or another so that I could check for its publication in an
OG or Verbal Review.
Bunuel has been especially helpful and patient with me when I have made behind-the-scenes requests for source tags to be added or removed. I have decided to take a blunt approach and simply present the questions, without publication dates, to encourage members to purchase a more recent edition of the
OG or Verbal Review. Some features of the collection and spreadsheet:
- 708 Questions: 266 Low/Easy (by GMAT timer categorization), 221 Medium, and 221 Hard
- Links to every question, as well as keywords to search, in case the links are changed
- More specific sub-categorization of questions (e.g., Weaken Plan, Strengthen Hypothesis)
- Color-coded fields for correct or incorrect answers, as well as questions that take over 2 minutes (all input is manual)
Note that I have
not included any GMAT Prep questions to encourage members to use those materials wisely over the course of their preparation. It is my belief that anybody could adequately prepare for CR by using this question set, either selectively or in its entirety, and taking the official mocks. There is no reason to settle for substandard questions written by
anybody besides GMAC™ when so much high-quality material is readily available. (LSAT questions are a different story, but even there, I recommend seeking a professional opinion to ensure that the questions are relevant to GMAT™ preparation. Many LR questions are not.)
Without further ado,
here is the link to access the spreadsheet. You should be able to download a copy in your preferred format (although some of the cell formatting may not carry over).
If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post them below. And if you have a moment, find some way to thank
Bunuel. As always, good luck with your studies.
- Andrew
AndrewN, thank you again for this great work! I'm new to the GMAT Club, and in the beginning of my GMAT preparations, so apologies in advance for any lame questions:
1. You had mentioned you have created this list to encourage test takers for verbal to prepare more from
OG, and specifically from
OG guides from recent years. While there are many great resources for Verbal prep, like, SC butler, CR butler, etc., (from our very own GMAT Club), is there any specific reason as to why you would recommend
OG guides for verbal preparation over other resources?
2. I use SC butler every day to practice SC, but find some of the questions not in the same level as GMAC or some questions containing ambiguous results which GMAT might not put the test takers into. Apart from these
OG materials you have listed for SC, RC, and CR, are there any materials you would suggest for verbal preparation?
3. Lastly, is there a similar
OG spreadsheet or a list for Quants as well?
Thank you so much!