Orange2020
bb Bunuel, noted that GMAC has some basic geometry concepts (like area of rectangle, etc.)
Given this new info, I took a look at a sample size of 11 mock questions from last night and excluded the basic geometry concepts.
That leaves a final pool of 2/11 advanced geometry questions which should be removed.I'm almost finished the mock test bank and the questions remaining have a lot of advanced geometry.
I would recommend having the intern just skim through the full test pool and remove them.
#1 -
https://gmatclub.com/forum/m01-183548.html#2 -
https://gmatclub.com/forum/m31-200241.html 1. The first question is not a geometry question because no specific geometry knowledge is required. Even the area-of-a-circle formula is provided in the stem. So it’s really a Percent and Interest problem.
2. The second question is a one-dimensional distance/inequality problem on a number line, not a geometry problem.
There are no questions in the
GMAT Club Tests that require specific geometry knowledge.
P.S. Check these two topics:
- GMAT Syllabus for Focus Edition
- Geometry Tested on GMAT Focus?
While specific geometry knowledge is not tested on GMAT Focus, not everything involving shapes, volumes, or areas requires specialized geometry knowledge. The area of a square or rectangle, the volume of a cube or rectangular solid, and the Pythagorean theorem are not considered specific geometry knowledge by the GMAT and can still be tested. Moreover, a question can involve shapes but test another area, such as combinations or other topics. There are several
questions involving these concepts in the GMAT Prep Focus mocks.
The chapter on coordinate geometry, including planes and slopes, is still present in the recent Official Guides. That said, it is tested to a much smaller extent. For example, you might see some questions involving graphs, either in Problem Solving or in Data Insights graph-based questions. However, those usually fall under the functions category rather than pure coordinate geometry, so they typically won’t involve distance calculations, angles, or similar topics.