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Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  Updated on: 12 Oct 2023, 14:42
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Hello, everyone, and Happy New Year. I have been working doggedly for the past few months to collate all the SC questions—870 in sum—that have appeared in official guides past and present and put them in one spreadsheet. Where the source was lacking in specificity—e.g., "1000 Series," "Official Guide [Pre-2000]," or, simply, "Official Guide"—I made a note. I also categorized (tagged) every question based on my own observations while I was practicing. Yes, I attempted each question, sometimes first thing in the morning, sometimes after a long day of work. (I tended to get sloppier in those later sessions, but excuses, excuses...) In case you are curious, or if you are the competitive type, the following are my stats. If you want to take up a challenge and beat the Expert, by all means, have a go. I would like to read about your experience, maybe down below or in a debrief. (I simply worked from top to bottom, but the beauty of a spreadsheet lies in its customizability.)

  • Easy/Low: 392/396 (99.0% accuracy), average 0:35/question
  • Medium: 277/287 (96.5% accuracy), average 0:48/question
  • Hard: 173/187 (92.5% accuracy), average 0:57/question
  • Longest streak on spreadsheet: 143 questions
  • Second longest streak: 139 questions

I created the spreadsheet as a Google Sheet, but I am uploading it as an Excel sheet. There is nothing fancy or automated. I not only lack the technical knowhow, I also find it useful to spend a little extra time adding notes or comments on questions, whether I get them correct or not.

As always, good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

Edit: 12 October 2023—Removed download.

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 07:20
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AndrewN, this is absolutely amazing.
Thanks a ton for taking time out for creating such a question bank.
I feel any candidate who uses this judicially will immensely benefit from the excel sheet you created.

Happy New Year and thank you once again for such an amazing New Year's Day present.
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 08:15
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kntombat wrote:
AndrewN, this is absolutely amazing.
Thanks a ton for taking time out for creating such a question bank.
I feel any candidate who uses this judicially will immensely benefit from the excel sheet you created.

Happy New Year and thank you once again for such an amazing New Year's Day present.

Thank you, kntombat, and Happy New Year to you, too. This spreadsheet is just one of several that I have going to track all official questions, both Verbal and Quant. It takes a while to comb through and sort out all the information. Bunuel is probably tired of hearing from me about some question or other carrying the wrong tag, but this project means a lot to me, and I think a better study aid is always a plus (as you said, as long as a person puts it to good use).

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 08:38
wow, a nice New Yr gift... thanks!!
Can we expect a similar sheet for CR?
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 09:05
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wow, a nice New Yr gift... thanks!!
Can we expect a similar sheet for CR?

Yes, mohitprabhat, eventually. Right now, although I have added 650 questions to my CR OG spreadsheet, I have only worked my way through 335. I am loath to upload an incomplete sheet or one that contains unverified questions.

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 10:30
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Happy New Year

A very good job. It could come in handy

A side note: personally speaking, I would disregard completely the questions that are tagged "1000 series". More often than not they are from the OG. However, a good chunk of it is made by questions re-arranged or from MGMAT and dispatched as official. Or who knows from where they come from.

In doubt, I would go via tag to those questions I am sure they are official.

It was the case, in the past, that some question was literally a piece of crap and people knew it was official.

Be careful

Good job in the end. Compliments

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PS: Above using only the tag official would be enough, though
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 14:00
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Happy New Year

A very good job. It could come in handy

A side note: personally speaking, I would disregard completely the questions that are tagged "1000 series". More often than not they are from the OG. However, a good chunk of it is made by questions re-arranged or from MGMAT and dispatched as official. Or who knows from where they come from.

In doubt, I would go via tag to those questions I am sure they are official.

It was the case, in the past, that some question was literally a piece of crap and people knew it was official.

Be careful

Good job in the end. Compliments

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PS: Above using only the tag official would be enough, though

Hello, carcass. I am not sure we have directly crossed paths before, but it is an honor. (I have seen a lot of your work, especially on the GRE Prep Club forum.) I agree that the 1000 Series is a mixed bag. Some questions appear to have been corrupted—that is, if they were ever official questions to begin with—but others have also shown up in the GMAT Advanced guide or as GMAT Prep questions. I decided to take the chance that many of them were legitimate (official) questions, but I felt the need to point out that particular source and a few others. Solver beware, right?

I did not mean to be obnoxious with my tags. I thought I could create a post without a timer attached that would simply appear in the SC forum, the one I thought most appropriate for the spreadsheet. I would welcome any moderator changes that would get rid of the timer and place the post, well, somewhere that seemed fitting.

Happy New Year.

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 16:02
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Disabled the timer.
Moved under the Verbal resources section which is more appropriate.
Cleaned the tags.


Thank you for the kind words Sir
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 16:26
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Disabled the timer.
Moved under the Verbal resources section which is more appropriate.
Cleaned the tags.


Thank you for the kind words Sir

The post looks much better now, more in line with what I had initially been picturing. I typically contribute to the forum by responding to Expert reply requests; sharing part of my work in this manner is new to me, even after a couple thousand posts. Thank you for cleaning everything up.

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  01 Jan 2022, 17:02
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If you need help or else just drop me a private message whether is appropriate in your judgment!!!

I'll try to help more here on this side of the moon. Usually, I am on the darkest side :lol:

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  12 May 2022, 03:51
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This is like a miracle, I was looking for something like that but never found it, until i stumbled upon this post.

Just one question: This doesn't include GMAT Prep SC questions, correct? Just OG stuff
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This is like a miracle, I was looking for something like that but never found it, until i stumbled upon this post.

Just one question: This doesn't include GMAT Prep SC questions, correct? Just OG stuff

That is correct, hadimadi. There are no questions on the spreadsheet that are solely tagged "GMAT Prep" on this site. Some older questions from the OG 10 especially may still appear in GMAT Prep tests 1 or 2, since that question pool is so deep, but to my knowledge, no questions from any of the guides with a full year in the title—from OG 2015 onward—have also appeared as GMAT Prep questions.

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  24 Jun 2022, 23:50
AndrewN wrote:
Hello, everyone, and Happy New Year. I have been working doggedly for the past few months to collate all the SC questions—870 in sum—that have appeared in official guides past and present and put them in one spreadsheet. Where the source was lacking in specificity—e.g., "1000 Series," "Official Guide [Pre-2000]," or, simply, "Official Guide"—I made a note. I also categorized (tagged) every question based on my own observations while I was practicing. Yes, I attempted each question, sometimes first thing in the morning, sometimes after a long day of work. (I tended to get sloppier in those later sessions, but excuses, excuses...) In case you are curious, or if you are the competitive type, the following are my stats. If you want to take up a challenge and beat the Expert, by all means, have a go. I would like to read about your experience, maybe down below or in a debrief. (I simply worked from top to bottom, but the beauty of a spreadsheet lies in its customizability.)

  • Easy/Low: 392/396 (99.0% accuracy), average 0:35/question
  • Medium: 277/287 (96.5% accuracy), average 0:48/question
  • Hard: 173/187 (92.5% accuracy), average 0:57/question
  • Longest streak on spreadsheet: 143 questions
  • Second longest streak: 139 questions

I created the spreadsheet as a Google Sheet, but I am uploading it as an Excel sheet. There is nothing fancy or automated. I not only lack the technical knowhow, I also find it useful to spend a little extra time adding notes or comments on questions, whether I get them correct or not.

Attachment:
SC OG Question Set.xlsx

As always, good luck with your studies.

- Andrew


Dear Andrew, Thank you so much for doing this!
I just wanted to ask- has this also been made a part of the question Forum Quiz questions? Meaning, if I wanted to practice comparison questions, should I do the Forum Quiz or this? If this is included there, then it would be 2 birds, 1 stone B)
Again, thank you so much!
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  25 Jun 2022, 07:21
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Dear Andrew, Thank you so much for doing this!
I just wanted to ask- has this also been made a part of the question Forum Quiz questions? Meaning, if I wanted to practice comparison questions, should I do the Forum Quiz or this? If this is included there, then it would be 2 birds, 1 stone B)
Again, thank you so much!

Happy to help, aryasharma. To answer your query, all of the questions in the spreadsheet can be accessed in the Forum Quiz, as long as they are tagged "Official Guide" or something similar on the site. There may be a few discrepancies in tags, but in general, broad categories such as comparisons should align well. Feel free to practice using whichever method you like.

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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  06 Oct 2022, 04:17
AndrewN wrote:
Hello, everyone, and Happy New Year. I have been working doggedly for the past few months to collate all the SC questions—870 in sum—that have appeared in official guides past and present and put them in one spreadsheet. Where the source was lacking in specificity—e.g., "1000 Series," "Official Guide [Pre-2000]," or, simply, "Official Guide"—I made a note. I also categorized (tagged) every question based on my own observations while I was practicing. Yes, I attempted each question, sometimes first thing in the morning, sometimes after a long day of work. (I tended to get sloppier in those later sessions, but excuses, excuses...) In case you are curious, or if you are the competitive type, the following are my stats. If you want to take up a challenge and beat the Expert, by all means, have a go. I would like to read about your experience, maybe down below or in a debrief. (I simply worked from top to bottom, but the beauty of a spreadsheet lies in its customizability.)

  • Easy/Low: 392/396 (99.0% accuracy), average 0:35/question
  • Medium: 277/287 (96.5% accuracy), average 0:48/question
  • Hard: 173/187 (92.5% accuracy), average 0:57/question
  • Longest streak on spreadsheet: 143 questions
  • Second longest streak: 139 questions

I created the spreadsheet as a Google Sheet, but I am uploading it as an Excel sheet. There is nothing fancy or automated. I not only lack the technical knowhow, I also find it useful to spend a little extra time adding notes or comments on questions, whether I get them correct or not.

Attachment:
SC OG Question Set.xlsx

As always, good luck with your studies.

- Andrew


Hi AndrewN - I am yet to take official practice test 4-6 - Does this include any questions from that? Just want to check. I want to avoid getting an inflated score
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  08 Nov 2022, 02:33
Hi AndrewN

Your signature line mentions 884 SC ques. However, the uploaded Excel spreadsheet has 870 SC ques. Pls reconcile the diff b/w 14 SC ques.
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  11 Apr 2023, 13:26
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Thank you for this great effort.
I want to attempt all of the SC questions as a quiz here. But i am not sure how to do it.

I tried by bookmarking few of these questions and then on the quiz, attempting only "bookmarked" questions. But, i don't see it as a very viable approach.

Can you please help me for the same.
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  11 Apr 2023, 14:28
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Thank you for this great effort.
I want to attempt all of the SC questions as a quiz here. But i am not sure how to do it.

I tried by bookmarking few of these questions and then on the quiz, attempting only "bookmarked" questions. But, i don't see it as a very viable approach.

Can you please help me for the same.


Is there a reason you can't use the drop down for sources and choose the source you want there?
Otherwise, if you want pretty specific questions, I think you would do it just one by one or however you want (or open the book and just pick proper question numbers)
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Re: Master SC OG Spreadsheet (800+ Questions) [#permalink] New post  20 Apr 2023, 19:33
Hi bb ,

The reason that I want to attempt these questions only is because here the number of questions are very specific and it takes you to a state of mind where you know exactly what goal is to be achieved (884 SC questions here). Although drop down option in GC Quiz is really good and i have been using it since long, i work better by making small small achievable goals.

Any guidance on this will be appreciated. Thanks

You might find it funny but i have tried using Python and Selenium software to automatically bookmark all questions present in this excel file but was not successful (stuck in finding "button id" for bookmark button :-P)
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