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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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Sentence Correction Question Directory Topic and Difficulty

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Consumers may not think of household cleaning products to be hazardous

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gmataspirant2009

15 Sep 2022, 04:12

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Most members of the presidents staff do not believe that the proposed

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01 Jun 2022, 01:30

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20 Dec 2024, 12:12

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Even though Clovis points, spear points with longitudinal grooves chip

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KC

06 Sep 2021, 02:15

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As with the RMS Titanic, the SS Andrea Doria suffered damage

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

08 Oct 2019, 21:08

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21 Dec 2024, 03:37

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Pack 2 Q2 Studies show that even though physical activity is minimal

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

11 Oct 2019, 09:55

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21 Dec 2024, 05:25

Poll: SC study notes from EGMAT course and other sources

somesh86

28 May 2018, 01:30

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21 Dec 2024, 07:25

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Fossils of the arm of a sloth found in Puerto Rico in 1991, and dated

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nakib77

13 Jun 2021, 05:21

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The most vexing problem faced by researchers exploring wind-powered

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RaviChandra

21 Sep 2013, 11:17

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21 Dec 2024, 12:25

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One of the most important questions facing the American public in the

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generis

09 Dec 2020, 00:50

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21 Dec 2024, 12:29

Redundant Words in SC

Mahmud6

01 Oct 2015, 08:53

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21 Dec 2024, 13:31

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The physical structure of the human eye enables it to sense light of

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beckee529

18 Jun 2021, 08:16

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In no other historical sighting did Halley's comet cause such a worldw

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mymba99

27 Jun 2021, 14:51

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22 Dec 2024, 21:03

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Since the end of the recently extended recession, prices for all of th

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souvik101990

10 Jul 2021, 10:53

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22 Dec 2024, 21:31

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Today's technology allows manufacturers to make small cars more fuel

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karthikb

01 Jun 2021, 00:50

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Because fish look through water, their eyes are very different from

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goalsnr

29 Jun 2021, 07:33

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23 Dec 2024, 04:21

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Nelson Mandela is the most unfortunate of men, yet the embodiment of e

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kanigmat011

19 Jan 2016, 12:19

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23 Dec 2024, 18:26

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The tourism commission has conducted surveys of hotels in the most

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13 Jun 2021, 14:49

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According to recent studies comparing the nutritional value of meat fr

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26 Jun 2021, 04:08

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Hoping to alleviate some of the financial burdens of a growing populat

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souvik101990

24 Jan 2016, 21:10

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25 Dec 2024, 08:08

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Use of "having been" or "having" in SC senctences..

confusedsoul

28 May 2013, 20:44

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25 Dec 2024, 20:10

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Ellipsis & Substitution

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fameatop

06 Feb 2013, 04:10

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25 Dec 2024, 20:17

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Pandas in captivity, two of who live in the National Zoo in Washington

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ruchi857

18 Oct 2017, 07:21

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The analyst suggested that traders pay more attention to a broader mea

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qhoc0010

07 Jan 2005, 17:18

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Those skeptical of the extent of global warming argue that short-term

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31 Dec 2022, 04:57

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When shown boards for just a few seconds from previous chess games

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Hand ale pumps may slightly improve the flavor of ale over gas-powered

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generis

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In spite of continuing national trends toward increased consumption of

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noboru

15 Nov 2019, 03:04

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Researchers hypothesize that granitic soil is the ideal construction

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jzchina

08 May 2006, 12:36

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The report urges convening a White House conference,

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saikarthikreddy

26 Sep 2012, 23:11

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Today anthropologists realize that there is great diversity among hunt

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rthothad

25 Jan 2019, 04:00

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26 Dec 2024, 02:56

Between you and I, I doubt that he will come. A. and I, I

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Hussain15

02 Sep 2009, 11:12

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A controversial figure throughout most of his public life, the Black

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walkman4mba

20 Jul 2009, 22:25

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This lesson covers a portion of GMAT Pill's SC Framework

GMATPill

10 Jun 2013, 11:43

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26 Dec 2024, 10:15

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A substance derived from the Madagascar periwinkle, which has proved

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anonymousvn

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26 Dec 2024, 13:10

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Among the emotions on display in the negotiating room were

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linker

10 Nov 2004, 02:26

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As it becomes more frequent to have spouses who both work outside the

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Skewed

11 Jan 2019, 04:21

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27 Dec 2024, 05:21

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A migraine typically afflicts one side of the head, lasts for hours or

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paeagain

19 May 2020, 06:11

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A peculiar feature of the embryonic mammalian circulatory system is th

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Fuqua

19 Dec 2018, 04:32

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27 Dec 2024, 08:59

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A President entering the final two years of a second term is likely to

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lahoosaher

18 Dec 2018, 01:29

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For decades, the state government has been promising to construct a hi

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Bunuel

11 Feb 2022, 10:00

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27 Dec 2024, 10:52

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As measured by the Commerce Department, corporate profits peaked in th

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eyunni

28 Aug 2007, 11:21

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29 Dec 2024, 07:57

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Before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, along with other former slaves

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dancinggeometry

22 Sep 2008, 00:53

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29 Dec 2024, 18:29

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A large rise in the number of housing starts in the coming year should

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ugimba

19 Dec 2018, 04:01

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29 Dec 2024, 19:59

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In archaeology, there must be a balance between explanation of the val

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nightwing79

23 Oct 2019, 03:43

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29 Dec 2024, 22:05

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Often said to look like an egg crate, the Omni Coliseum's roof was hom

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vyassaptarashi

12 Nov 2018, 04:39

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30 Dec 2024, 21:50

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From the 17th century to the 19th century literacy rates all over west

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Bunuel

03 Jul 2023, 12:06

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30 Dec 2024, 21:53

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GMAT CLUB OLYMPICS: For 800 years the smiths of the Kruijswijk Forge

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Bunuel

24 Aug 2021, 08:00

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30 Dec 2024, 23:43

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GMAT CLUB OLYMPICS: Painting a picture with a brush is like playing a

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Bunuel

23 Aug 2021, 08:00

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01 Jan 2025, 12:19

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According to some economists, the July decrease in unemployment so

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seekmba

23 Jul 2021, 01:18

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01 Jan 2025, 12:21

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After suffering $2 billion in losses and 25,000 layoffs, the nations

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sacmanitin

16 May 2022, 01:21

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