Source: GMAT Prep and GMAT Prep (Focus)

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I am practicing for the GMAT, which I am going to give around after a month. There are tags for every question mentioning the source. I want to avoid the questions of GMAT prep while practicing. Can anyone please tell me whether GMAT prep and GMAT prep (Focus) have any questions in common? Thanks in advance.

bb · Answer

They do not. Completely separate question banks.

PS. This was a very nice move from GMAC after a disappointing OG 2024 edition.

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GMATCoachBen · Answer

Yes, I was very excited to see new questions too!

Additionally, I've been happy that the question pool seems large for test #1; I've taken the DI section 4 times, and don't recall seeing any repeats, although it's possible I forgot something.

thelastskybender · Answer

Thanks for the reply  bb . In understand that they have separate question bank, but CR questions posted by  Bunuel  have tags of both "Source: GMAT Prep" and "Source: GMAT Prep (Focus)". Are these questions common to both sources?

bb · Answer

There is no overlap between gmat prep and gmat focus.

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ShilpiAgnihotrii · Answer

Does GMAT prep have questions from the previous year's GMAT questions ?

IVYCRACKERS.COM · Answer

Hi Shilpi! There are certain retired GMAT questions. The thing is that it really doesn't matter much as a lot of questions are based on the same fundamentals as GMAT questions and these questions test the same skills as well. What really matters is how good your test-taking strategy is and how well you are able to execute it during mock tests and official GMAT. Let me know in case you need help with building a strategy

ShilpiAgnihotrii · Answer

Sure, IVYCRACKERS, any help is much appreciated. Thanks a lot for your reply!

pranjalshah · Answer

Hi  bb

If I solve GmatPrep (& not GmatPrep Focus) questions for Quant, Verbal, and DI, there won't be any mock 3,4,5,6 questions, right?

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

No, those GMAT prep questions should not contain any questions from the GMAT focus practice exams.

PA0037 · Answer

Just to confirm ,Tag - Gmat paper test should be avoided right ?  ScottTargetTestPrep

ScottTargetTestPrep · Answer

Sorry, but are you referring to the old retired GMAT tests given on paper?

PA0037 · Answer

hello, I am not sure what the "Gmat Test paper" tag is actually , just wanted to make sure they're not the questions in the FE mock.

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi Priya0505,

As far as I know, test takers must  avoid  questions tagged "GMAT Prep (Focus)".

The "GMAT Paper Test" questions should still be good/useful, at least for verbal.

tgmat24 · Answer

Hi  bb 
Can you please clarify the difference between  GMAT Prep  vs  GMAT Prep (Focus)  tags?
I do not want to attempt any official mocks by mistake. Want to make sure that  GMAT Prep  tag has no questions from the OG mocks.

ShilpiAgnihotrii · Answer

Hey, what i understand is GMAT prep has questions from GMAT classic mocks, so u can safely practice those, I guess.

bdc · Answer

Hey  bb , as I am reading the above comments, I am confused now, about   GMAT Prep Focus or GMAT Paper Test, which to be referred,   because I am solving questions from GMAT Prep Focus. Which would be better along with OG questions, as I have OG Book.

bb · Answer

It’s kind of like when you go to the grocery store and you have a can of tuna that was made a month ago and another kind of tuna that was made six months ago and the third kind of tuna which was made a year ago, which one is preferable?

Well, the tuna cans last for two years, so does it really matter which expiration date you buy? Maybe if you plan to store it for a long time but if you’re planning to eat the tuna, it really doesn’t matter.

The same way, it absolutely does not matter which official question you’re using to prepare as long as they’re not geometry or sentence correction.

The questions that you are finding today in the gmat prep focus edition, they are from exams that were administered 20 years ago. Most books in the 2024 edition are from the 2019 OG.... Think about that. So the whole hair splitting of which edition of the book is pretty much irrelevant as long as you understand the test, and don’t take sentence correction questions.

AjiteshArun · Answer

Hi bdc,

It depends on whether you've already taken the official practice tests.  These tests are the best practice tests available , and most test takers should be able to take each test twice.

Generally, most test takers should  NOT  solve "GMAT Prep (Focus)" questions on GMAT club. Doing them on GMAT club before taking the practice tests will effectively ruin those tests, which (again) are the best practice tests available.

bdc · Answer

Oh okay, Thanks AjiteshArun . So its better to first take the official practice tests and later work on these. Thanks once again, I got it...

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