GMAT OG Bundle Repeated?

Question

Hi all, I have bought the 3 books GMAT bundle that comprises of OG, Verbal and Quant

From my researches and conversation with the Wiley's online chat customer service, I'm certain the official message is that there is no overlapping between OG, Verbal and Quant in the Qbank. However I'm very certain that I have done some same questions when I work across three Qbanks, does anyone have similar experience?

Regards,
Jonathan

sg124 · Answer

Hi,I too have seen some repeat questions from the OG in the Verbal Review.

I have 2020 edition

Hope it helps

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sg124 · Answer

Hi,I too have seen some repeat questions from the OG in the Verbal Review.

I have 2020 edition

Hope it helps

Posted from my mobile device

AndrewN · Answer

Hello, Jonathan. The questions in the annual OG, Verbal Review, and Quantitative Review are unique to each source, so you will not see the same question if you jump from one resource to the other. However, many questions are carried over from one year to the next, so it is quite possible to see repeat questions that way. In addition, sometimes a question appears identical but differs slightly from an earlier iteration. In boldface CR questions in particular, I have noticed that several passages will have two or even more versions that use the same passage but highlight different areas of text. (I even had a student who recently told me that he recognized a CR passage on the actual exam, only the question stem had changed to or from a boldface question.) Meanwhile, SC questions almost never recycle the same sentence, RC questions are specific to their own passages, and Quant questions also do not receive cosmetic changes before being given a second run, especially not in the same year of official guide publications.

One final note: If you are practicing through Wiley, make sure you select only unanswered/unattempted questions from the dropdown menu when you create your practice sets; otherwise, you will see repeat questions.

Good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

One final note: If you are practicing through Wiley, make sure you select only unanswered/unattempted questions from the dropdown menu when you create your practice sets; otherwise, you will see repeat questions.

Good luck with your studies.

- Andrew

knowledgeispowerr · Answer

Thank you for posting this - I have encountered the exact same thing! Or at least the questions draw from the same passages and stuff. IMO this is a form of duplication because we're reading a passage that we've already read. You'd think that the entire set of materials would be unique and they wouldn't be so lazy as to repeat the passages.

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

It can be interesting to see a passage used in different ways though, at least once in a while. For instance, it's illuminating to see the same passage used first for an Assumption question and then for a Weaken or Evaluate question.

knowledgeispowerr · Answer

Hi Marty - in retrospect you're definitely right. I was a bit frustrated last night.

I agree there is value in seeing different questions on the same passage.

The part that's frustrating is I'm not fully able to test timing/speed, because obviously it's easier to tackle the question and skim over the passage if I vaguely remember reading the same content a couple days prior. But still I should look at it more as "learning a new question type" versus purely testing my reading ability.

MartyTargetTestPrep · Answer

Indeed, and doing timed practice isn't super important anyway. If you see what's going on because you've analyzed many questions and seen key things, such as how different kinds of questions work with the same passage, you're going to answer verbal questions quickly.

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