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Be proud of yourself if you’ve made it through the last 7 weeks of this core knowledge build-up.
This is the last week of new topics. Along with working on these, try to get comfortable with anything that still feels shaky. If something didn’t fully click earlier, go back and spend a bit more time on it.
Keep things simple and focus on getting the basics right.
We’ll be taking our third official mock next week, so try to cover any missing areas and go in with as much clarity as possible.
Weekly time budget: 15 to 20 hours total
Week 8 rules:
Week 8: Coordinate Geometry and Word Problems
This week we are covering coordinate geometry and word problems.
Neither of them is "hard" in the traditional sense, like nobody is asking you to do crazy calculations. The issue is usually that people misread the question or misset it up, and then the math goes wrong from there.
So a big part of this week is just learning to read the problem properly and setting up the structure before you start solving the question.
What this week is really about
By the end of Week 8, you should be able to:
Core reads:
Book reference (if you have it):
Videos:
Coordinate Geometry
Word Problems
Practice Sets:
Phase 1: Easy-mode practice
Target:
You have two ways to do this. Pick the one that fits how you usually study.
Option A: Manual practice (no Forum Quiz subscription needed)
Click the links below, sort by Kudos and solve questions directly on the forum.
Option B: Forum Quiz mode (recommended if you have the subscription)
Timing ramp for Phase 1
Phase 2: Official-style questions (only after Phase 1 feels comfortable)
Once the practice sets feel comfortable, it's good to start testing yourself on official-style questions:
Target:
Common traps to actively watch for
Critical Reasoning - Boldface | Discrepancy (Resolve the Paradox)
This week in CR, we'll cover boldface and discrepancy questions.
They're a bit different, you need to focus more on how the argument in structured and what each part is doing.
If you get that right, the answers become much easier to narrow down.
What you should get out of this week
By the end of the week, you should be able to:
Core Reads:
Bold Face
Discrepancy
Book Reading (pick one primary source)
PowerScore CR Bible
OR
Manhattan Prep – GMAT All the Verbal
Videos:
Choose whichever style clicks for you.
Bold Face
Discrepancy
Practice Sets:
Phase 1: Easy-mode practice
Target:
You have two ways to do this. Pick the one that fits how you usually study.
Option A: Manual practice (no Forum Quiz subscription needed)
Click the links below, sort by Kudos and solve questions directly on the forum.
Option B: Forum Quiz mode (recommended if you have the subscription)
Timing ramp for Phase 1
Phase 2: Official-style questions (only after Phase 1 feels comfortable)
Once the practice sets feel comfortable, it's good to start testing yourself on official-style questions:
Target:
One mental check to keep repeating
For boldface:
Different questions. Different standards.
Two-Part Analysis
Another difficult part of DI is TPA.
The questions can get quite lengthy, with multiple combinations to think through, and it’s easy to burn too much time checking every possibility. So the key here is to be smarter with your approach, quickly convert the word statements into equations or relationships, and use the given options well instead of trying to brute-force everything.
Reads:
Book reference:
Manhattan Prep: GMAT All the Quant + DI
Videos:
Practice Sets:
Phase 1: Easy-mode practice
Target:
You have two ways to do this. Pick the one that fits how you usually study.
Option A: Manual practice (no Forum Quiz subscription needed)
Click the links below, sort by Kudos and solve questions directly on the forum.
Option B: Forum Quiz mode (recommended if you have the subscription)
Timing ramp for Phase 1
Phase 2: Official-style questions (only after Phase 1 feels comfortable)
Once the practice sets feel comfortable, it's good to start testing yourself on official-style questions:
Target:
End-of-week self-check
Focus on:
TPA punishes assumption bleed. Stay clean.
How to post your Week 8 update in the group (copy/paste template)
This is the last week of new topics. Along with working on these, try to get comfortable with anything that still feels shaky. If something didn’t fully click earlier, go back and spend a bit more time on it.
Keep things simple and focus on getting the basics right.
We’ll be taking our third official mock next week, so try to cover any missing areas and go in with as much clarity as possible.
Weekly time budget: 15 to 20 hours total
Week 8 rules:
- Don't start calculations before understanding the question
- Use options in DI, instead of treating it as a pure math question
- Step back and rethink instead of forcing one method
- Look out for simpler approach instead of over-solving
QUANT+
Week 8: Coordinate Geometry and Word Problems
This week we are covering coordinate geometry and word problems.
Neither of them is "hard" in the traditional sense, like nobody is asking you to do crazy calculations. The issue is usually that people misread the question or misset it up, and then the math goes wrong from there.
So a big part of this week is just learning to read the problem properly and setting up the structure before you start solving the question.
What this week is really about
By the end of Week 8, you should be able to:
- Feel comfortable plotting points and interpreting slopes
- Know when coordinate geometry is just algebra in disguise
- Translate word problems into equations without losing variables
- Avoid solving the wrong thing because of rushed interpretation
- Sketch more and panic less
Core reads:
- Coordinate geometry:
GMAT coordinate geometry guide - https://www.expertsglobal.com/gmat-coor ... metry-prep
GMAT geometry overview - https://www.joinleland.com/library/a/gmat-geometry - Word problems:
Magoosh word problems guide - https://magoosh.com/gmat/gmat-word-problems/
Manhattan Prep tips for word problems - https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog ... -problems/
GMAT Club intro to word problems (translating to math) - https://gmatclub.com/blog/intro-to-gmat ... d-to-math/
Book reference (if you have it):
- Manhattan GMAT Quant + DI
- Chapter 17: Translations
- Chapter 31: Coordinate Plane
Videos:
Coordinate Geometry
| GMAT Ninja |
| Manhattan |
Word Problems
| GMAT Club |
| TTP |
| GMAT Ninja |
Practice Sets:
Phase 1: Easy-mode practice
Target:
- Either reach 80% accuracy on 20 questions, or
- Build a clean streak of 15 correct
You have two ways to do this. Pick the one that fits how you usually study.
Option A: Manual practice (no Forum Quiz subscription needed)
Click the links below, sort by Kudos and solve questions directly on the forum.
Option B: Forum Quiz mode (recommended if you have the subscription)
- Build 2 quizzes - (1) Coordinate Geometry, (2) Word Problems
- Goal is the same as Option A: 80% on 20 or a streak of 15
- Do small sets (15 questions). Review after each set.
Timing ramp for Phase 1
- Set 1: Untimed (focus on setup and accuracy)
- Set 2: Soft-timed (generous time, still process-focused)
- Set 3: Normal pacing only after accuracy is stable
Phase 2: Official-style questions (only after Phase 1 feels comfortable)
Once the practice sets feel comfortable, it's good to start testing yourself on official-style questions:
Target:
- Either reach 90% accuracy on 30 questions, or
- Build a clean streak of 20 correct
| Forum Practice | Quiz |
| - Coordinate Geometry - Word Problems | - Coordinate Geometry - Word Problems |
Common traps to actively watch for
- Solving algebraically when a sketch would clarify things
- Losing track of variables in long word problems
- Assuming straight lines where curves exist
- Answering what you think the question asked
VERBAL+
Critical Reasoning - Boldface | Discrepancy (Resolve the Paradox)
This week in CR, we'll cover boldface and discrepancy questions.
They're a bit different, you need to focus more on how the argument in structured and what each part is doing.
If you get that right, the answers become much easier to narrow down.
What you should get out of this week
By the end of the week, you should be able to:
- You’ll identify roles of statements instead of rereading content
- You’ll stop reacting emotionally to confusing arguments
- You’ll treat boldface like a matching exercise, not a reading test
- You’ll approach discrepancies by asking "how can both be true?"
Core Reads:
Bold Face
- GMAT Club boldface cue words
https://gmatclub.com/forum/bold-face-questions-the-cue-words-that-can-expose-the-rela-162488.html - Magoosh boldface structure
https://magoosh.com/gmat/gmat-critical-reasoning-boldface-structure-questions/ - GMAT Club boldface discussion
https://gmatclub.com/forum/many-gmat-test-takers-consider-bold-face-bf-questions-to-145093.html
Discrepancy
- GMAT Club discrepancy guide
https://gmatclub.com/forum/concept-article-on-resolve-paradox-from-gogmat-com-163081.html - Magoosh paradox questions
https://magoosh.com/gmat/gmat-cr-paradox-questions/ - Manhattan discrepancy explanations
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/explaining-a-critical-reasoning-discrepancy/
https://www.manhattanprep.com/gmat/blog/can-you-fix-this-gmat-critical-reasoning-discrepancy/
Book Reading (pick one primary source)
PowerScore CR Bible
- Chapter 9: Resolve the Paradox Questions
- Chapter 10: Method of Reasoning and Flaw in the Reasoning Questions
OR
Manhattan Prep – GMAT All the Verbal
- Chapter 18: Structure-Based Family
- Chapter 22: Evidence Family
Videos:
Choose whichever style clicks for you.
Bold Face
| GMAT Club |
| GMAT Ninja |
| Manhattan Prep |
Discrepancy
| GMAT Club |
| Manhattan Prep |
Practice Sets:
Phase 1: Easy-mode practice
Target:
- Either reach 80% accuracy on 20 questions, or
- Build a clean streak of 15 correct
You have two ways to do this. Pick the one that fits how you usually study.
Option A: Manual practice (no Forum Quiz subscription needed)
Click the links below, sort by Kudos and solve questions directly on the forum.
Option B: Forum Quiz mode (recommended if you have the subscription)
- Build 2 Quiz - (1) Bold Face, (2) Resolve Paradox
- Goal is the same as Option A: 80% on 20 or a streak of 15
- Do small sets (15 questions). Review after each set.
Timing ramp for Phase 1
- Set 1: Untimed (focus on setup and accuracy)
- Set 2: Soft-timed (generous time, still process-focused)
- Set 3: Normal pacing only after accuracy is stable
Phase 2: Official-style questions (only after Phase 1 feels comfortable)
Once the practice sets feel comfortable, it's good to start testing yourself on official-style questions:
Target:
- Either reach 90% accuracy on 30 questions, or
- Build a clean streak of 20 correct
| Forum Practice | Quiz |
| - Bold Face - Resolve Paradox | - Bold Face - Resolve Paradox |
One mental check to keep repeating
For boldface:
- Label each bold part before looking at choices
- Match roles, not wording
- Ask "how can both statements be true?"
- Eliminate answers that only explain one side
Different questions. Different standards.
DATA INSIGHTS+
Two-Part Analysis
Another difficult part of DI is TPA.
The questions can get quite lengthy, with multiple combinations to think through, and it’s easy to burn too much time checking every possibility. So the key here is to be smarter with your approach, quickly convert the word statements into equations or relationships, and use the given options well instead of trying to brute-force everything.
Reads:
- Manhattan Review TPA
https://www.manhattanreview.com/gmat-two-part-analysis/ - GMAT Ninja TPA guide
https://www.gmatninja.com/articles/gmat/data-insights/beginners-guide-to-gmat-two-part-analysis/ - CrackVerbal TPA guide
https://www.crackverbal.com/resources/gmat-focus-two-part-analysis-guide/
Book reference:
Manhattan Prep: GMAT All the Quant + DI
- Chapter 21: Two-Part Analysis
Videos:
| GMAT Ninja |
| GMAT Club |
| Manhattan |
Practice Sets:
Phase 1: Easy-mode practice
Target:
- Either reach 80% accuracy on 20 questions, or
- Build a clean streak of 15 correct
You have two ways to do this. Pick the one that fits how you usually study.
Option A: Manual practice (no Forum Quiz subscription needed)
Click the links below, sort by Kudos and solve questions directly on the forum.
Option B: Forum Quiz mode (recommended if you have the subscription)
- Build TPA Quiz
- Goal is the same as Option A: 80% on 20 or a streak of 15
- Do small sets (15 questions). Review after each set.
Timing ramp for Phase 1
- Set 1: Untimed (focus on setup and accuracy)
- Set 2: Soft-timed (generous time, still process-focused)
- Set 3: Normal pacing only after accuracy is stable
Phase 2: Official-style questions (only after Phase 1 feels comfortable)
Once the practice sets feel comfortable, it's good to start testing yourself on official-style questions:
Target:
- Either reach 90% accuracy on 30 questions, or
- Build a clean streak of 20 correct
| Forum Practice | Quiz |
| - TPA | - TPA |
End-of-week self-check
Focus on:
- Solving each part independently
- Verifying combinations carefully
- Not letting Part 1 bias Part 2
TPA punishes assumption bleed. Stay clean.
GROUP DISCUSSION GUIDELINES+
How to post your Week 8 update in the group (copy/paste template)
- Reading sources & Time spent:
- Quant questions solved:
- Quant accuracy: coordinate geometry __% | word problems __%
- Verbal questions solved:
- Verbal accuracy: bold face __% | discrepancy __%
- DI questions solved:
- DI accuracy: tpa __%
- One question link I want discussed (include your full attempt):
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