GMAT Data Sufficiency Basics

Who owns and administers the GMAT?

• MBA Council
• GMAC
• ETS
• College Board

The GMAT is most often used for admission to the ____ program.

• PhD
• JD
• MD
• MBA

How many questions are in the Quantitative section of the Focus Edition?

• 21
• 37
• 45
• 31

The GMAT Focus Edition launched in late 2023.

• True
• False

A data-sufficiency question asks you to compute the final numerical answer.

• True
• False

In the Focus Edition, data-sufficiency questions were moved to which section?

• Quantitative
• Data Insights
• Analytical Writing
• Verbal

How many fixed answer choices do data-sufficiency questions always use?

• Five
• Three
• Four
• Two

Choice ____ means each statement alone is sufficient by itself.

• E
• A
• D
• C

What does Choice C mean?

• (1) alone sufficient
• Both together sufficient
• (2) alone sufficient
• Still not sufficient

Choice E means the two statements together are still not sufficient.

• True
• False

For a specific-value question, a statement is sufficient if it allows two possible values.

• True
• False

For a yes/no question, a statement is sufficient if it always gives the ____ answer.

• larger
• different
• same
• numeric

Test-takers should evaluate each statement independently before combining them.

• True
• False

Finding the exact numerical answer is a good use of time in data sufficiency.

• True
• False

Careful readers watch for hidden assumptions about a variable being what?

• Very large
• Always positive
• A whole number
• Negative or zero