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| Critical Reasoning section skill | Verbal questions that test how well you analyze short arguments | Most Critical Reasoning questions ask you to strengthen, weaken or find an assumption. | |
| assumption term | an unstated premise an argument depends on | The plan assumes customers will not switch to a competitor. | |
| strengthen term | information that makes the conclusion more likely | Data showing the trend in other cities would strengthen the argument. | |
| weaken term | information that makes the conclusion less likely | A rival explanation for the sales drop would weaken the argument. | |
| evaluate term | identifying the question whose answer would best help judge an argument | To evaluate the plan, ask whether costs will rise. | |
| boldface question term | a question asking what role two highlighted statements play in an argument | In boldface questions, label each statement as evidence, conclusion or counterpoint. | |
| plan question term | a question about whether a proposed course of action will achieve its goal | Plan questions often hinge on unintended side effects. | |
| Data Sufficiency question type | deciding whether two statements give enough information to answer a question, without solving fully | In Data Sufficiency, test each statement alone, then together. | |
| Multi-Source Reasoning question type | answering questions using information spread across several tabs of text, tables or charts | Multi-Source Reasoning rewards careful note-taking across tabs. | |
| Table Analysis question type | sorting a data table to judge whether statements are true | Sort the table by the column the question asks about. | |
| Graphics Interpretation question type | reading a graph or chart to complete statements from drop-down menus | Check the axis scales before answering Graphics Interpretation items. | |
| Two-Part Analysis question type | choosing two related answers from a shared set of options | Two-Part Analysis may involve quantitative or verbal reasoning. | |
| Problem Solving question type | standard multiple-choice math questions with five options | All Quantitative Reasoning questions are Problem Solving. | |
| integer math term | a whole number, positive, negative or zero | −3, 0 and 8 are integers; 2.5 is not. | |
| prime number math term | an integer greater than 1 with exactly two positive divisors | 2 is the only even prime number. | |
| ratio math term | a comparison of two quantities by division | If the ratio of boys to girls is 2:3, girls make up 3/5 of the class. | |
| percent change math term | (new − old) ÷ old × 100 | From 80 to 100 is a 25% increase. | |
| median math term | the middle value of an ordered list | The median of 3, 7, 9 is 7. | |
| standard deviation math term | a measure of how spread out values are from the mean | Adding the same number to every value does not change the standard deviation. | |
| weighted average math term | an average where values count in proportion to their weights | A class average weights each section by its number of students. | |
| rate math term | a quantity per unit of time, as in distance = rate × time | At 60 km per hour, 150 km takes 2.5 hours. | |
| compound interest math term | interest earned on both the principal and previous interest | $100 at 10% compounded yearly grows to $121 after two years. | |
| probability math term | favorable outcomes ÷ total equally likely outcomes | The probability of rolling a 6 on a fair die is 1/6. | |
| combinations math term | ways to choose items when order does not matter | There are 10 ways to choose 2 people from 5. |