{"id":14085,"date":"2017-06-29T17:11:47","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T17:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/?p=14085"},"modified":"2019-09-05T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T15:53:44","slug":"the-gmat-testing-cases-process-specified-demystified-put-into-a-flowchart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/the-gmat-testing-cases-process-specified-demystified-put-into-a-flowchart\/","title":{"rendered":"The GMAT Testing Cases Process: Specified, Demystified, & Put into a Flowchart"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/i><\/b>It\u2019s become a bit of a running joke in my classes that I say, \u201cThe GMAT is a game of [a thing].\u201d Every time I say it, I make it sound like I\u2019ve revealed the hidden key to GMAT mastery:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe GMAT is a game of recognizing patterns.\u201d
\n<\/span>\u201cThe GMAT is a game of specificity.\u201d
\n<\/span>\u201cThe GMAT is a game of making inferences.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, all of these are true, so I stand by them. Here\u2019s another:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe GMAT is a game of considering possibilities.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

For instance, in Critical Reasoning questions, noticing alternative possible causes for some event is often a big part of the right answer. If a person comes in soaking wet and holding an umbrella, and I conclude that it’s raining, you must think, \u201cHold up, isn\u2019t it also possible that he\u2019s a lunatic who constantly pours water on himself and carries umbrellas because he thinks they protect him from Zombie Martians?\u201d To which I\u2019d say, \u201cTouch\u00e9, that totally seems like a possibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n