The Types of Questions and Assessment

GMAT is made up of 3 principal parts and you are allowed 10 mins of optional break between these parts

1> The analytical writing assessment (AWA) - The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) comprises two essays, to be completed in 1 hr (30 mins each). One involves the analysis of an issue; the other, the analysis of an argument.

2> Quantitative - The Quantitative sub-test comprises 37 questions to be completed in 75 mins. It is made up of two styles of questions, entitled problem-solving and data sufficiency. The oreder in which these questions occur is randomly determined by the computer.

3> Verbal - The verbal sub-test comprises 41 questions to be completed in 75 mins. This sub-test has three styles of questions, entitled reading comprehension, sentence correction and critical reasoning, and once again, the order in which these questions occur is determined by the computer.

Some of the questions in the quantitative and verbal tests are non scoring, as they are being trialed for inclusion as scoring items in future tests.