Free GMAT Integrated Reasoning Practice Questions with Answers

Are you gearing up for the GMAT and feeling the pressure of the Integrated Reasoning section? You're not alone. The GMAT Integrated Reasoning questions are designed to test your ability to analyze and synthesize data from multiple sources, which can be daunting without the right preparation. In this blog, we provide you with essential practice tips and a variety of sample questions to help you master this challenging section and boost your overall GMAT score.

GMAT Integrated Reasoning Syllabus & Exam Pattern

The GMAT Integrated Reasoning questions measure your ability to analyze data and make strategic decisions based on that data. The data presented is in different formats from various sources, and you must evaluate and synthesize this data. You have 30 minutes to answer the 12 integrated reasoning questions. There are mainly 4 question types:

• Multi-Source Reasoning 
• Graphics Interpretation 
• Two-Part Analysis 
• Table Analysis

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GMAT Integrated Reasoning Sample Questions

Scoring good marks in the Integrated Reasoning section is very crucial to get a good overall GMAT score. Practicing with sample questions can help you become familiar with the GMAT exam pattern and improve your problem-solving skills. Some of the sample questions are given below:

Multi-Source Reasoning

Article 1

News article in an environmental publication.

July 19 – If current trends continue, fossil fuels will be exhausted by 2052. Industry and transportation and the inability of governments to put stricter emissions regulations in place means that there will be a greater demand for alternative energy sources. Additionally, recent concerns about the high-cost of implementing new systems such as public transportation in industrialized areas has led many voters to actually strike down propositions to subsidize alternative fuel research.

Article 2

Interview with a well-known scientist.

August 3 – Dr. Lisa Goodman, one of the team of architects behind several new battery-operated commercial vehicles, has criticized the government’s unwillingness to aggressively lobby voters to pass measures to reduce fossil fuel usage. She suggests that without a significant reduction in per-person fossil fuel consumption, the rate of global warming could soon increase threefold.
“I know that voters continue to reject costly measures to reduce widespread fossil fuel consumption such as large-scale public transportation projects, and that politicians are naturally going to avoid stumping for unpopular policies. However, if something isn’t done soon, by 2055, a barrel of gasoline may become a luxury that only the rich can afford.”

Article 3

Article from a weekly news magazine.

August 29 – The price of crude oil has jumped by 500% over the last decade as a decrease in supply has met with an increased demand. This demand has encouraged many new oil wells to launch in the Gulf of Mexico, and some American environmental groups have expressed concern that certain oil companies are not following the safest procedures, emphasizing that the companies are more concerned with the speed of extraction than the well-being of the ecosystem. Some scientists in the Gulf have called for an increase in safety regulations for oil companies drilling off the coast, but the companies warn that this may dramatically increase the cost of crude oil, at a time when many Americans are already struggling to pay the increased price.

Consider each of the following statements. Does the information in the three articles support the inference as stated?

Question 1: Politicians usually do not agree with one another on issues of global warming and fossil fuel consumption.

1. Yes
2. No

Question 2: An increase in worldwide demand for crude oil has made the oil companies' safety standards fall.

1. Yes
2. No

Question 3: Dr. Goodman would likely support a public referendum on whether to require the oil companies to have better safety and ecological regulations.

1. Yes

2. No

Question 4: The actions of the oil companies have led some voters to reject measures they consider costly.

1. Yes
2. No

Question 5: An increase in demand for a product could incentivize companies to cut corners.

1. Yes
2. No

Question 6: Politicians are unlikely to press the public to vote for unpopular measures.

1. Yes

2. No

Question 7:  An increase in supply would help reduce the impact the oil companies are having on the Gulf’s environment.

1. Yes
2. No

Question 8: If the change in oil price continues trending in the same way, by 2055, the price of oil will be 2000% higher than where it is now.

1. Yes
2. No

Graphics Interpretation 

Questions #1-2

The above pie charts give the percentages of the rural economy in a Central American country for the years 2000 and 2010.

Question 1: The change in the overall earnings for non-farming jobs plus small businesses between 2000 and 2010

1. is positive
2. is negative
3. is zero
4. cannot be determined

Question 2: The smallest proportional change in percent between 2000 and 2010 in any segment of the rural economy was in 

1. Agriculture
2. Non-Farming Jobs
3. Small Businesses
4. Remittances from Cities

Questions #3-4

Question 3: Assuming the trend in the graph stays the same over the range of workers per supervisor values, if the company were to employ 20 workers per supervisor they would likely be __________ productive than if the company were to employ 160 workers per supervisor.

1. Less
2. More
3. Equally

Question 4: If it wants to increase productivity, a company currently employing 115 workers per supervisor should consider

1. adding 15% more workers
2. halving the number of supervisors
3. doubling the number of supervisors
4. reducing the worker staff by 25%

Questions #5-6

The above graph gives the values for 4 items measured by the police department. One represents the number of crimes reported, one represents the number of arrests made, one represents the number of police officers on staff, and one represents the budget surplus for the department (in $1000s).

Question 5: If the impact of a change enacted by the police department takes a month to register, then we can identify a negative linear relationship between B and

1. A
2. -
3. C
4. D
   

Question 6: Given that each new police officer hired will make multiple arrests, and each new hire will immediately cut into the budget, ____ represents the department’s budget surplus.

1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D

Questions #7-8

The above pie chart gives the number of course offerings in the business school in the four subject areas: Management, Marketing, Accounting, and Finances, and some of their subareas.

Question 7: In a geometric progression, each term in the list is obtained by multiplying the previous term by a constant factor. If there are 12 Organizational Development courses, and _______ courses offered in the other subareas of Management, then the course offerings in the subareas of Management could be ordered into a geometric progression.

1. 2, 8, 4
2. 15, 18
3. 13, 11, 10
4. 3, 24, 6
5. 4, 36

Question 8

A student, randomly selecting two courses, has an approximately ______ chance of selecting one management and one tax accounting course.

1. 2.9%
2. 5.9%
3. 12.6%
4. 23.6%

Two-Part Analysis

Question 1: Team Legato is competing against Team Forte in a musical duets competition where two members from each team play a song together. Prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place to the three winning duets overall, and not for the three best duets on each team. Team Legato has 1/4 as many members as Team Forte.

From the choices below, identify the number of members on each Team if 15 duos are competing in total.

1. 4
2. 6
3. 12
4. 14
5. 24
6. 30

Question 2: Team Legato is competing against Team Forte in a musical duets competition where two members from each team play a song together. Prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place to the three winning duets overall, and not for the three best duets on each team. Team Legato has 1/4 as many members as Team Forte. 
Identify the number of possible duos on each team if there are 60 members of Team Forte.

1. 105
2. 370
3. 705
4. 770
5. 1105
6. 1770

Question 3: Team Legato is competing against Team Forte in a musical duets competition where two members from each team play a song together. Prizes are awarded for first, second, and third place to the three winning duets overall, and not for the three best duets on each team. Team Legato has 1/4 as many members as Team Forte.
If 20 duos are competing, identify the closest approximate number of possible different arrangements of medal winners if it is not possible for one team to “sweep” the awards and Team Legato must come in first, and the number of possible different arrangements of medal winners if there are half as many participants.

1. 10,000
2. 100,000
3. 500,000
4. 1 million
5. 1.5 million
6. 3 million

Question 4: Clearwater State Bank is offering an introductory 20% interest rate on a new account, which will compound semi-annually for the first two years, and then compound 5% annually thereafter. Customer 1 deposits $100 in that account to start. To compete, Clearwater Credit Union is offering a similar offer. Their newest account offers an introductory rate of 15% compounded quarterly for the first year, and a rate of 6% compounded quarterly thereafter. Customer 2 deposits an unknown amount with Clearwater Credit Union. After two years, the customers had an equal amount saved. From the choices below, identify the amount Customer 1 will have in Clearwater State Bank after one year, and the amount Customer 1 will have after 21 months if he moves his balance at the end of the first year to Clearwater Credit Union. Make two selections.

1. 121
2. 135
3. 168
4. 186
5. 208
6. 220
   

Question 5: Clearwater State Bank is offering an introductory 20% interest rate on a new account, which will compound semi-annually for the first two years, and then compound 5% annually thereafter. Customer 1 deposits $100 in that account to start. To compete, Clearwater Credit Union is offering a similar offer. Their newest account offers an introductory rate of 15% compounded quarterly for the first year, and a rate of 6% compounded quarterly thereafter. Customer 2 deposits an unknown amount with Clearwater Credit Union. After two years, the customers had an equal amount saved. From the choices below, identify the closest approximate amount the first customer’s investment was worth after four years, and the difference in value of each customer’s investment after four years. Make two selections.

1. 3
2. 30
3. 80
4. 100
5. 130
6. 160

Question 6: Clearwater State Bank is offering an introductory 20% interest rate on a new account, which will compound semi-annually for the first two years, and then compound 5% annually thereafter. Customer 1 deposits $100 in that account to start. To compete, Clearwater Credit Union is offering a similar offer. Their newest account offers an introductory rate of 15% compounded quarterly for the first year, and a rate of 6% compounded quarterly thereafter. Customer 2 deposits an unknown amount with Clearwater Credit Union. After two years, the customers had an equal amount saved. From the choices below, identify approximately how much extra Customer 1 would earn by keeping his money in Clearwater State Bank for four years versus two years, and also identify the difference in the final balances if he moved his investment to Clearwater Credit Union halfway through the four years. Make two selections.

1. 15
2. 19
3. 111
4. 224
5. 233
6. 458

Table Analysis

Question 1

The table above gives information for 2013 on the total number of passengers for 5 train stations in the western United States. These stations were chosen because in 2013 they were among the most popular. The table also includes the percent increase and decrease from the previous year. Consider the following statements and determine whether the statements are true or false based on the information provided by the table.

1. The percent change in the passenger count from 2012 created the rank identifier for 2013.
2. The train station that has the median number of passengers also has the median rank.
3. Over 50 percent of the stations that experienced a percentage increase are in the state of Utah.

Options:

1. True, True, False
2. False, True, False
3. True, False, False
4. False, True, True
5. False, False, True

Question 2

The table displays the academic class spread among Dawn County schools in 2005.

Based on the given information in the table, select the options that can be proven to be true.

1. No class is offered in less than one-third of the schools.
2. Every school in the district offers either a Gym or at least one Art class (Painting or Sculpting).
3. Math is an academic class that is offered in all schools in Dawn County.
   

Options

1. 1, 2
2. 2, 3
3. 3
4. 1
5. 2

Question 3

The table above gives information for 2013 on the total number of passengers for 5 train stations in the western United States. These stations were chosen because in 2013 they were among the most popular. The table also includes the percent increase and decrease from the previous year.
Consider the following statements and determine whether the statements are true or false based on the information provided by the table.

1. The percent change in the passenger count from 2012 created the rank identifier for 2013.
2. The train station that has the median number of passengers also has the median rank.
3. Over 50 percent of the stations that experienced a percentage increase are in the state of Utah.

Options

1. False, True, True
2. True, True, False
3. True, False, False
4. False, True, False
5. False, False, True

How to Prepare for GMAT Integrated Reasoning Section?

The GMAT Integrated Reasoning (IR) section is designed to measure your ability to evaluate information presented in multiple formats from multiple sources. The questions test skills such as data interpretation, analysis, and synthesis, and involve graphical and tabular data. Here are some effective practice tips to excel in this section.

• Sharpen your time management skills to make sure you attempt all the questions and sub-questions.
• Write down notes on each tab as it will help you keep track of the volumes of information in multi-source reasoning.
• Very carefully read the introductory paragraph of the two-part analysis questions.
• Look at the answer options in the menu for graphics interpretation questions before you start analyzing the question.
• Prepare yourself for the online calculator by practicing with the calculator installed on your computer.
• Check the value of each increment on the axes of bar and line graphs so you calculate accurately.

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