GAMSAT Books For The Preparation Of Section I & II
Worried about text books? Hmm, now, don’t start thinking how do I know that..because the moment you think of GAMSAT the other thought that comes to your mind is, ‘WHAT GAMSAT BOOKS?’ So, instead of panicking, refer to the available material from ACER’s GAMSAT books. Now, when dealing with GAMSAT Section I and Section II, which are dedicated to Reasoning in Humanities and Social Sciences and Written Communication respectively, you can certainly refer to relevant materials.
Before listing some GAMSAT books, here are some certain practical issues that you must look into. To start with do read the newspapers regularly. Nothing can be more informative than this and most of you must be already into this practice. For instance Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian are few good newspapers that you can undoubtedly refer to. New York Times is another great source of information. A thorough reading of the articles and illustrations in these newspapers will also assist you in making sense of the political cartoons that you might chance upon in GAMSAT Section I. It would be best if you look beyond just GAMSAT books and materials. Instead of focusing on GAMSAT books only, try and read different types of books to enhance your knowledge. While doing so you may often come across unknown terms and phrases, in such occasions do not ignore them , rather take up a dictionary and look for the meaning. This will help you in improving your vocabulary. Since Humanities covers a broader and more comprehensive field as compared to Science, so the study of GAMSAT books and other reference material should really be your main focus.
Now there are loads of GAMSAT books which can prove to be useful when you are preparing yourself for the competitive exam. For improving your writing skills and reasoning ability you can refer to the books listed below:
1. 100 Ways To Improve Your Writing – Gary Provost – SECTION II
2. Simply Philosophy – Brendan Wilson – SECTION II
3. Philosophy Made Simple – Richard Popkin – SECTION II
4. The meaning of Things- A . C . Grayling
5. Ayn Rand and Milan Kundera books
Gary Larson’s book, which is a book of comic sketches, can help you in all possible ways. It enhances your sense of humour and helps you in solving most of the comics and illustrations related questions. Also try reading GAMSAT books that throws light on Australian history and also the political history of the world. When it comes to writing essays, do practice different types of themes and topics. Just try and work on details from every critical point of view. Other GAMSAT books along with the few that have been mentioned above are worth going through. So, dump your laziness, make a fresh start and widen your career prospects.