Table of Contents

 

 

How to Use This Book/CD Package

i

1

Introducing the GRE® revised General Test

1

 

What Are the Main Features of the Revised Test?

1

 

Structure of the Test

2

 

Preparing for the Test

3

 

Test-taking Strategies for the Computer-based Test

4

 

Test-taking Strategies for the Paper-based Test

5

 

Understanding GRE Scoring

6

2

GRE® Analytical Writing

11

 

Overview of the Analytical Writing Measure

11

 

Preparing for the Analytical Writing Measure

12

 

General Strategies

12

 

Analyze an Issue Task

13

 

Analyze an Argument Task

25

 

GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Issue

37

 

GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Argument

39

 

Score Level Descriptions

41

3

GRE® Verbal Reasoning

43

 

Overview of the Verbal Reasoning MeasuVe

43

 

Verbal Reasoning Question Types

43

4

GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions

53

 Set 1

Discrete Questions: Easy

54

 Set 2

Reading Comprehension Questions: Easy

56

 Set 3

Discrete Questions: Medium

60

 Set 4

Reading Comprehension Questions: Medium

63

 Set 5

Discrete Questions: Hard

68

 Set 6

Reading Comprehension Questions: Hard

71

 

Answer Keys

75

 

Answers and Explanations

77

5

GRE Quantitative Reasoning

107

 

Overview of the Quantitative Reasoning Measure

107

 

Quantitative Reasoning Question Types

108

 

Using the Calculator

129

 

Mathematics Conventions for the Quantitative Reasoning Measure of the GRE revised General Test

133

6

GRE® Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions

143

 Set 1

Discrete Questions: Easy

145

 Set 2

Discrete Questions: Medium

150

 Set 3

Discrete Questions: Hard

155

 Set 4

Data Interpretation Sets

161

 

Answer Keys

164

 

Answers and Explanations

166

7

GRE® Math Review

207

 1

Arithmetic

208

 2

Algebra

222

 3

Geometry

248

 4

Data Analysis

263

8

Authentic GRE® Practice Test

303

 Section 1

Analytical Writing

304

 Section 2

Analytical Writing

306

 Section 3

Verbal Reasoning

309

 Section 4

Verbal Reasoning

318

 Section 5

Quantitative Reasoning

329

 Section 6

Quantitative Reasoning

337

 

Evaluating Your Performance

345

 

Answer Key

347

 

Score Conversion Table

351

 

Percentile Ranks

353

 

Analytical Writing Sample Responses and Reader Commentaries

355

 Section 1

Analyze an Issue

355

 Section 2

Analyze an Argument

362

 

Answers and Explanations

369

 Section 3

Verbal Reasoning

369

 Section 4

Verbal Reasoning

383

 Section 5

Quantitative Reasoning

398

 Section 6

Quantitative Reasoning

415