How to Use This Book
This book provides important information about the Verbal Reasoning and Analytical Writing measures of the GREGeneral Test, including the types of questions they contain, and the knowledge and skills that they measure. The book will help you:
Familiarize yourself with the test format and test question types
Learn valuable test-taking strategies for each question type
Check your progress with Verbal Reasoning practice questions
The following five-step program has been designed to help you make the best use of this book.
STEP 1 Learn About the GRE Verbal Reasoning Measure
Chapter 1 of this book provides an overview of the GRE Verbal Reasoning measure. Read this chapter to learn about the number of questions, time limits, and the test design features. You will also find valuable test-taking strategies from ETS and important information about how the measure is scored.
STEP 2 Study the Different GRE Verbal Reasoning Question Types
Chapter 2 of this book describes the types of questions you will encounter in the Verbal Reasoning measure. You will learn what the questions are designed to measure, and you will get tips for answering each question type. You will also see samples of each question type, with helpful explanations.
STEP 3 Practice Answering GRE Verbal Reasoning Questions
Chapters 3, 4, and 5 contain sets of Verbal Reasoning practice questions. The question sets are arranged in order of increasing difficulty, from easy to medium to hard. Answer the questions in each set, then read through the explanations to see which question types you found most challenging. Look for patterns. Did specific question types give you trouble? When did you need to guess at the answer? Use the results to identify your weaknesses and to sharpen your test-taking skills.
STEP 4 Test Yourself with the Mixed Practice Tests
Once you have completed the practice sets for each question type, prepare yourself further by practicing with authentic GRE Mixed Practice Sets in Chapter 6 of this book. The Mixed Practice Sets will include all Verbal Reasoning question types in an order similar to the way they will appear on the GRE General Test.
STEP 5 Learn About the GRE Analytical Writing Measure
Chapter 7 of this book describes the task you will encounter in the Analytical Writing measure. You will learn what the task is designed to measure, and you will get tips for answering the task. You will also see samples of the task, with helpful explanations. After you have reviewed the sample questions, you will have the opportunity to write essay responses to two practice questions and you will be able to review scored sample essays with reader commentary.
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1 Overview of the GREVerbal Reasoning Measure 1
Introduction to the GREGeneral Test .......................................... 1
The Verbal Reasoning Measure ................................................ 2
Score Reporting ............................................................ 4
2 Test Content 5
Overview of the Verbal Reasoning Measure ..................................... 5
Verbal Reasoning Question Types ............................................. 5
3 Reading Comprehension Questions 15
Practice Set 1: Easy ............................................................ 16
Practice Set 2: Medium ........................................................ 20
Practice Set 3: Hard ........................................................... 26
Answer Key .................................................................. 31
Answers and Explanations ..................................................... 33
4 Text Completion Questions 55
Practice Set 1: Easy ............................................................ 56
Practice Set 2: Medium ........................................................ 59
Practice Set 3: Hard ........................................................... 61
Answer Key .................................................................. 63
Answers and Explanations 64
5 Sentence Equivalence Questions 77
Practice Set 1: Easy ............................................................ 78
Practice Set 2: Medium ........................................................ 80
Practice Set 3: Hard ........................................................... 83
Answer Key .................................................................. 85
Answers and Explanations ..................................................... 86
6 Mixed Practice Sets 99
Verbal Practice Set 1 ......................................................... 100
Answer Key ............................................................. 106
Answers and Explanations................................... 107
Verbal Practice Set 2 ......................................................... 117
Answer Key .......................................................... 122
Answers and Explanations .................................... 123
Verbal Practice Set 3 ......................................................... 132
Answer Key .......................................................... 137
Answers and Explanations ..................................... 138
Verbal Practice Set 4 ......................................................... 147
Answer Key .......................................................... 152
Answers and Explanations ............................... 153
Verbal Practice Set 5 ......................................................... 162
Answer Key .......................................................... 168
Answers and Explanations................................ 169
7 Overview of the GREAnalytical Writing Measure 179
Structure of the Analytical Writing Measure .................................. 179
Test-taking Strategies ...................................................... 180
Scoring and Score Reporting ................................................ 180
Preparing for the Analytical Writing Measure ................................. 181
Analytical Writing Task .................................................... 182
GRE Scoring Guide ........................................................ 193
Score-Level Descriptions ..................................................... 195
Scored Sample Essays and Reader Commentary for the
Practice Analytical Writing Tasks ......................................... 196
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