How to Prepare for the GRE Test with Optional

In addition to the updated book, readers receive a helpful CD-ROM, featuring a model test in the Computer Adaptive format. These tests present a succession of questions measured in difficulty according to the test taker's ability level, which is measured by responses to the test's initial questions.

Acknowledgments

v

Preface

vi

Timetable for a Typical Computer-Based Graduate Record Examination

vii

PART ONE Introduction/Diagnostic Test

What You Need to Know About the GRE

3

(10)

An Overview of the Computer-Based GRE General Test

3

(1)

Commonly Asked Questions About the Computer-Based GRE

4

(3)

GRE Test Format

7

(1)

Verbal Ability

7

(2)

Quantitative Ability

9

(2)

Analytical Ability

11

(2)

Test-Taking Tactics for the Computer-Based GRE

13

(6)

Starting Right Now

13

(3)

Before the Test

16

(1)

On the Day of the Test

16

(1)

Once the Test Has Started

17

(2)

A Diagnostic Test

19

(32)

Test

23

(15)

Answer Key

38

(1)

Answer Explanations

39

(12)

PART TWO Verbal Ability: Tactics, Review, and Practice

Antonym Questions

51

(10)

Testing Tactics

51

(5)

Practice Exercises

56

(4)

Answer Key

60

(1)

Analogy Questions

61

(12)

Testing Tactics

62

(5)

Practice Exercises

67

(5)

Answer Key

72

(1)

Sentence Completion Questions

73

(14)

Testing Tactics

74

(4)

Practice Exercises

78

(8)

Answer Key

86

(1)

Reading Comprehension Questions

87

(28)

Testing Tactics

87

(10)

Practice Exercises

97

(17)

Answer Key

114

(1)

Reviewing Vocabulary

115

(160)

The GRE High-Frequency Word List

115

(2)

The 3,500 Master Word List

117

(136)

Answer Key

253

(2)

Basic Word Parts

255

(20)

PART THREE Analytical Ability: Tactics, Strategies, and Practice

Analytical Reasoning Questions

275

(21)

Testing Tactics

282

(9)

Practice Exercises

291

(2)

Answer Key

293

(1)

Answer Explanations

293

(3)

Logical Reasoning Questions

296

(17)

Testing Tactics

297

(6)

Practice Exercises

303

(3)

Answer Key

306

(1)

Answer Explanations

306

(7)

PART FOUR Quantitative Ability: Tactics, Strategies, Practice, and Review

General Math Strategies

313

(12)

Testing Tactics

315

(6)

Practice Exercises

321

(1)

Answer Key

322

(1)

Answer Explanations

323

(2)

Discrete Quantitative Questions

325

(9)

Testing Tactics

325

(6)

Practice Exercises

331

(1)

Answer Key

332

(1)

Answer Explanations

332

(2)

Quantitative Comparison Questions

334

(13)

Testing Tactics

335

(9)

Practice Exercises

344

(1)

Answer Key

345

(1)

Answer Explanations

345

(2)

Data Interpretation Questions

347

(9)

Testing Tactics

347

(4)

Practice Exercises

351

(3)

Answer Key

354

(1)

Answer Explanations

354

(2)

Mathematics Review

356

(105)

Arithmetic

356

(40)

Algebra

396

(17)

Geometry

413

(48)

PART FIVE Model Tests

Five Model Tests

461

(127)

Model Test 1

465

(28)

Answer Key

482

(1)

Answer Explanations

482

(11)

Model Test 2

493

(28)

Answer Key

510

(1)

Answer Explanations

510

(11)

Model Test 3

521

(26)

Answer Key

536

(1)

Answer Explanations

536

(11)

Model Test 4

547

(26)

Answer Key

562

(1)

Answer Explanations

562

(11)

Model Test 5

573

(15)

Answer Key

588

(1)

Answer Explanations

588

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