Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Timetable for a Typical Computer-Delivered Graduate Record Examination
PART 1: INTRODUCTION/DIAGNOSTIC TEST
1What You Need to Know About the GRE
An Overview of the Computer-Delivered GRE General Test
Commonly Asked Questions About the Computer-Delivered GRE
GRE Test Format
Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Ability
Analytical Writing
2Test-Taking Tactics for the Computer-Delivered GRE
Helpful Hints
A Guided Tour of the Computer-Delivered GRE
3A Diagnostic Test
Simulate Test Conditions
Test
Self-Appraisal
PART 2: VERBAL ABILITY: TACTICS, REVIEW, AND PRACTICE
4Sentence Equivalence and Text Completion Questions
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
5Reading Comprehension Questions
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
6Reviewing Vocabulary
The GRE High-Frequency Word List
The GRE Master Word List
PART 3: ANALYTICAL WRITING: TACTICS, STRATEGIES, AND PRACTICE
Introduction to Part 3
7Analytical Writing
The Goal
Test Day
6 Steps to a Polished Issue Essay
6 Steps to a Powerful Argument Essay
Prior to Test Day
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
PART 4: QUANTITATIVE ABILITY: TACTICS, STRATEGIES, PRACTICE, AND REVIEW
Introduction to Part 4
8General Math Strategies
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
9Discrete Quantitative Questions
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
10Quantitative Comparison Questions
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
11Data Interpretation Questions
Testing Tactics
Practice Exercises
12Mathematics Review
Arithmetic
12-ABasic Arithmetic Concepts
Practice Exercises
12-BFractions and Decimals
Practice Exercises
12-CPercents
Practice Exercises
12-DRatios and Proportions
Practice Exercises
12-EAverages and Statistics
Practice Exercises
Algebra
12-FPolynomials
Practice Exercises
12-GSolving Equations and Inequalities
Practice Exercises
12-HWord Problems
Practice Exercises
Geometry
12-ILines and Angles
Practice Exercises
12-JTriangles
Practice Exercises
12-KQuadrilaterals and Other Polygons
Practice Exercises
12-LCircles
Practice Exercises
12-MSolid Geometry
Practice Exercises
12-NCoordinate Geometry
Practice Exercises
Miscellaneous Topics
12-OCounting and Probability
Practice Exercises
12-PSequences
Practice Exercises
13Math Reference
Important Definitions, Facts, and Formulas
PART 5: MODEL TESTS
14Model Tests
Model Test 1
Model Test 2