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Index
Title Page
Copyright
GRE Strategy Guides
Letter
How to Access Your Online Resources
Introduction
Introduction
In This Chapter...
Introduction
The GRE Exam
Verbal Question Formats in Detail
Unit One: Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension Title Page
In This Unit
Chapter 1: How to Read on the GRE
Chapter 1 How to Read on the GRE
In This Chapter...
Logistics of Reading Comprehension
Challenges of Reading Comprehension
Two Extremes and a Balanced Approach
Engage with the Passage
Recruiting for Your Working Memory, Inc.
Look for the Simple Story
Link to What You Already Know
Unpack the Beginning
Link to What You Have Just Read
Pay Attention to Signals
Pick Up the Pace
Practice on Non-GRE Material
Problem Set
Problem Set: Answers and Explanations
Chapter 2: Introduction to Short and Long Passages
Chapter 2 Introduction to Short and Long Passages
In This Chapter...
Short vs. Long
Components of Passages
Foreshadowing
Problem Set
Problem Set: Answers and Explanations
Chapter 3: Short Passages
Chapter 3 Short Passages
In This Chapter...
Chapter 3 Short Passages
Don’t Just Read, Do Something!
The Headline List
Common Notations
Using Your Headline List
Timing for Short Passages
Model Short Passage: Insect Behavior
Model Headline List: Insect Behavior
Problem Set
Problem Set: Answers and Explanations
Chapter 4: Long Passages
Chapter 4 Long Passages
In This Chapter...
Chapter 4 Long Passages
Headline Notes
Using Your Notes
Timing for Long Passages
Common Structures of Long Passages
Model Long Passage: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Model Headline Notes: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Problem Set
Problem Set: Answers and Explanations
Chapter 5: Strategies for RC Questions
Chapter 5 Strategies for RC Questions
In This Chapter...
Question Types
General Questions
Specific Questions
Strategies for All Reading Comprehension Questions
Seven Strategies for Reading Comprehension
Chapter 6: Question Type Analysis
Chapter 6 Question Type Analysis
In This Chapter...
Chapter 6 Question Type Analysis
Types of Wrong Answer Choices
Differences Among Question Formats
Model Short Passage Revisited: Insect Behavior
Model Long Passage Revisited: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Chapter 7: Reading Comprehension Problem Set
Chapter 7 Reading Comprehension Problem Set
Problem Set
Problem Set: Answers and Explanations
Chapter 8: Argument Structure Passages
Chapter 8 Argument Structure Passages
In This Chapter...
Chapter 8 Argument Structure Passages
Identifying the Parts of an Argument
Recognizing Argument Structure Passages
Four-Step Process
Taking Notes
Strategies for All Question Types
Question Types
Problem Set
Problem Set: Answers and Explanations
Unit Two: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence
Title Page
In This Unit
Chapter 9: Text Completion
Chapter 9 Text Completion
In This Chapter...
Chapter 9 Text Completion
Three-Step Process for Text Completions
How to Write Good Fill-ins
Signal Words
Drill: Sentence Analysis
Drill: Sentence Analysis: Answers and Explanations
Double-Blank and Triple-Blank Text Completions
Start with the Easier (or Easiest) Blank
Tricky Aspects of Text Completion Sentences
Drill: Sentence Analysis with Multiple Blanks
Drill: Sentence Analysis with Multiple Blanks: Answers and Explanations
Traps to Avoid During Elimination
Text Completion Recap
Drill: Easy Questions
Drill: Medium Questions
Drill: Hard Questions
Solutions: 20 Easy Questions
Solutions: 20 Medium Questions
Solutions: 20 Hard Questions
Chapter 10: Sentence Equivalence
Chapter 10 Sentence Equivalence
In This Chapter...
Chapter 10 Sentence Equivalence
Sentence Analysis
Drill: Sentence Analysis
Drill: Sentence Analysis: Answers and Explanations
Answer Choice Analysis
Finding Near-Synonym Pairs
When to Use Answer Choice Analysis
Drill: Answer Choice Analysis
Drill: Answer Choice Analysis : Answers and Explanations
What If I Don’t Know the Words?
Why It Is Important to Learn Words in Context
Drill: 20 Easy Questions
Drill: 20 Medium Questions
Drill: 20 Hard Questions
Solutions: 20 Easy Questions
Solutions: 20 Medium Questions
Solutions: 20 Hard Questions
Unit Three: Essays
Essays
Essay Title Page
In This Unit
Chapter 11: Essays Strategy
Chapter 11 Essays Strategy
In This Chapter...
Chapter 11 Essays Strategy
Analyze an Issue
Analyze an Argument
GRE Issue Essay Quotes
Unit Four: Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Title Page
In This Unit
Chapter 12: Learning Vocabulary
Chapter 12 Learning Vocabulary
In This Chapter...
Chapter 12 Learning Vocabulary
Practical Strategies and Games for Learning Vocabulary
Flash Card Games and Activities
Use Roots Ahead of Time
Using Social Media to Buttress Your Vocabulary Studies
Chapter 13: Idioms and Metaphorical Language
Chapter 13 Idioms and Metaphorical Language
In This Chapter...
Chapter 13 Idioms and Metaphorical Language
List of Idioms and Metaphorical Language
Drill: Decoding Idioms
Drill: Decoding Idioms: Answers and Explanations
Chapter 14: Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Chapter 14 Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
In This Chapter...
Introduction to Specialized Terms
Vocabulary List for the GRE
Chapter 15: Roots List
Chapter 15 Roots List
In This Chapter...
Roots List
Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments
Study Anywhere!
Study Anywhere!
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