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3 Table of Contents Overview of the Paper-based GRE® revised General Test ........................................................ 3 Test Structure ......................................................... 3 Preparing for the GRE revised General Test .......... 4 Test-taking Strategies ............................................. 4 Breaks ...................................................................... 5 Scoring and Score Reporting ................................. 5 Introduction to the Analytical Writing Measure ............................................................... 6 Analyze an Issue Task ............................................. 7 Analyze an Argument Task .................................. 10 Introduction to the Verbal Reasoning Measure ............................................................. 15 Verbal Reasoning Question Types ........................ 15 Reading Comprehension Questions ..................... 15 Text Completion Questions ................................. 18 Sentence Equivalence Questions ......................... 20 Introduction to the Quantitative Reasoning Measure ............................................................. 21 Quantitative Reasoning Question Types ............. 21 Quantitative Comparison Questions ................... 22 Multiple-choice Questions—Select One Answer Choice .................................................................. 25 Multiple-choice Questions—Select One or More Answer Choices .................................................... 27 Numeric Entry Questions ..................................... 28 Data Interpretation Questions ............................. 30 Using the Calculator ............................................ 32 Taking the Practice Test ................................... 33 Evaluating Your Performance ........................... 33 Additional Test Preparation ............................. 34 Practice GRE revised General Test .................. 35 Appendices A – Analytical Writing Scoring Guides and Score Level Descriptions .......................................... 94 B – Sample Analytical Writing Topics, Scored Sample Essay Responses and Reader Commentary .................................................. 99 C – Practice Test Analytical Writing Topics, Scored Sample Essay Responses and Reader Commentary ................................................ 108 D – Interpretive Information for the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning Measures ....................................................... 117 Overview of the Paper-based GRE® revised General Test The GRE® revised General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills—skills that have been developed over a long period of time and are not related to a specifi c fi eld of study, but are important for all. The GRE revised General Test features question types that refl ect the kind of thinking you will do and the skills you need to succeed in graduate and business school. This publication provides a comprehensive overview of each measure of the test to help you get ready for test day. It is designed to help you: • understand what is being tested • gain familiarity with the various question types • review test-taking strategies • become familiar with the calculator that will be distributed on test day • review scored Analytical Writing essay responses and reader commentary • understand scoring • practice taking the test If you are planning to take the computer-based GRE revised General Test, please visit www.ets.org/gre/prepare for test preparation materials for the computer-based test. For test takers with disabilities or health-related needs, visit www.ets.org/gre/disabilities for test preparation materials. Test Structure The paper-based GRE revised General Test contains two Analytical Writing sections, two Verbal Reasoning sections and two Quantitative Reasoning sections. Total testing time is approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes. The directions at the beginning of each section specify the total number of questions in the section and the time allowed for the section. The Analytical Writing sections are always presented fi rst.
4 Typical Paper-based GRE revised General Test Measure Number of Questions Time Analytical Writing (2 sections) Section 1 Analyze an Issue Section 2 Analyze an Argument 30 minutes per section Verbal Reasoning (2 sections) 25 questions per section 35 minutes per section Quantitative Reasoning (2 sections) 25 questions per section 40 minutes per section Unlike the previous paper-based GRE General Test and the GRE Subject Tests, which use separate answer sheets, the paper-based GRE revised General Test is self-contained: you will enter all responses for the Analytical Writing tasks and the Verbal Reason- ing and Quantitative Reasoning questions in the test book itself. Also, you are allowed to use a basic hand-held calculator on the Quantitative Reasoning sections. The calculator will be provided to you at the test site; you may not use your own calculator. Infor- mation about using the calculator to help you answer questions appears on page 32. Preparing for the GRE revised General Test Preparation for the test will depend on the amount of time you have available and your personal prefer- ences for how to prepare. At a minimum, before you take the paper-based GRE revised General Test, you should know what to expect from the test, including the administrative procedures, types of questions and directions, number of questions and amount of time for each section. The administrative procedures include registra- tion and appointment scheduling, date, time, test center location, cost, score-reporting procedures and availability of special testing arrangements. You can fi nd out about the administrative procedures for the revised General Test in the GRE Information and Registration Bulletin. Information is also available online at www.ets.org/gre/general or by contacting ETS at 1-609-771-7670 or 1-866-473-4373 (toll free for test takers in the U.S., American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada). Before taking the practice revised General Test, it is important to become familiar with the content of each of the measures. In this publication, you will fi nd information specifi c to each measure of the test. You can use this information to understand the type of material on which you will be tested and the ques- tion types within each measure. Determine which strategies work best for you. Remember—you can do very well on the test without answering every ques- tion in each section correctly. Test-taking Strategies Analytical Writing Measure Everyone—even the most practiced and confi dent of writers—should spend some time preparing for the Analytical Writing measure before arriving at the test center. It is important to understand the skills measured and how the tasks are scored. It is also use- ful to review the scoring guides, sample topics, scored sample essay responses and reader commentary for each task. The tasks in the Analytical Writing measure relate to a broad range of subjects—from the fi ne arts and humanities to the social and physical sciences— but no task requires specifi c content knowledge. In fact, each task has been tested by actual GRE test takers to ensure that it possesses several important characteristics, including the following: • GRE test takers, regardless of their fi eld of study or special interests, understood the task and could easily respond to it. • The task elicited the kinds of complex thinking and persuasive writing that university faculty consider important for success in graduate school. • The responses were varied in content and in the way the writers developed their ideas. To help you prepare for the Analytical Writing mea- sure, the GRE Program has published the entire pool of tasks from which your test tasks will be selected. You might fi nd it helpful to review the Issue and Argument pools. You can view the published pools at www.ets.org/gre/awtopics. Before taking the Analytical Writing measure, review the strategies, sample topics, essay responses and reader commentary for each task contained in this document. Also review the scoring guides for each task. This will give you a deeper understanding of how readers evaluate essays and the elements they are looking for in an essay. In the paper-based revised General Test, the topics in the Analytical Writing measure will be presented in the test book, and you will handwrite your essay responses in the test book in the space provided.