Barron's How to Prepare for the Gre

by Weiner-Green, Sharon; Wolf, Ira K., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780764174711
• ISBN10: 0764174711
• Edition: 14th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co

Summary

The 14th edition of Barron's Graduate Record Exam test prep manual, published just last fall, is now available with a brand new CD-ROM that features an entirely new and up-to-date model computer adaptive exam. That is the way in which the actual GRE test is now given. The CD-ROM presents an adaptive test that is unique to each test-taker, based on the way the first question is answered. All model test questions are answered and explained, and exams are scored automatically.

Table of Contents

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)
Sentences 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 Exercise	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 Test 1
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