How to Prepare for the Graduate Record Examination General Test

by Brownstein, Samuel C.; Weiner, Mitchel; Green, Sharon Weiner; Hilbert, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780812097245
• ISBN10: 0812097246
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: B E S Pub Co

Summary

Revised and updated to reflect the most recent GRE exams--both in their standard and computer versions--this new edition offers six model GREs with all questions answered and explained. There is also a thorough briefing on the optional computerized GRE, with advice on who should take it and how to prepare.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii	(1)
Preface	ix	(1)
Timetable for the Graduate Record Examination	x
1 What You Need to Know About the GRE	1	(13)
An Overview of the GRE General Test	1	(1)
Commonly Asked Questions About the GRE	2	(1)
GRE Test Format	3	(1)
The Verbal Sections	3	(1)
The Quantitative Sections	4	(1)
The Analytical Sections	4	(2)
Testing Tactics	6	(1)
Sample GRE Questions	7	(7)
2 A Diagnostic Test	14	(52)
Test	17	(30)
Answer Key	47	(1)
Self-Appraisal	48	(1)
Answer Explanations	49	(17)
3 Sentence Completion Questions	66	(15)
Testing Tactics	67	(4)
Practice Exercises	71	(9)
Answer Key	80	(1)
4 Analogy Questions	81	(12)
Testing Tactics	82	(5)
Practice Exercises	87	(5)
Answer Key	92	(1)
5 Reading Comprehension Questions	93	(29)
Testing Tactics	94	(10)
Practice Exercises	104	(17)
Answer Key	121	(1)
6 Antonym Questions	122	(9)
Testing Tactics	122	(4)
Practice Exercises	126	(4)
Answer Key	130	(1)
7 Reviewing Vocabulary	131	(155)
The GRE High-Frequency Word List	131	(2)
Master Word List	133	(136)
Answer Key	269	(2)
Basic Word Parts	271	(15)
8 Quantitative Comparison Questions	286	(15)
Testing Tactics	286	(4)
Practice Exercises	290	(10)
Answer Key	300	(1)
9 Discrete Quantitative Comparison Questions	301	(14)
Testing Tactics	301	(5)
Practice Exercises	306	(5)
Answer Key	311	(1)
Answer Explanations	311	(4)
10 Data Interpretation Questions	315	(9)
Testing Tactics	315	(3)
Practice Exercises	318	(3)
Answer Key	321	(1)
Answer Explanations	321	(3)
11 Mathematics Review	324	(59)
Review and Practice	324	(59)
Arithmetic	324	(14)
Algebra	338	(21)
Geometry	359	(17)
Tables and Graphs	376	(6)
Formulas	382	(1)
12 Analytical Ability	383	(24)
Analytical Reasoning Tactics	383	(8)
Logical Reasoning Tactics	391	(5)
Practice Exercises	396	(6)
Answer Key	402	(1)
Answer Explanations	402	(5)
13 The Computerized GRE Option	407	(15)
An Overview of the Computer-Adaptive GRE	407	(1)
Starting Right Now	408	(2)
Before the Test	410	(1)
On the Day of the Test	411	(1)
Once the Test Has Started	411	(11)
14 Test Yourself--Five Practice Tests	422
Model Test 1	423	(48)
Answer Key	453	(2)
Answer Explanations	455	(16)
Model Test 2	471	(50)
Answer Key	503	(2)
Answer Explanations	505	(16)
Model Test 3	521	(50)
Answer Key	553	(2)
Answer Explanations	555	(16)
Model Test 4	571	(46)
Answer Key	600	(2)
Answer Explanations	602	(15)
Model Test 5	617
Answer Key	647	(2)
Answer Explanations	649