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Author(s): Educational Testing Service
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 608
Cover Page......Page 2
Title Page......Page 5
Copyright Page......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
How to Use This Book......Page 10
Structure and Content of the Test......Page 12
Test-taking Strategies for the Computer-delivered Test......Page 14
Test-taking Strategies for the Paper-delivered Test......Page 16
Understanding GRE Scoring......Page 17
Preparing for the Analytical Writing Measure......Page 20
Analyze an Issue Task......Page 21
Analyze an Argument Task......Page 29
GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Issue......Page 38
GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Argument......Page 40
Score Level Descriptions......Page 42
Verbal Reasoning Question Types......Page 44
SET 1. Discrete Questions: Easy......Page 52
SET 2. Reading Comprehension Questions: Easy......Page 54
SET 3. Discrete Questions: Medium......Page 56
SET 4. Reading Comprehension Questions: Medium......Page 59
SET 5. Discrete Questions: Hard......Page 62
SET 6. Reading Comprehension Questions: Hard......Page 65
Answer Key......Page 67
Answers and Explanations......Page 68
Overview of the Quantitative Reasoning Measure......Page 94
General Problem-solving Steps......Page 95
Quantitative Reasoning Question Types......Page 99
Using the Calculator......Page 118
Mathematical Conventions for the Quantitative Reasoning Measure of the GRE General Test......Page 121
6 GRE® Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions......Page 133
SET 1. Discrete Questions: Easy......Page 135
SET 2. Discrete Questions: Medium......Page 139
SET 3. Discrete Questions: Hard......Page 143
SET 4. Data Interpretation Sets......Page 148
Answer Key......Page 151
Answers and Explanations......Page 154
7 GRE® Math Review......Page 192
Part 1: Arithmetic......Page 193
Part 2: Algebra......Page 209
Part 3: Geometry......Page 241
Part 4: Data Analysis......Page 261
Section 1: Analytical Writing......Page 299
Section 2: Analytical Writing......Page 300
Section 3: Verbal Reasoning......Page 301
Section 4: Verbal Reasoning......Page 308
Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 315
Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 323
Evaluating Your Performance......Page 331
Answer Key......Page 332
Score Conversion Table......Page 336
Section 1: Analyze an Issue......Page 338
Section 2: Analyze an Argument......Page 343
Section 3: Verbal Reasoning......Page 349
Section 4: Verbal Reasoning......Page 360
Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 372
Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 390
Section 1: Analytical Writing......Page 409
Section 2: Analytical Writing......Page 410
Section 3: Verbal Reasoning......Page 411
Section 4: Verbal Reasoning......Page 418
Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 426
Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 434
Evaluating Your Performance......Page 442
Answer Key......Page 443
Score Conversion Table......Page 447
Section 1: Analyze an Issue......Page 449
Section 2: Analyze an Argument......Page 454
Section 3: Verbal Reasoning......Page 461
Section 4: Verbal Reasoning......Page 473
Section 5: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 486
Section 6: Quantitative Reasoning......Page 504
