GRE Test For Dummies

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Author: Suzee Vlk

ISBN-10: 0470009195

ISBN-13: 9780470009192

Category: GRE -> Study guides

A totally effective and surprisingly fun guide to the Graduate Record Examination\ In Fall 2007, the GRE Program is planning to implement significant changes to the verbal measure, quantitative measure, and analytical writing sections of the GRE. This easy-to-use, refreshingly irreverent revision shares inside information on what to expect with these changes, helping both recent graduates and workforce veterans prepare for the revised test, maximize their score, and get into the graduate...

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Now updated! Your friendly guide to passing the GRE with flying colors Are you gearing up for the GRE? This authoritative and fun guide is packed with strategies for preparing for the updated test and maximizing your score. You get an inside look at the recent changes to the exam, as well as brush-up reviews on math and grammar, two complete practice tests, and savvy tips for test-prep that will have you relaxed and ready to go on exam day.Meet the GRE — discover what's on the exam, how scoring works, and what you must know to do your best Start with the easy stuff — get acquainted with analogies and get your feet wet with practice questions A word to the wise — rev up your vocabulary and reading skills with extended coverage of the verbal portion of the examKnow your Xs, Ys, and Zs — from geometry to algebra to statistics, review all the rules, formulas, and concepts covered on the GREMaster the math questions — use the right approach to quantitative comparisons and problem solvingBrush up your analytical writing — analyze an argument, present your perspective, overcome writer's block, and keep the evaluators happyPractice what the authors preach — test your readiness with two full-length practice exams complete with detailed answersConquer the computer — see how to navigate the now-standard computer-based exam and unravel the mysteries of computer-adaptive testingOpen the book and find:An overview of the updated GREPractice questions for each section of the examMath concepts you absolutely must knowTwo full-length practice exams with updated sample questionsProven time-management techniques How to avoid GRE trapsExtended coverage of vocabularyTips and tricks for improving your score

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Introduction. Part I: An Aerial View: Putting the GRE into Perspective. Chapter 1: Know Your Enemy: What the GRE Looks Like. Chapter 2: Knowledge Is Power: Getting the Advantage. Chapter 3: Getting Familiar with the Computerized GRE. Chapter 4: Starting with the Easy Stuff: Analogies. Chapter 5: The Dirty Dozen: Analogy Practice Questions. Part II: A Word to the Wise: Verbal Questions. Chapter 6: If Opposites Attract, Why Are Antonyms So Repulsive? Chapter 7: Unattractive Opposites: Antonym Practice Questions. Chapter 8: Finishing What You Start: Sentence Completions. Chapter 9: Reality Check: Sentence Completion Practice Questions. Chapter 10: Readings That Can Affect Your Future: Blood Pressure, Astrology, and the GRE. Chapter 11: Words to Help You Score: GRE Vocabulary. Chapter 12: Practice What We Preach: Reading Comprehension Practice Questions. Part III: Two Years of Math in a Handful of Pages: The Dreaded Math Review. Chapter 13: More Figures than a Beauty Pageant: Geometry Review. Chapter 14: Gotta Catch Some (Xs, Ys, and) Zs: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids. Chapter 15: Miscellaneous Math You Probably Already Know. Part IV: Your Number’s Up: Math Questions. Chapter 16: The Incomparable Quantitative Comparisons. Chapter 17: Putting It All Together: QC Practice Questions. Chapter 18: Real Math at Last: Problem Solving. Chapter 19: A Chance to Show Off: Problem Solving Practice Questions. Part V: Getting into Analysis: Analytical Writing. Chapter 20: Analytical Writing. Chapter 21: Do You Have the Write Stuff? Analytical Writing Practice Questions. Part VI: It All Comes Down to This: Full-Length Practice GREs. Chapter 22: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Day, Part I: Practice Exam 1. Chapter 23: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations. Chapter 24: How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Day, Part II: Practice Exam 2. Chapter 25: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 26: Ten False Rumors about the GRE. Chapter 27: Ten Stupid Ways to Mess Up Your GRE. Chapter 28: Ten Relaxation Techniques to Try before and during the GRE. Index.