Start Here | 1 |
About This Book | 1 |
Foolish Assumptions | 2 |
Icons Used in This Book | 2 |
Where to Go from Here | 2 |
Block 1 GRE Overview in 20 minutes | 3 |
Signing Up for the GRE | 4 |
Choosing when and where to take the test | 4 |
Applying for accommodations | 4 |
Registering for the test | 5 |
Knowing What to Expect on the GRE | 5 |
Following the exam-room rules | 5 |
Surveying each section of the GRE | 7 |
Understanding General Test-Taking Strategies | 10 |
Planning question time | 10 |
Eliminating wrong answers | 10 |
Throwing a mental dart | 10 |
Flagging and reviewing questions | 11 |
Understanding Your GRE Scores | 12 |
Understanding how Math and Verbal scores are calculated | 12 |
Checking your score | 13 |
Seeing or canceling your scores | 13 |
Taking advantage of the ScoreSelect option | 13 |
Using old scores | 14 |
Block 2 Tackling the Essay and Verbal Tests | 15 |
Writing an Essay Well and Fast | 15 |
Writing the Issue essay | 16 |
Exploring a sample essay | 21 |
Preparing for the Verbal Section | 25 |
Building your core skills | 25 |
Clinching text completion and sentence equivalence questions | 26 |
Comprehending the reading questions | 28 |
Thinking through argument analysis questions | 30 |
Exploring sample questions | 35 |
Block 3 Tallying Up the Math You Need to Know | 53 |
Working with Numbers and Operations | 53 |
Math terms | 53 |
Prime and composite numbers | 54 |
The units digit | 54 |
Absolute value | 55 |
Order of operations | 56 |
Fractions | 56 |
Decimals | 59 |
Percentages | 60 |
Factorials | 62 |
Ratios | 63 |
Solving Algebra and Functions | 65 |
Bases and exponents | 66 |
Math operators | 67 |
Solving for X | 68 |
Square roots and radicals | 71 |
Coordinate geometry | 73 |
Patterns in a sequence | 79 |
Solving f(x) functions | 80 |
Drawing Geometry | 80 |
Lines and angles | 81 |
Polygons | 84 |
Triangles | 85 |
Quadrilaterals | 90 |
Circles | 90 |
3D shapes | 97 |
Simplifying Word Problems | 99 |
Following the basic steps | 99 |
Setting up the formula for time and distance | 100 |
Simplifying units of measurement | 101 |
Finding averages | 102 |
Handling work problems | 104 |
Figuring out team-work problems | 105 |
Simplifying mixture problems | 105 |
Finding answers about sets and groups | 107 |
Determining probability | 108 |
Simplifying counting methods | 110 |
Interpreting Data and Graphs | 113 |
Interpreting Basic Stats | 113 |
Interpreting tables and graphs | 116 |
Comparing Quantities | 122 |
Examining the answer choices | 122 |
Understanding the basic steps | 122 |
Understanding strategies for Quantity Comparison questions | 123 |
Block 4 Taking a Shortened Practice Test | 131 |
Answer Sheet for Practice Exam | 133 |
Analytical Writing: Analyze an Issue | 135 |
Section 1: Verbal Reasoning | 136 |
Section 2: Quantitative Reasoning | 142 |
Answers and Explanations | 146 |
Analytical writing section | 146 |
Section 1: Verbal reasoning | 146 |
Section 2: Quantitative reasoning | 149 |
Block 5 Ten Tips for the Night Before the GRE | 153 |
Review Time-Management Strategies | 153 |
Refresh Your Guessing Strategies | 153 |
Plan to Wear Layers | 154 |
Have Your Valid ID Ready | 154 |
Eat Well | 154 |
Know the Exam Software | 154 |
Review Your Route to the Testing Center | 155 |
Relax and Practice Your Stress Coping Skills | 155 |
Review Your Areas of Focus | 155 |
Visualize Success! | 156 |
Index | 157 |