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The
Graduate Record Examination, or GRE, is a test that
measures how well you have developed your
critical
thinking, analytical writing, verbal reasoning, and quantitative reasoning
skills.
GRE results are required
for graduate study by
most
institutions and programs.
The GRE General
Test is a Computer Adaptive Test (CAT),
meaning that the computer program chooses questions based on your
previous responses. You must
answer each question as it is presented before you are allowed to move
on, and you cannot return to a question once you have
answered.
The GRE test covers three skill areas:
Analytical Writing, Verbal
Reasoning,
and
Quantitative Reasoning.
GRE Analytical Writing
The Analytical Writing portion of the GRE consists of two essay tasks. The first task, called the Issue task, requires you to
choose between two given issues, then write an
essay supporting your
position on that issue.
Test takers have 45 minutes to complete the Issue task.
The second task, called the Argument task, requires you to
respond to an argument and discuss how well its evidence supports its
conclusion. Test takers have 30 minutes to complete the Argument task.
The Analytical Writing section is designed to test your ability to
reason clearly and
write coherently and concisely.
GRE Verbal Reasoning
The Verbal Reasoning portion of the GRE consists of one
section with a total of 30 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 30 minutes to complete
this section.
The Verbal Reasoning section consists of four different types of questions:
Reading Comprehension, Analogies, Antonyms, and Sentence Completions.
The purpose of the Verbal Reasoning section is to test your understanding of
critical reading, vocabulary, and the rules of grammar.
GRE Quantitative Reasoning
The Quantitative Reasoning section of the GRE consists of
one
section with a total of 28 multiple-choice questions. Test takers have 45 minutes to complete this section.
The
purpose of the Quantitative
Reasoning section is to test your ability to reason
mathematically, to understand basic math terminology, and to recall basic
mathematic formulas and principles. You will be required
to solve problems and apply relevant mathematics concepts in
Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry, and Data Analysis. Question
types include general problem solving questions, as well as quantitative
comparison questions.
GRE Pretest & Research Sections
In
addition to the sections listed above, the GRE includes an unidentified Verbal
Reasoning or Quantitative section, or Pretest section, and an identified
research section. The Pretest section may appear at any time after the
Analytical Writing section. The Research section will always appear at the end
of the GRE test.
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