Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Second Edition

✍ Scribed by Educational Testing Service

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 260
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

150 REAL GRE Verbal Reasoning questions—direct from the test maker! The best way to prepare for the Verbal Reasoning measure of the GRE® General Test is with real GRE test questions--and that is what you will find in this unique guide. Specially created by the actual test maker, it offers 150 actual GRE Verbal Reasoning questions with complete explanations. This guide also includes an authoritative overview of the GRE Analytical Writing measure, complete with sample writing tasks and scored sample responses. Only ETS can show you exactly what to expect on the test. So for in-depth practice and accurate, reliable test preparation for the GRE Verbal Reasoning measure, this guide is your best choice! This essential study-guide features: • Real GRE Verbal Reasoning test questions arranged by question type and difficulty level – to help you build your test-taking skills. Plus, mixed practice sets. • Answers and explanations for every question! • ETS’s own test-taking strategies: Valuable hints and tips that can help you to do your best on the test • Official information on the GRE Verbal Reasoning measure: The facts about test content, structure, and scoring – straight from ETS • Plus, an overview of the GRE Analytical Writing measure with writing strategies, sample writing tasks, and sample scored essays

✦ Table of Contents

Official GRE® Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions Volume 1, Second Edition
1 Overview of the GRE® Verbal Reasoning Measure 1
Introduction to the GRE ® General Test 1
The Verbal Reasoning Measure of the Computer-delivered GRE General Test 2
The Verbal Reasoning Measure of the Paper-deliveredGRE General Test 4
Score Reporting 5
2 Test Content 7
Overview of the Verbal Reasoning Measure 7
Verbal Reasoning Question Types 7
3 Question Type 1: Reading Comprehension 17
Practice Set 1: Easy 18
Practice Set 2: Medium 22
Practice Set 3: Hard 28
Answer Key 33
Answers and Explanations 35
4 Question Type 2: Text Completion 57
Practice Set 1: Easy 58
Practice Set 2: Medium 61
Practice Set 3: Hard 63
Answer Key 65
Answers and Explanations 66
5 Question Type 3: Sentence Equivalence 79
Practice Set 1: Easy 80
Practice Set 2: Medium 82
Practice Set 3: Hard 85
Answer Key 87
Answers and Explanations 88
6 Mixed Practice Sets 101
Practice Set 1 102
Practice Set 2 126
Practice Set 3 152
7 Overview of the GRE ® Analytical Writing Measure 179
The Analytical Writing Measure of the Computer-delivered GRE General Test 180
The Analytical Writing Measure of the Paper-delivered GRE General Test 182
Score Reporting 183
Preparing for the Analytical Writing Measure 184
Analyze an Issue Task 185
Analyze an Argument Task 196
GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Issue Task 209
GRE Scoring Guide: Analyze an Argument Task 211
Score Level Descriptions 213
Scored Sample Essays and Reader Commentary for the Practice Analyze an Issue Tasks 214
Scored Sample Essays and Reader Commentary for the Practice Analyze an Argument Tasks 228