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Mark Alan Stewart

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Before You Begin xi

How This Book Is Organized xi

Recent and Upcoming Test Changes and This Book xii

Special Study Features xii

Using This Book to Prepare for the Computer-Based GRE xiii

About the CD xiii

You’re Well On Your Way to Success xiii

Give Us Your Feedback xiv

Top 10 Strategies to Raise Your Score xv

PART I: GRE BASICS 1 All About the General GRE 3

The GRE Structure and Testing Format 4

Your GRE Scores 6

Taking the GRE Computer-Based Test 7

Registering for the GRE (United States and Canada) 14

GRE Availability and Registration (International Testing) 15 The Paper-Based GRE (for International Test Takers) 19

Other GRE Policies You Should Know About 22

The GRE Personal Potential Index (New in 2009) 25

Obtaining Up-to-Date GRE Information 27

Contacting the Testing Service 28

General Test-Taking Tips 28

Summing It Up 31

2 GRE Questions—A First Look 33

The GRE’s Eight Basic Question Formats 33

The Analytical Writing Section 33

The Quantitative Reasoning Section 36

The Verbal Reasoning Section 43

Summing It Up 52

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PART II: DIAGNOSING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

Practice Test 1: Diagnostic

Analytical Writing 62

Quantitative Reasoning 64

Verbal Reasoning 71

Answer Key and Explanations 78

PART III: ANALYTICAL WRITING 4 The Issue Task 93

Key Facts About the GRE Issue Task 93

The 7-Step Plan 94

Four Advanced Techniques for Scoring High 100

Issue Task Strategies 108

Summing It Up 111

5 The Argument Task 113

Key Facts About the GRE Argument Task 113

The 7-Step Plan 114

GRE Argument Flaws—and How to Handle Them 122

Argument Task Strategies 132

Summing It Up 135

6 Writing Style and Mechanics 137

Use Rhetorical Words and Phrases 138

Avoid Empty Rhetoric 138

Use Irony as a Rhetorical Device 139

Use Punctuation for Emphasis 139

Connect Your Ideas 139

Use the Language of Critical Reasoning Properly 140

Refer to Yourself, the Statement, or the Argument—As Needed 142

Maintain Proper Tone and Voice 143

Vary Sentence Length and Structure 143

Write Clearly and Concisely 144

Use Language Correctly and Persuasively 145

Summing It Up 147

PART IV: QUANTITATIVE REASONING 7 Problem Solving 151

Key Facts About GRE Problem Solving 151

The 5-Step Plan 152

Problem-Solving Strategies 158

The Data Interpretation Format 168

Data Interpretation Strategies 172

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The Numeric Entry Format (New) 173

Summing It Up 176

8 Quantitative Comparison 177

Key Facts About GRE Quantitative Comparisons 177

The 6-Step Plan 179

Quantitative Comparison Strategies 183

Summing It Up 189

9 Math Review: Number Forms, Relationships, and Sets 191

Percents, Fractions, And Decimals 192

Simplifying and Combining Fractions 194

Decimal Place Values and Operations 197

Simple Percent Problems 198

Percent Increase and Decrease 199

Ratios and Proportion 200

Arithmetic Mean, Median, Mode, and Range 205

Standard Deviation 210

Arithmetic Sequences 211

Geometric Sequences 213

Permutations 214

Combinations 215

Probability 216

Summing It Up 220

10 Math Review: Number Theory and Algebra 221

Basic Properties Of Numbers 222

Factors, Multiples, and Divisibility 224

Prime Numbers and Prime Factorization 225

Exponents (Powers) 226

Roots and Radicals 230

Linear Equations with One Variable 235

Linear Equations with Two Variables 238

Simple Algebraic Functions 241

Linear Equations that Cannot Be Solved 242

Factorable Quadratic Expressions with One Variable 243

Nonlinear Equations with Two Variables 247

Solving Algebraic Inequalities 248

Solving Algebra “Story” Problems 249

Summing It Up 259

11 Math Review: Geometry 261

Lines and Angles 262

Triangles 265

Quadrilaterals 271

Circles 279

Polygons 287

Cubes and Other Rectangular Solids 289

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Cylinders 291

Coordinate Geometry—the XY-Plane 292

Summing It Up 303

PART V: VERBAL REASONING 12 Analogies 307

Key Facts About GRE Analogies 307

The 5-Step Plan 308

Analogy Strategies 311

Analogy Categories You Should Know 317

Summing It Up 329

13 Sentence and Text Completions 331

Key Facts About Sentence Completions 332

The 5-Step Plan (Sentence Completions) 332

Sentence Completion Strategies 336

Structural Clues for Completing Sentences 340

Key Facts About Text Completions 344

The 4-Step Plan (Text Completions) 345

Logical Connections for Completing Text 348

Text Completion Strategies 352

Summing It Up 353

14 Reading Comprehension 355

Key Facts about GRE Reading Comprehension 355

Interactive Reading: The Key to Reading Comprehension 357

The 7-Step Plan 358

Interactive Reading Strategies 363

Question Types 368

GRE Test Designers’ Top 10 Wrong-Answer Ploys 383

Summing It Up 384

15 Antonyms and GRE Vocabulary 385

Key Facts About GRE Antonyms 385

The 5-Step Plan for Antonyms 386

Antonym Strategies 389

How the GRE Tests Your Vocabulary 394

How GRE Test Designers Choose Vocabulary 395

Strategies for Building a GRE Vocabulary 398

Summing It Up 401

PART VI: FIVE PRACTICE TESTS Practice Test 2 411

Verbal Reasoning 413

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Practice Test 3 443

APPENDIXES A Scoring Your Practice Tests—Quantitative Reasoning and Verbal Reasoning 573

B Vocabulary List 577

C Additional Resources for Graduate Admissions and the GRE 613

D The GRE for Admission to Graduate Business School 627

About the Author 627

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Tiêu đề	All about the general GRE
Tác giả	Mark Alan Stewart
Người hướng dẫn	Therese DeAngelis, Editor
Chuyên ngành	General GRE
Thể loại	Textbook
Năm xuất bản	2010
Thành phố	Lawrenceville, New Jersey

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