As you may know, the GRE underwent substantial changes in 2011. The test format changed dramatically. Students were faced with a longer test and a different scoring system than they were use to. Now, there are 2 full verbal sections and 2 full math sections for each test. The verbal sections do not include antonyms ...…
Another tip to keep in mind as you are doing quantitative comparisons is to compare rather than solve. The GRE is testing your ability to compare the quantities in the columns, NOT to do long calculations. In fact, it is a sure sign that you are doing the problem wrongly if you are doing complex ...…
Another useful tip to remember for these problem solving (a.k.a. discrete quantitative) questions is: If there are variables in the answer choices, plug in a workable number. This is helpful especially for those of you who would rather do arithmetic than algebra. If you choose applicable numbers for the variables, you can turn an algebra ...…
These steps we took for reading comprehension are the same for short passages as they are for long passages. The difference is, in long passages, you want to make sure you find the main point of each paragraph so that you know what the author is doing over the span of the entire passage. The ...…
Let’s have a look at a sample reading comprehension passage and question. This is the basic set up you will see on Test Day. On the left hand side of the screen you will see the passage, with about every 5th line numbered. And on the right you will see the question. Now, don’t read ...…