GRE- Graduate Record Examination-test to evaluate applicants for Graduate school admission. This test provides a common measure for comparing students qualifications. Test is conducted by Education Testing Service.( ETS). It is a Computer Based Test.
GRE Test content includes three different sections.
Verbal Reasoning
Quantitative Reasoning
Analytical Writing
In the GRE, there are two scored Math sections, two scored Verbal sections, and one Experimental (unscored Math or Verbal) section, but the order varies. You can get two math or two verbal sections in a row. The Verbal and Math sections will have 20 questions each for computer based exam and given 30 minutes for each verbal section.
Verbal Section include Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, Paragraph Argument, and Reading Comprehension. In Reasoning practice you need to focus on reading comprehension, passage analysis, English grammar, and some intense vocabulary.
In verbal section Text, Completion and Sentence Equivalence are based on vocabulary. strategies and other tips that you can apply to both question types.
Here are some tips for GRE Reading comprehension:-
Topic & the Scope - The topic should be obvious within the first 1-2 sentences of the passage. Look for the noun that appears to be the focus of the sentence. Is the topic a historical figure, a scientific phenomenon, a business plan, a social theory, etc? For example if our topic is “radiocarbons” maybe our scope is “theories about how carbon dating works.”
The Tone is either neutral or strong/complex - Look for the adjectives the author uses to describe the topic, and the main topics of the individual paragraphs. What does he/she like or dislike? Look for descriptive phrases, Does the author introduce other people’s opinions? In harder passages, the author will have mixed feelings. He may feel overall positively towards the topic, but have certain specific reservations. It’s also possible the author is removed from the passage and takes on a more neutral/scholarly tone.
Detail Questions - Refer back the passage map and the specific paragraph that contained the detail. Try to use notes on that paragraph as a prediction FIRST, and only delve back into the passage if the answer choices are too narrow. Try to use the information in the passage notes as a prediction first. It is often enough to help you eliminate the four incorrect choices.
Purpose Questions -Main Idea questions ask about the main points of the passage, and accompany almost every passage on the GRE. These questions require to understand the purpose of the passage as a whole, so make sure to write down the idea of the Purpose as an infinitive verb before move on to the first question.
Tips for Answering GRE Text Completion Questions:-
Read the Entire Sentence- Try to get overall structure and meaning of the sentence.
Try to find your Own Answer- can be a good idea to consider what word (s) you would put in the blank(s). Identify Signal Words and Phrases-There are certain words/phrases in the short passages for text completion that function as “signal words.” Signal words, commonly transitions, indicate the overall structure of ideas in a sentence and thus can help point you towards the correct answer. For example, “however” or “although”.
Positive/Negative Word- Context will often indicate if a generally positive or negative word belongs in a particular blank. If you can figure out if a positive or negative word belongs in a given blank, you’ll be able to narrow down possible answers as you can eliminate incompatible choices. So if you know you need a positive word, and your answer choices are “dutifully” “deviously,” and “dedicatedly,” you can strike “deviously” out.
Process of Elimination- If you need to guess, always use the process of elimination first. You can combine this with the strategies above (like word valence and considering what you would put in the blank) to help you eliminate wrong answers. Even if you can’t confidently pinpoint the correct answer, the more wrong choices you can strike out, the better your chances of guessing correctly!
Sentence Equivalence
GRE sentence equivalence questions can be confusing if you aren’t sure what to expect. They do require you to identify synonyms and understand how vocabulary words are used in context
Read the sentence to get an overall sense of it.
Identify words or phrases that seem particularly significant, either because they emphasize the structure of the sentence (words like although or moreover) or because they are central to understanding what the sentence is about.
Try to fill in the blank with a word that seems appropriate to you and then see if two similar words are offered among the answer choices. If you find some word that is similar to what you are expecting but cannot find the second one, do not become fixated on your interpretation; instead, see whether there are other words among the answer choices that can be used to fill the blank coherently.
When you have selected your pair of answer choices, check to make sure that each one produces a sentence that is logical, grammatically and stylistically coherent, and that the two sentences mean the same thing.
ANALYTICAL WRITING
The Analytical Writing measure consists of two separately timed analytical writing tasks which are Argumentative essay and Issue based essay. Each task is for 30 minutes. Follow some useful tips for each essay.
TIPS FOR AN ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAY
Template Paragraph 1: The Introduction
Start the essay by clearly restating the issue you were assigned, followed by a sentence stating your position on that assignment–that is, your thesis. Next, introduce the specific reasons or examples provide in each of the next three paragraphs, one sentence for each of the forthcoming paragraphs.
Make sure the language used in your initial paragraph demonstrates that youth understand the special instructions in the assignment. For instance, if the task tells you to “be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position,” you will be clear to show at least two strong reasons or examples the side opposing yours can use–and then explain why those reasons or examples are incorrect.
Template Paragraph 2: Body Paragraph 1
Use your strongest, most specific reason first. You should support that reason with examples and/or logical analysis. Your examples can be from history, science, politics, business, entertainment, pop culture, current events or even from your personal experience. Make sure you explain clearly why your examples support your reason, and why this reason supports your main thesis. You have three tasks in your body paragraphs:
Bring up your example.
Explain how it relates to the topic.
Show that it fully supports your thesis.
You should be spending the majority of your body paragraph doing the third step: showing how it fully supports your thesis.
Template Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph 2
Use a transition phrase and launch into your second reason and supporting example. Repeat the same process as the first paragraph.
Template Paragraph 4: Final Body Paragraph
Use a transition phrase again in the first topic sentence. Describe the third example, and explain how it supports your thesis. Make sure it is very clear for the reader how each example relates to the topic. This paragraph is a good time to bring up a strong counterargument to your thesis and then explain clearly why the counter argument is incorrect. You are showing the reader that, not only is your position correct, but the opposite position is also wrong.
Template Paragraph 5: Conclusion
Your conclusion should be a brief mirror of your introductory paragraph. Remind the reader what topic you were asked to consider and what your position is. Briefly, summarize the points you made.
If you find you are running out of time, it is better to include your final body paragraph and eliminate the conclusion paragraph, because the conclusion doesn’t add new to your analysis. An otherwise well-developed Issue essay that lacks a conclusion will not be penalized.
ISSUE BASED ESSAY
The GRE Issue essay is similar in structure to the classic 5-paragraph short essay. In the Issue essay, the examiner will evaluate the skill with which you address the specific instructions and articulate and develop an argument to support your evaluation of the issue. So make it is an organized essay. Here are some useful tips for writing this essay.
Paragraph 1: The Introduction
Start the essay by clearly restating the issue you were assigned, followed by a sentence stating your position on that assignment–that is, your thesis. Next, introduce the specific reasons or examples you plan to provide in each of the next three paragraphs, one sentence for each of the forthcoming paragraphs.
Paragraph 2: Body Paragraph 1
Use the strongest, most specific reason first. support that reason with examples and/or logical analysis. Examples can be from history, science, politics, business, entertainment, pop culture, current events or even from personal experience. Make sure explain clearly why examples support the reason, and why this reason supports the main thesis. Must have three tasks in your body paragraphs:
Bring up an example.
Explain how it relates to the topic.
Show that it fully supports your thesis.
Paragraph 3: Body Paragraph 2
Use a transition phrase and launch into your second reason and support and supporting example. Repeat the same process as the first paragraph.
Paragraph 4: Body Paragraph 3
Describe the third example, and explain how it supports your thesis. Make sure it is very clear that it supports the thesis.
Paragraph 5: Conclusion
Conclusion should be a brief mirror of the introductory paragraph. Briefly, summarize the points you made.
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