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The fast and easy way to score higher on the GRE Does the thought of preparing for the GRE give you goose bumps? Fear not! This new edition of GRE For Dummies with Online Practice gives you a competitive edge by fully preparing you for the GRE exam with subject reviews and tons of practice opportunities. Written in the accessible and friendly style that has defined the For Dummies brand for more than twenty years, this hands-on guide helps you assess where you need more study help, gets you up-to-speed on the questions you can expect to encounter on the actual GRE exam, and will have you practicing your way to test-taking perfection by exam day. The Graduate Record Examinations is a standardized test and admission requirement for most graduate schools in the United States. THE GRE aims to measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, analytical writing, and critical thinking skills that have been acquired over a long period of time and that are not related to any specific field of study. If you're an aspiring graduate school student preparing for this all-important exam, GRE For Dummies with Online Practice gives you everything you need to increase your chances of scoring higher. Includes full-length GRE practice tests and hundreds of practice questions to prepare you for test day Provides trusted GRE test-taking strategies to help you score your highest Helps you master verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing Gives you access to GRE practice questions online So what are you waiting for? Start practicing today—and get into the graduate school of your dreams!

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with the GRE 5 Chapter 1: Knowing What to Expect with the GRE 7 Chapter 2: Owning the GRE: Strategies for Success 13 Chapter 3: Gearing Up for Exam Day 19 Part II: Tackling the Verbal Section One Word at a Time 25 Chapter 4: Making Sense of Sentences: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence 27 Chapter 5: Extracting Meaning from Text: Reading Comprehension 45 Chapter 6: Analyzing the Argument Questions 59 Chapter 7: Expanding Your Vocabulary to Boost Your Score 69 Part III: High School Math and Beyond: Math You Thought You’d Never Need Again 89 Chapter 8: Brushing Up on Basic Arithmetic 91 Chapter 9: Algebra: Finding What X Really Means 107 Chapter 10: Shaping Up Your Geometry Skills 127 Chapter 11: Translating Word Problems into Math and Solving Them 153 Chapter 12: Interpreting Data and Graphs 171 Chapter 13: Comparing Quantities: Which Is Greater? 185 Part IV: Penning Powerful Analytical Essays 197 Chapter 14: Writing Analytical Essays on Issues and Arguments 199 Chapter 15: Practicing Analytical Writing and Sample Essays 213 Part V: Taking Full-Length Practice GREs: It’s All You 223 Chapter 16: Practice Exam 1 225 Chapter 17: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 251 Chapter 18: Practice Exam 2 263 Chapter 19: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 289 Chapter 20: Practice Exam 3 299 Chapter 21: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 325 Part VI: The Part of Tens 335 Chapter 22: Ten Key Facts about the GRE 337 Chapter 23: Ten Mistakes You Won’t Make (But Others Will) 341 Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Take Advantage of Online Practice 345 Index 349

About the Author :
Ron Woldoff started his own company, National Test Prep, where he helps students achieve their goals on the GMAT, GRE, and SAT. Joe Kraynak is a freelancer who specializes in team writing with professionals in various fields. He is the coauthor of several For Dummies titles.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118911488
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Edition: Revised edition
  • No of Pages: 384
  • ISBN-10: 1118911482
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2015
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: with Online Practice Tests


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