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Sharpen your GRE test-taking skills with this updated and expanded premier guide with online links to BONUS tests and study aids
Are you anxious about taking the GRE yet eager to get into the graduate school of your dreams? GRE For Dummies, Premier Edition is a hands-on guide that gives you everything you need to excel in every area of the exam verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing. With clear, straight-forward advice, this test guide includes five tests that model real GRE questions, updated information that reflects the latest exam, plus 400 interactive vocabulary flashcards that you can access online. GRE For Dummies, Premier Edition gives you the edge you need to get your best possible GRE score and get into the graduate school of your choice!* Wield words like a samurai find out how to tackle Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions, improve your reading comprehension, and expand your grammar * Count on mastering math discover strategies for scoring high on the quantitative reasoning section from basic math and geometry to algebra, charts and graphs, quantitative comparison, and word problems * Get the "write" stuff learn an easy, step-by-step process for writing killer essays that meet the evaluators' requirements with minimal effort * Practice makes perfect take the practice exams online and test your skills using the timed or untimed feature of the five full-length practice exams
Open the book and find: * An updated test prep guide to the GRE * A checklist of everything you need to prepare for test day * Strategies for all question types * Two fully revised practice tests and three brand-new practice tests * Detailed explanations for all practice problems * 400 vocabulary terms most likely to appear on the test * Essential information to help you sign up to take the test
Learn to: * Score higher on the GRE and get into the graduate school of your choice * Master verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing * Prepare for the big day with expert strategies for improving reading comprehension, grammar, and math skills
Contents
Introduction 1
Part I
Chapter 1: Knowing What to Expect with the GRE 7
Chapter 2: Owning the GRE: Strategies for Success 13
Chapter 3: Gearing Up for Test Day 19
Part II: Tackling the Verbal Section One Word at a Time 25
Chapter 4: Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence: The Easiest Verbal Questions 27
Chapter 5: Making Sense of What You Read: 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 87
Chapter 8: Brushing Up on Basic Arithmetic 89
Chapter 9: Algebra: Finding What X Really Means 103
Chapter 10: Shaping Up Your Geometry Skills 123
Chapter 11: Translating English into Math: Word Problem Strategies 149
Chapter 12: Interpreting Data and Graphs 169
Chapter 13: Comparing Quantities: They Report, You Decide Which Is Greater 183
Part IV: Penning Powerful Analytical Essays 195
Chapter 14: Writing Analytical Essays on Issues and Arguments 197
Chapter 15: Practicing Analytical Writing and Sample Essays 211
Part V: Taking Full-Length Practice GREs: It s All You 219
Chapter 16: Practice Exam 1 221
Chapter 17: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 243
Chapter 18: Practice Exam 2 259
Chapter 19: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 285
Chapter 20: Practice Exam 3 295
Chapter 21: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 323
Part VI: The Part of Tens 331
Chapter 22: Ten Key Facts about the GRE 333
Chapter 23: Ten Mistakes You Won t Make (And Others Will) 337
Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Warm Up and Relax Before and During the GRE 341
Index 345
