What are the Revisions in the GRE (General Test) in 2007 - 2008?

The following changes to the GRE General Test have been introduced as reported in the official GRE website.

Reformatted Reading Passages in Reading Comprehension Questions in January 2008

According to the news release on the Official GRE website, "Beginning in January 2008, the GRE Program will begin including reformatted reading passages in the Verbal Reasoning section of the computer-based GRE® General Test. Currently, reading passages accompanying Reading Comprehension questions contain line numbers that reference specific parts of the passages. Those line numbers will be replaced with highlighting when necessary in order to focus the test taker on specific information in the passage.

The reformatted question types are part of the first phase of the General Test improvements that will be introduced gradually over time. During this time, test takers may encounter both formats in their tests. The GRE Program believes that the new format will help students more easily find the pertinent information in reading passages. The GRE Program will begin counting these question types toward examinee scores as soon as an adequate sample of data from the operational testing environment is available."

For additional information and sample passages of the current version and the new version, visit the link at GRE's Official Site.

New Question Types in November 2007

Beginning in November 2007, two new question types have been included in the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning sections of the computer-based GRE® General Test.

According to the official website, "Test takers may see ONE new Verbal question or ONE new Quantitative question or no new questions at all. No test taker will receive more than ONE new question."

The GRE Program will begin counting these question types toward examinee scores as soon as an adequate sample of data from the operational testing environment is available.

What new question has been introduced in the Verbal Section?

Text Completions with Two or Three Blans

Questions of this type include a short text with two or three numbered blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. You are asked to fill all the blanks in the way that best completes the text.

Question Structure

Passage of one to five sentences in length
Two to three blanks
Three answer choices per blank
The answer choices for different blanks function independently; that is, selecting one answer choice for one blank does not affect what answer choices you can select for another blank
Single correct answer, consisting of one choice for each blank; no credit for partially correct answers

For additional information and sample questions visit the link at GRE's Official Site.

What new question has been introduced in the Quantitative Reasoning Section?

Numeric Entry – Type a Number

Questions of this type ask you to enter your answer either as a number in a single answer box or as a fraction in two separate boxes — one for the numerator and one for the denominator — using the computer mouse and keyboard. Directions as given in the Official Website

For a single answer box, type a number in the answer box using the keyboard.

First, click on the answer box — a cursor will appear in the box — and then type a number.
To erase a number, use the Backspace key.
For a negative sign, type a hyphen. For a decimal point, type a period.
To remove a negative sign, type the hyphen again and it will disappear; the number will remain.
Round your answer if a question so indicates; otherwise, enter the exact answer.

For a fraction, type the numerator and the denominator in their respective boxes.

For a negative sign, type a hyphen. A decimal point cannot be used in a fraction.
Fractions do not need to be reduced to lowest terms.

For additional information and sample questions visit the link at GRE's Official Site.